In our house, for the past few years, we have been reading one chapter of a larger book as part of bedtime reading time. One of the first books we started with was Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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Trying really hard to get these projects out of my head and into the world.
And hoping that my doing so will help us afford more babies.
Is It Morning Sickness or Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
There is a big difference between a queasy tummy and dislike of certain smells for the first six to twelve… Read more Is It Morning Sickness or Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
How to stay present to the passage of time
Have you noticed days or weeks blending together? Are there times when you wonder where the month went? Have you… Read more How to stay present to the passage of time
When the Days Run Together
How often do we get so busy with the daily tasks that we don’t notice that it’s already been a… Read more When the Days Run Together
Situational Depression: Ever Heard Of It?
Basically, situational depression is…well, depression brought on by a situation. These situations can be things like someone you loved passed… Read more Situational Depression: Ever Heard Of It?
Letting Go of Perfection
From where I sit I can hear my daughters putting away their laundry. At ages eight and five they are… Read more Letting Go of Perfection
Taking a Book Vacation
It’s time for this mama to take a break from reality for a bit.
Taking a Deep Breath
Our microwave died last night. I need to go get a new one. Among all the other things I had planned to get done today, adding that one things has thrown me for a loop. Time for me to take a deep breath. And then another one. Until I have the strange, yet familiar, panic somewhat under control. Again.
Planning a Simple Summer
When I was a kid summer meant long days at the playground, wading in the creek, walking to the library,… Read more Planning a Simple Summer
Learning to Rest
As a mother of young children it often feels as though we must be on guard at all hours of the day and night. And in a way that is the case. Waking or sleeping, those children are our responsibility. However, we need rest, sleep, food, and entertainment.
Motherhood Off Script 