Our family recently traveled to Walt Disney World. In anticipation of the experience we spent a day learning about the physics of roller coasters and understanding a bit more about what makes them work. Goal For This Unit Study: Learn and/or review this vocabulary friction: A force caused by a rubbing motion between two objects. gravity: A […]
Rangely Lake State Park Camping Trip, July 2024
14 years ago me, my dog, my dad and his 1970’s motorhome made the trip to Rangely Lake State Park campground. I fell in love with this place then and knew I would eventually make it back. In July I finally returned, this time with my husband and two kids. 14 years later this place […]
Peaks-Kenny State Park, Dover-Foxcroft Maine July 2024
Last fourth of July we fell in love with Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. When making camping reservations this year we knew this was top of our list of spots we want to visit. There are no bad camping spots at this 56 site campground. Each spot is clean, well maintained and spaced out […]
Lovely Lucid Life Update June 2024
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a life update post. We’ve had some milestones and anniversaries. Here’s our life around here lately! Two Years in Our New Small Home 🏡 It’s been two years since that Memorial Day weekend when we first saw our new home. We walked in, the energy felt lovely and we […]
The Desert of Maine, Freeport Maine June 2024
We ended our 2nd year of homeschool with an Earth Science Unit Study, specifically focusing on geology, rocks and minerals. We like to end our unit studies with an adventure trip. After a quick Google search The Desert of Maine popped up. 20 acres of sand dunes formed when a glacier past through during the […]
The LEGO Discovery Center Boston March 2024
In March of 2024 we made a visit to the Lego Discovery Center in Boston. Here’s how our trip went. After completing a LEGO Homeschool Unit Study with the kids I knew we needed to find something LEGO themed to wrap up the experience. When I found the LEGO Discovery Center Boston online I knew […]
Earth Science Homeschool Unit Study 2024 🪨🌋
Here’s how our homeschool family spent a portion of our year learning about Earth Science. Materials The Good and The Beautiful Geology Unit Study We loosely (very loosely) followed the Good and the Beautiful’s Geology Unit study. We found that there is a plethora of info out there about Earth Science and had a hard […]
A Love Song for the Elder Millennials
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 performer. Her music has grown up […]
Lego Homeschool Unit Study 🇩🇰
The kids picked LEGO as their next unit study topic. Here are some of the things we did. History of Lego We started off this unit study by learning about the history of LEGO. We watched this video and we read the book “What is Lego” by Jim O’Connor. Red Fox Playset Anika, inspired by […]
Finding Co-Workers as a Stay at Home Parent
When I left my job as a school counselor I left behind an incredibly supportive network of coworkers. People that helped me navigate not only through my career, but also my adult life. They provided daily encouragement and companionship. I wanted this in my new career, someone to commiserate with. When I had a bad […]