When these declarations are made in our home, “I’m bored.” “That’s mine! Don’t touch it.” “There’s nothing to do.” I can’t clean up, I don’t know where it goes.”, and toys begin to take longer than 10 minutes to put away, I know it’s time to declutter the kid’s toys. In this blog post, I […]
How I learned to Only Own Clothing I love
I was the woman with a walk-in closet full to the brim with clothing…all “organized” by color and style, much of it with the tags still on. There were labeled containers to hold accessories I never wore, shoe racks for shoes I never touched, and hooks for purses that were never opened. It looked beautiful […]
A New Normal
Our family of four is currently home most of the time now, Monday through Friday. Besides an occasional errand or random appointment, none of us leave the house much on weekdays. Our house is no longer serving as just a place to live. These four walls that surround us are serving many new purposes. We […]
Enjoying Our Photos and Videos
Yesterday we tucked our pop up camper Mae in for her long winters rest. Camping may be over for now…a bummer…but I am filled with gratitude for Mae and the fantastic memories made this summer because of her. Many more summers like this await. Her absence in our driveway motivated the creation of videos of […]
Favorite Family Fall Activities 2020
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Anne of Green Gables It’s FALL! I LOVE fall. The weather, the leaves, the activities are all perfect. I’m happy to say that for the most part Covid has not impacted our annual Fall traditions. Other then having to wear a mask and […]
Lessons in self care from the trees
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go.” -anonymous This past week, through a lesson in my daughter’s remote learning, I had the opportunity to brush up on the science behind why trees drop their leaves in the fall. Trees are sensitive to changes in their environment. When […]
Thomas Point Beach Campground, August 2020
Aka the time we accidentally went to a reggae festival So far this summer we have exclusively explored the mountains, but this camping trip we shifted direction and headed to the coast. Thomas Point Beach Campground, in Brunswick Maine was our destination. Thomas Point Beach is a quirky campground set on a bay in MidCoast […]
Learning to Own Who You Are
Recently my dad brought over a container full of old home movies of my childhood from age 7 until about 18. Growing up I was passionately involved in theater, dance, piano, voice lessons, and band concerts- and my dad filmed all of it. My daughter received so much joy from watching these videos. Seeing her […]
White Ledge Campground and Diana’s Bath, July 2020
This weekend we headed to the White Mountain area with the intention of staying at Jigger Johnson campground. Unfortunately, even a 9AM arrival time for this no reservation campground wasn’t early enough to secure us a spot. At the recommendation of the campground host we headed to White Ledge Campground directly off of route 16. […]
Dolly Copp Campground, The White Mountains July 2020
Jamie grew up hiking and camping with his family. Dolly Copp Campground in the White Mountains of New Hampshire was a favorite campground from his childhood. He has many fond memories of trips taken there. Fast forward many many years and a couple of his own kids later and our little family finally made a […]