Okay, phew! Just to update you - YES I am going through a quarter life crisis of sorts but its all good. A surge of negative feelings can be useful if directed at fueling activity and change. And that’s what I need, both long and short term. Tonight...

This weekend bit the big one. Thanksgiving was just the start of this long crummy weekend that I will now vent about because I’m so upset. Everything we tried to do fell apart, the family was just inside for four straight days because we only have 4...

Frank Sinatra’s voice has been singin’ that song inside my head all day today. Wise words… Well this year’s Thanksgiving holiday has been yet another lesson in letting go of expectations, of fighting to change my own perspective, of not letting myself...

Homeschooling and I have had quite a year. We began strong, though somewhat unsure. Being new to homeschooling can feel a lot like arriving in a supermarket out of boredom… what to look at, what to buy, … not sure what I’m even doing here! Then moving...

Next week we will celebrate our THIRD Thanksgiving in Portland. It’s crazy to think about where I was then and where I am now. So many things have happened and the person I am is so different… yet learning so many of the same ol’ lessons too. But...