My kids have had a fascination with mysteries for as long as I can remember. Tree House Detectives, on Netflix was one of their favorite televisions shows and A to Z Mysteries were some of the first chapter books I read to them. We’ve played the kid version of Clue, since Jake was two. Jacob […]
How I get my photos and videos off my phone and actually enjoy them 📸
My grandfather passed away a few years ago. More recently I was given a photo album that my father found in his bedroom as he was sorting through his things. It was filled with photos, newspaper clippings and theater programs of me growing up through the years. My grandfather was a man of few words […]
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 […]
Holidays, Homeschool and December Adventures
December has come and gone quickly. This was our first Christmas since moving home to Maine, and although everything definitely didn’t go according to plan, it was wonderful none the less. Since being a mom the month of December and the days leading up to Christmas are some of my favorites. Every year I have […]
Homeschool Solar System Unit Study 🪐
We decided our next unit study this year would be about our Solar System. Here’s a highlight of some of our favorite parts about this unit and how homeschool is going three months in! Adventures ( AKA Field Trips!) The Planetarium We visited the Planetarium two times during this Solar System Unit. Between the books […]
How to Plan a Holiday Activity Advent Calendar | Holiday Advent Calendar Activity Ideas 2022 🎄
It’s almost December!! What, how did that happen?!! It’s been our family’s tradition for the past few years in the days leading up to Christmas to complete a Holiday Activity Advent Calendar! This is my favorite holiday tradition. I look forward to planning it for my children and our family every year. Benefits of the […]
Raising Humans From Scratch
The second I saw my daughter after her birth I felt love like I had never experienced. The intense desire to care for and protect this human was fierce. But it was also overwhelming and scary. She was a pure, blank canvas with so much potential and life ahead of her. There were many firsts […]
Our Homeschool Fall Unit Study and Shifting my Mindset about Learning
Our second unit study of this school year focused on the season of Fall, in particular two of our family’s favorite things about fall…apples and the changing color of the leaves. One of the consistent themes in books I’ve read about homeschooling is the importance of adopting the mindset that learning doesn’t happen exclusively during […]
Treasure Island Pirate Unit Study
We choose to start our homeschool year with a Treasure Island Pirate Unit Study. Jake suggested the topic and we all agreed that it would be the perfect, fun way to get started on this new adventure! Treasure Island The book Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson was the anchor for this unit study. I […]
Lovely Lucid Life update October 2022
This summer we made some major life changes! Here’s an update 💛 We moved back to our home state, Maine! We made the big decision to make a major life shift and move back to our home state, Maine. Our old house will be rented for the year while we test out this new area and […]