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January Review- Minimalist Month

February 2, 2018 by Jill 1 Comment

January was a minimalist month for me. I took on a challenge with a small Facebook group to start a minimalist demolition of our homes. We tackled closets, pantries, and our very souls. I’m only sort of kidding. The idea is behind a movement to only have what you need and donate or throw out […]

Glass Houses : Confucius say wha?

September 8, 2017 by Jill Leave a Comment

You’ve heard the ancient saying ‘people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.’ I’ll be the first to admit that as soon as I hear that oft repeated line that I laugh. I just imagine people staring at you as you go to the bathroom through several glass walls. So you’re kind of distorted […]

Great Cloth Diaper Change 2017

April 28, 2017 by Jill 1 Comment

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Once again we headed to a nearby city for the Great Cloth Diaper Change 2017! This is our 5th change! It started after my oldest was potty trained, but my 2nd went a year, my third twice, and this is the 2nd time for my fourth! The Great Cloth Diaper […]

Midweek update-late winter colds

March 8, 2017 by Jill 1 Comment

All those ‘at least I didn’t get sick’ comments from the winter have caught up to me. We have late winter colds. We went to a library event the other day and one of the pre-K kids was coughing and sneezing. She had bags under her eyes, well let’s just say they were jumbo suitcases. […]

Weekly Wrap up: Winter Break weeks!

January 11, 2017 by Jill 1 Comment

Just a few snapshots from our break week or should I say weeks! I created some of these for #hiphomeschoolingmoms #365homeschool Instagram challenge. Play along if you dare! This is what break week looks like with four kids!

Linking up with Weird Unsocialized Home Schoolers for their Weekly Wrap up. Click HERE for info/to join!

Book Review: Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner

November 7, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

Book Review: Hungry Heart
This is perhaps my favorite quote from this brand new autobiography. This is a book review: Hungry Heart. In it she tells about how her life led her to college, to being a stay at home mom, and back to work again. It tells about her struggles with weight, insecurity stemming from […]

Too soon for Christmas?

November 6, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

Is it too soon for Christmas? Every year items appear in stores a bit sooner. We went to the megamart the other day and the Halloween clearance (and fall for that matter) was already 75% off and squished into a tiny section. Christmas was already set. I did find a cool Snoopy Scarecrow that I […]

NABLOPOMO 2016 When Were You Brave?

November 2, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

The topic for today is thus: When were you brave? When was the last time you did something brave? What happened?
I guess it’s pretty simple. We had what was supposed to be an open house for our library. I spoke out directly against the person responsible for the whole mess. The mess is that he […]

NABLOPOMO 2016 Mental Health Day

November 1, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

Today I’m writing about a mental health day for NABLOPOMO. I started with NABLOPOMO around 8 years ago, I think. It was where I made my first blogging friends, most of whom I still chat with daily on FB. Some write now and again, some not at all. But that original few that I posted […]

Who says TV doesn’t make an impression?

August 26, 2016 by Jill 4 Comments

Moms can probably relate– I fell asleep walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night–it’s only about 10 feet–and smashed into the doorway and TV– with my FACE. Talk about a wake up call. At least it didn’t cause any lasting damage. Any funny mom injuries ever happen to you?