Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay The world is obsessed with Taylor Swift right now. Good luck putting on the radio without hearing one of her songs or scrolling any form of social media without getting an update on her latest relationship. And it’s with good reason. She is undoubtedly a phenomenal song writer and […]
Category: Life
Minimalism should come with a warning label-Caution: May cause sudden desire to alter everything about your life
A year ago we pushed the reset button on our lives and moved back to our home state. We purchased a small house with an apartment we could rent out to pay our mortgage and began homeschooling. This move was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, but I surrendered to it. After spending […]
Lovely Lucid Life June 2023
Summer has arrived for us and despite persistent rain here in Maine it’s been lovely. Here’s a snapshot of what June 2023 looked like for us. Camping Our first camping trip of the season brought us to Camden Hills State Park. You can read about it here. Jake’s Last T-Ball Game Jake finished up T-Ball […]
Life, Harry Potter and Field Trips
Holding on and Letting Go March, April and May have been full months for us. We’ve celebrated birthdays and death and all had some growing pains. My kids turned 6 and 9. As I do every year I struggled with them getting older. Anika’s birthday really hit me this year. I vividly remember 9. It […]
Saying goodbye to Tweaklet
This week we said goodbye to our 17 year old pug, Tweak. Tweak’s kidneys had begun to fail and as she slowly slipped away we knew it was time for her to go. She was ready. Tweak was a fierce little pug. Stubborn to the core, she did things in her own way on her […]
Lovely Lucid Life March 2023
March. Ugh. You’re cold. You’re dirty. You aren’t my favorite. I strongly dislike the month of March in New England. It flat out gaslights you. One day it’s 50, the snow has almost melted and you can see your lawn again! Yay, spring is here. NOPE. The next day it’s below freezing and we are […]
Top 7 Lovely Lucid Life Moments of 2022
2022 was a BIG year for me. Before moving forward into 2023 I need to stop and reflect on the amount of change and positive things that happened to me and my family. I’m full of gratitude for the year we’ve had. In no particular order these are my top seven moments of 2022. I […]
Decluttering to Make Room for What Really Matters
I started decluttering our lives about six years ago. Our home felt light and minimized, with one exception. A finished room in our basement. We used this room for guests and it was the only real storage area in our home. No matter how many times I cleaned that room out, clutter just kept coming […]
Let’s think of future us
Let’s think of future us is a phrase I introduced to my kids a while ago. After coming in from playing outside in the snow I watched them fling their wet stuff everywhere, leaving their boots and coats in various places. Having been through this before I knew how this was going to end. When […]
An effective way to teach a child self-care
I recently listened to a podcast with a psychologist who explained the concept of mirror neurons. Mirror neurons are especially important for young children who are absorbing so much new information every day. These neurons help them learn not only by listening to others but also by observing others and “mirroring” their actions. This becomes […]