simple ideas for family, health, and home
This summer was especially different for our family as we welcomed in a new baby boy. Our second son Micah was born at the end of May. Our older son Wyatt, goes to preschool during the school year at a Montessori school. We would normally enroll him into a summer school type of program for…
This month I read Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten by Dr. David Perlmutter. Favorite Quotes: “Your efforts during the first thousand days will help your child complete the task of creating a brain that is efficient, high capacity, and able to process information quickly, attributes that will give your child a meaningful advantage for…
I recently read ‘10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children–and Ourselves–the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and Anxiety for Healthier, Happy Lives‘ by Goldie Hawn Favorite Quotes: “Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.“ -Haim Ginott “When I really look at something, I can see all sorts of bits…
This post is a bit different than my usual content. Below I discuss the background of my recent Ireland trip, Video slideshows of our trip, Our itinerary and recommendations, and what we learned about homesteading in Ireland. Ireland Trip – Background: Recently a co-worker and I were asked to present a workshop for the tech…
I am all about kids playing outside as much as possible! I will be writing soon about my favorite outdoor children activities. For this post the focus is on indoor children activities. I felt especially inspired for this post in light of the recent California fires. Thankfully we purchased a couple of air purifiers and…
Reading to little ones is important Reading to children helps to develop their brains and it builds their own love for reading. We read to Wyatt every night before bed. It’s a special time that he cherishes. It’s also my opportunity to cuddle up in a chair with an otherwise very busy, active boy. When…
I am all about teaching kids to work from a young age. Now the important thing to remember with toddlers and chores is that the point isn’t really for them to help you (it least not until they are a little older). It will likely take you longer to teach them how to do a…
One of my personal goals is to read 1 book per month related to homesteading, health/wellness, or family/parenting. I always take notes from the books that I read because it helps me to retain the information. I plan to share my notes here on the blog. I will include my favorite quotes from the book,…
My son gets to do some worksheets at his preschool where they teach him numbers, alphabet, shapes, etc. but I wanted to enhance this by making extra learning sheets for him to do at home. The idea for me is to have something very simple I can make in a few seconds and something that…