We did some bedroom redistricting in August before the school year started. And something eye-opening happened as a result. Number 3, 4, and 5 shared a room up until August. After the room shuffling, Number 4 is in her own room. It’s probably only a two-year arrangement, and when Number 5 gets to middle school […]
Archives for October 2017
Words Of Wisdom From A Seven-Year-Old
Today Number 6, who is seven years old and in second grade, came home from school with this piece of writing. He handed it to me and said: “Mommy, read this. I got to go to a special room to make a copy of it with my teacher because she liked it so much and […]
A Perfect Birthday
I am not anti-birthday celebration. At all. But I am anti-massive-birthday-parties-for-kids-every-year. As I try to simplify and focus on the things that are really important and rid my life of stuff that doesn’t make me happy or improve the quality of my life but takes up my time, money and energy, over-the-top birthday parties for […]
52 Things You Can Do To Effect Change In The US
The past month has been pretty brutal for the United States. There have been multiple hurricanes. Controversy over standing or not standing during the national anthem. The largest mass shooting in the history of the country. Name calling. Racism. Millions of people suffering. Hundreds of deaths. What do we do? We voice our shock. We […]
Do vs. Don’t
Sometimes I get to the end of the day and I feel like all I’ve done is say no and don’t to the kids 5,000 times and tell them to stop doing stuff. The no’s and the don’ts are tiring and not fun — for me or for the kids — and they aren’t especially effective. […]
World’s Shortest Post
I spent the morning and early afternoon learning how to use Photoshop. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time now, and it’s a huge accomplishment for me. But today is also my three month anniversary. No booze since July 2nd. That’s a pretty big accomplishment, too. Feeling proud of myself, but […]