I was having a conversation with a colleague the other day while picnicking under a large White Pine tree and she asked me "Do you feel like you are learning about yourself every day?" I paused for a moment to reflect. Because the exact idea of learning something about myself every did did not resonate … Continue reading Learning to Unlearn
I am starting to have an overly romantic view of 2020. It seems to me as if their is ample time and space with minimal availbility for traveling that is triggering a second Renaissance period. Because who hasn't seen 80 thousand loaves of sourdough bread home made on social media? And who hasnt decluttered the … Continue reading A Renaissance Resurgence
Is it just me, or was the end of this past school year lackluster at best. Admittedly I was a mediocre homeschooling parent, but even then it seems like we slowly faded into summer rather than the grand explosion of excitement and frenzy that normally unfolds in our household. Sure there have been the usual … Continue reading Summer Vacation in an Outbreak
One of the things that makes me fall in love with nature all over again whenever I walk outside is the diversity of color. I think we often experience colors under the rigid guidelines of the Crayola box that we were given his children. However, when I think of the color blue I think of … Continue reading The Greening
We are all stuck at home with our kids. I personally have never had the distinct luxury of sending my children away for an eight hour period five days a week. (Full disclosure and all sarcasm aside I am blessed to have been able to stay home with my kids, and it's also my own … Continue reading How to Survive Being Home With Kids
I recently told my five-year-old that he could do anything for his sixth birthday and that we would do it as a family. Keep in mind that offer includes the trampoline park, movie theaters, interactive play museums things of that nature. However he responded that he wanted to hike to the top of a mountain … Continue reading Hiking With My Littles
I have spent my life diving head first into subcultures. Living and breathing into all they have to offer. I find an ease floating from one group of people to the next, or from one state to the next. But their is nothing quite so satisfying as being able to fully immerse oneself in an … Continue reading Weekend Warriors
The simple phrase ”global warming” can be heard every day in my house. From time to time it may be a discussion at a meal, but more often it is just those two words used to point out the effects of a particular action. Perhaps the dishwasher was run half full on a two hour … Continue reading What Would Greta Do?
Dear Waldorf education, I know our pairing seems like a no-brainer. I live in a community based off the philosophical teachings of the same man who founded Waldorf education. So clearly sending my children to a campus that mimics the rhythms and reverence that I try to create at home would be a natural steppingstone … Continue reading A Love Letter to Waldorf Education
I happen to be raising some pretty strong willed, nature loving farm girls. This comes with a lot of responsibility on my end, both in keeping them safe and guiding them in this very particular development. I sit and reflect with the green buds bursting about what it means to be on this journey. As … Continue reading A recipe to raise a farm girl
The Hot Mess Homestead 