Many people create massive goals and expectations at the beginning of the year. I would like to give you a different way of running life for 2021. Do these seven things weekly. Some weeks may be busy, some weeks you may be on vacation, or running kids to ball practice. These seven thing you can do every single week and they will be life changing. They say that only 60% of resolutions actually happen but that if you create habits you transform. Drink more water. Everyday! What

Each and every one of us are learning. It has been said that children can learn at triple the speed as adults. For example, think of a five year old child. Just four years earlier they were learning to walk and feed themselves with a spoon. Now they are learning to make their beds, read, tie shoes and play sports! It is this incredible phenomenon that I want to utilize to my advantage for my own children’s’ sake and why this year we could all use some extra assistance! That

My sister recently had a very sweet baby shower. In place of cards, she opted for people to bring her books. Cue music here!! I love books! I love the way they feel, I love the way they smell, the way weight, the paper. I usually visit a bookstore or the library on almost ever single vacation we go on. To me it is the most important stop in our journey. My sister asked me for my list of the top children books she should have. This is of course my personal list and not an exha

I’ve been reading a book on organic and heirloom farming that has both fascinated and challenged me. Of course I have dashed out to order seed catalogs, harvest books and swore that I will only touch grass-fed beef from now on. This is so my thing. I love this stuff. I watch every documentary on healthy lifestyles and devour self-help books.. (Whether its good information or not. I still am completely fascinated.) What surprised me was a quote from another person the author w

School seemed to be the thing I just powered through. It was not what I loved, in the least. Some people would say I kinda hated it. And I was in the posh setting of homeschool! Homemaking classes, art appreciation, and literature were fascinating  – sometimes. I loved to read but not school read. Text books are just not enjoyable in my book. Cough this all up and you would think I have never stretched myself to learn anything else after high school (since college is a choice

My husband and I read together. Out loud. There is a whole train of thought that reading aloud is one of the best things you can do for your brain but, for us its more about being together, doing something “old-fashioned” and simple. Going back to the basics and to things that make us joyful. Reading aloud was one of those childhood things that takes me back to days of Narnia and Lord of the Rings and my parents voices at bedtime. Between the amount of shows and social media,

I told you guys a couple a weeks ago that I was writing. Not just journaling or blogging but writing. For real writing. Its something for me that has been very big. I’m awful at grammar. I’m re-learning where to put ” and where to use proper :, (), /, . The thesaurus is my best friend! The task has been overwhelming. It has given me neck aches and a caffeine problem. I am also not anywhere finished. I wanted to be. I’m not. Big goals and not enough time….I tend to do this to

I love to read! I am currently behind in a bunch of books and I am constantly picking up new titles. I have a reading goal every year and this year is no different. However I came across something that I though was fascinating and have modified it for my year of reading. I hope it encourages you to pickup a book! A book recommended by a librarian – An audio book A book involving travel -A book of letters….(I’m working on one personally and should be complete by mid-year if yo