Minding My Peas

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll have probably seen my Grocery Haul Posts (You can see a couple of them here, here, and here). I haven’t continued doing them because there is usually a lot of similarity week to week, and I was feeling a bit…

Since I’m trying to get back to regular(ish) blogging this year, I thought I would jump back in on Homemaker Mondays with Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.  So here we are–I love blog linkups! The weather: Dreary and rainy all day today.  It was pretty warm this morning–in…

I’m choosing to take pleasure in the little things this morning–like a clean kitchen, and red primroses, and a candle–because the kids are sick again and I kind of want to just crawl into bed and stay there until life gets easier. But life doesn’t get easier unless you work…

I love the tidy feeling of conclusion and beginning anew each Sunday.  I know I’m not alone in Sunday being a big planning day.  In fact, as I’m getting into the years of home education, I fully expect my Sunday plans to become even more vital. For now, though it’s…

Thanks to the availability of that repost button, and the inevitably harried scrolling through social media of parents everywhere at odd hours, there is a steady flow of the somewhat sarcastic, depressing memes about parenthood. This one popped up in my newsfeed again this week.  “You know what the best…

Happy New Year! This time of planning and goal setting is one of my very favorite times of year. Even though our plans fail, and each new day is full of the unexpected challenges that make up life, there is something satisfying about laying out on paper my best goals…

I haven’t done a book review of any sort for ages, though we’ve certainly continued with the unstoppable reading and regular library trips.  It seems  ironic to even consider reading less just to write a book review once in a while, so reviews have taken a back burner in the aftermath…

Between the election and the crazy post election drama, I think it’s time we all sit back, turn off facebook, and get back to more thanksgiving related topics. In light of that, I’ve posted my last election related comment on Facebook and am moving on. We’ll see how this goes…