“The eyes don’t lie.”
“The eyes are the windows to the soul.”
There are endless old adages about eyes, and so many are related to communication and what we perceive in others. That’s because eye communication is a real thing. Ever...
We ended up in a tiny house...
Our little town has big housing problem. The week I found out I was pregnant our lease was up and we hadn't found anywhere to move to. We spent the majority of my pregnancy...
As I lay in bed this morning with a stabbing pain in my shoulder, I began to reflect on my experiences with bed-sharing over the years.
As a child, I had a twin bed. Most of my friends had queen-size...
I was a teacher in another chapter of life, a high school teacher, and I loved it. I get sentimental around this time of year, and then I remember. . . it was a tapestry of hard work, new...
Today was pretty typical. I got up, got Claire changed, dressed, and gave her breakfast; got myself dressed and ready, and headed out. The drive to campus would be 35 minutes, but for our stop at day care, which...
The last two years of navigating the schools and academic decisions for our families have been both challenging and quite frankly, really confusing. At times there seems to be no great option for our children. But at the end...
Not long ago, my daughter said to me, “Mama, I have a lot of aunties and uncles.”
While that is true (I have 33 cousins alone), she’s also referring to our close friends that we have taught her to address...
A while back I wrote a post about enjoying night time wakings and feedings with my newborn (here). Looking back I truly feel that I soaked up as much late night, swaddled baby burrito cuddles as I could. Fast...
Let’s talk kid gifting. Are you Team Toys or Team No More Toys?
I used to be on Team No More Toys. Clutter gives me anxiety so anything I could do to reduce the volume of toys and rainbow-colored things...
When it comes time for some sort of gift giving day, I know my family and friends shutter when shopping for my daughter. They say, “I tried not to pick out too many pink things.” And I appreciate it....
It's nice to have a support system, but when that support system becomes nothing more than a toxic environment it's time to cut your losses.
I belonged to several online parenting groups through social media. I won't name names here,...
I recently overheard women talking at a party about two middle school kids who took their parents car for a joy ride one night. You can imagine what that conversation sounded like when the parents got hold of them....
Valentine's Day can invoke a lot of different feelings for a lot of different people. Primarily, the argument against that I consistently hear, is something along the lines of, "I don't need a holiday to love my wife, I...
In + Around Flagstaff
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
I do not like roses. There, I said it. I also don't love boxes of chocolate. Or stuffed teddy bears. So here's a list...
