Home Life

When we moved into our current home a little over 5 years ago, we were thrilled to find a home that had a space we could turn into a fun and functional playroom. The wheels were spinning in my head … Read More

Among the posts I never expected to still be writing in 2021: helping a toddler wear a mask. Alas, here we are! We started having baby M practice wearing a thin, comfortable mask when she was about 18-19 months old. … Read More

One of my goals this year was to be more present with my kids in the after school hours. And one piece of that was reinstating our Wednesday adventures! Low-Key Afternoons with Kids My 3 elementary school kiddos all have … Read More

Oh masks! I never thought a year and a half ago that I’d still be writing a post on the best masks for kids, but here we are. To be clear, this is NOT a comprehensive post on all of … Read More

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve written about the best chore chart system for our family: our family economy. We’ve now been using this chore system for nearly 5 years and it’s helped my kids build skills and … Read More

For many years, I had piles and piles of goals that I’d set at the start of each year. Everything was categorized and I had benchmarks and it was a whole process. And while it worked for a few years, … Read More

We’ve had our Gabb phone and Gabb watches for a few months for our 3 older kiddos. My oldest, who just turned 11, primarily uses the Gabb phone and my next two (just turned 9 and almost 7) use the … Read More

Our oldest just turned eleven! This age felt a little tricky as far as 11 year old gifts because he’s past younger kid stuff, but isn’t quite old enough for teen stuff. I was so happy to land on some … Read More

I have one sister and who is nearly 5 years younger than me. Though we’re not super close in age, we’ve always been fairly close to each other, even through different seasons of life. So I knew before even having … Read More

I’m thrilled to announce the STRINGS FOR KIDS fall sale – use the code HAPPY FALL for 15% off through Monday, September 20th! What Is Strings For Kids? Strings For Kids is an online, introductory violin course for young children … Read More

It’s been a little while since I’ve shared some favorite things. Here are a few things that have been helping me out, especially with back to school! Exercise Skort I knew we’d be doing quite a bit of hiking this … Read More

I almost can’t believe the school year has started already! After a year and a half of no school, homeschool, part-time school, and a mix of other options, it feels surreal getting back to a bit of “normal” life. What … Read More