Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
I remember the first time I went snorkeling. I knew about coral reefs, but to actually engage with the fish living under the thin line of water was like bobbing between two worlds. A family friend took me to go spear fishing and even grabbed urchin from the bottom of the ocean floor. These moments […]
Space can be a premium. This can be true no matter how large or small your house is because some spaces are just not secure and safe for food storage because of moisture, pests, or a variety of other factors that impact your food supply. So I wanted to share some really creative ways to […]
Back in 2018, I started trying to move beyond just my regularly weekly and monthly grocery needs. I realized that having a little bit of a back-stock on hand was helpful; it meant that if I was sick or if an extenuating circumstance came up that was outside of my control and typical schedule, I […]
While we currently live on some acreage and have a basement with shelves of food that we rotate, at one time we lived in an urban environment with 4 children and had to piece together an emergency food supply for our family in a small space with limited income. This has always been to ensure […]
The first baby is an exciting new adventure and shopping for said child is a daunting task trying to decide which baby gear and what baby tools are actually worth the money and space they take up. I remember that I wanted to be as minimalistic as possible, but that if something was extremely helpful […]
I sat in the family room watching my oldest daughter interact with her baby brother. The whelming flood of emotions that I felt seeing this all unfold left me feeling both empty and exceedingly full. I started to contemplate the complexities of raising children, especially now as a big family, and all of the emotions […]
