It has been kind of a struggle to find our groove for learning, being our first year of homeschooling. We are doing a split-time operation with the family school and I haven’t quite adjusted to the traditional aspect of schooling yet. I’m not very traditional. The appeal of homeschooling, for me, was to be the opposite of traditional and in…
August 31, 2018
New Mexico is a truly enchanting place to live. It’s a place where the most interesting attractions are no more than a days drive in every direction. There is tons of history and culture to explore as a family. A couple hour car ride and you can transport to the most impressive natural wonders or historical monuments. Albuquerque’s central location…
August 20, 2018
To be honest with you all, this school year rocked me. I am typically pretty on top of things and don’t have too much of an issue working out a new routine. This year was different. I now have two kids in school. One in preK, one is half homeschooled and the littlest one is home with me. I also am working from…
July 10, 2018
”This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging. All opinions are my own. It’s All Downhill There are grand myths about aging. This past June I turned 36, putting me across the line where I am now closer to 40 than I am to 30. And I am waayyy closer to 40 than I am twenty. The twenties…
May 14, 2018
This post is in collaboration with The Mission List and I have been compensated for my coverage. May 8th was officially declared Mom’s Clean Air Force Day in the city of Albuquerque at the first Mom’s & Mayors Summit in New Mexico. Ten cities across the country from May 7th through the 15th, are joining local city leaders to bring together…
When I was first making the decision to homeschool, The Whole Assed Honey was not 100% on board. In fact, “not 100%” on board” is probably an understatement. Socialization and time were his main concerns and he laughed it off as something that should not be considered at all. At the time my oldest son was 8 and had already…
March 31, 2018
I’m the reason we can’t have nice things. If by nice things you mean like dinner conversation at a reasonable volume and fake ass people in our life, then yeah, I’m the reason. If by nice things you mean not getting thrown out of an establishment or tossed off a team because my opinions are loud and my sense…
I might be a lot of things, but a helicopter parent certainly isn’t one of them. I don’t watch my kids. I don’t control my kids and their playtime or run behind them at the playground. I don’t hover. wasn’t that long ago that I recall reading articles about free-range parenting (a term which has thankfully faded into the great unknown)…
February 15, 2018
lOh. My. God. I’ve seriously had just about enough of some sanctimonious parents wielding the “my kids eat what I serve them or else they starve or vomit” card. I have been all over the board today over an article I read about a mom who forces her kids to eat whatever she serves, even to the point of vomiting,…
February 7, 2018
Spring is ready to arrive anytime, despite what that silly groundhog has to say about it. There is something very whimsical about ringing in spring with some chic decor. I just adore this Farmhouse and Vintage trend that is taking over! In the spirit of a whimsical spring, I have found the best home decor to spruce up your space!…