Books, Writing, & The Cozy Life
Don't blink, because we just finished the 7th week of the year. I hope you're feeling some peace this Monday morning. The year continues to slide by and I hope we can all find the time and motivation for the things we love, despite being suspended in the dark days of winter. I'm pleased with... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. It was a strange one here - we ended the week with snow days on Thursday and Friday and then Saturday was windy and frigid! But yesterday was bright and the sun made it warm enough for a good stretch of playtime outside, which made for... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! I missed last week's Hobonichi check-in because I was down with the stomach bug. Instead of scurrying to pull together a post, I just let that one go. Onwards and upwards! I am working hard to adjust the sleeping routines of my two youngest. The last couple of weeks they've been waking up... Continue Reading →
January has ended somehow! It seems like most people felt like it lasted forever and they might just be right. But I've been here in my burrow, plodding along with these little projects, and seeing daily progress in my life. January has been good to me! I'm here today to share some of my highlights... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday, friends! I like to ease into my blogging my week by sharing last week's spread and this week's plan in my Hobonichi Weeks. It helps me reflect on my routine and think about how it can be tweaked to optimize my homemaking. Some combination of my children was sick every day last week... Continue Reading →
We just ended a very strange weekend. It was warm and we were able to play outside without coats! This weekend was an incredible January thaw but we're expected to swing back into more seasonable temperatures soon. But really - it felt like spring! Those weekends are so much fun because they give us a... Continue Reading →
I like to ease into Monday mornings by looking over my last week and thinking about my week ahead. As you can see from the picture below, I didn't quite get to use my Hobonichi Weeks as I had anticipated. My middle bug moved a dining room chair to reach up to the high shelf... Continue Reading →
We just finished the last full week of 2019! How can that be?! This has been an amazing year for me in so many ways. But I'm looking forward to 2020 and for nature's cycle to begin again. Today we're being blanketed in snow and in a few months we'll start to see the crocuses... Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard of a morning basket? It's a concept that's big in the homeschooling community - it's a basket of books and activities that help the family ease into a day of learning and fun. Well, I have my own version of a mommy morning basket. It sits in a dark corner of... Continue Reading →
