I started out with good intentions yesterday. It slowly went downhill- bad attitudes during homeschool, baby blow out, broken phone- it ended with me taking a bath, crying and going to bed. What does this have to do with freezer cooking you ask? Having a Monday-iest Monday would have been the perfect example on WHY…
2021 Intentions
What can you expect from me this year? I wanted to write out my intentions and ask for some feedback as I plan into 2021 with intention. As always, my goal is guide into becoming better, learning new things, and taking care of ourselves. I’m here for support, share for encouragement, and to spark your…
Declutter Our Home: Journey Towards Minimalism
The baby nesting phase hit last Fall, followed by the birth baby number five, Connor, before Christmas, COVID started in March and by that time I was more than ready to get back into a better routine and declutter our home. All of those reason tornado’d into buckling down and get started simplifying and really…
Homeschool in 2020? Here are 10 Tips of Encouragement.
We are diving into another year of homeschooling and although we fully chose to homeschool six years ago, I realize that many are making that hard choice this 2020 school year due to COVID-19. Mom’s have reached out to me a little overwhelmed at this last minute decision and wondering not only how to get…
Fishing with Kids: Tips to Make Things Easier
Sometimes starting a new family activity has growing pains, and it is no different when you are fishing with kids! We have 5 children all still under the age of 10, so as you can imagine it sometimes get a little hectic when trying to enjoy fishing ourselves, teaching, and all around enjoying fishing as…
Spring Garden Update 2020
I wanted to share my spring garden! We made a last minute decision to do a garden this year and at first, it felt a little overwhelming. That is until, I sat down with a coffee and my garden notebook as I reviewed my notes and past Indiana garden plans. It actually made me a…
What I’m Loving during Quarantine: Reading, Watching, Listening, Doing
I thought it would be fun to sharing a little bit of this and that today. Things like what I’m reading, watching, listening etc. The seasons are starting to change along with our routines, but those touch stone items in our life keep us grounded, especially when life can feel chaotic during quarantine. Family Time…
Embracing the Slow during COVID-19
At first, the initial shut down did not seem to change our daily life. We already homeschool, we are not currently active with any sports or clubs, and my husband still was traveling. As the weeks went by and the grocery store panic and empty shelves, social distancing made it impossible to get together with…
Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
We started a pizza and movie night tradition and the whole family looks forward to it! They love chiming in on what kind of flavor combination of pizza we should make, at least one child is in with me while I make the pizza dough, and I know we are making fond memories all around.
Cherry Chia Jam
My kids like peanut butter and jelly. I’ve long been out of our freezer jam because of it. Apparently I need to stock up more this summer. I also don’t like how much sugar most brands use, especially since it is a staple in my children’s diet.