Survival Mode Series: Seeking and Appreciating Beauty
(Also, see the January Edition: Tending to the Body, February Edition: Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health, and March Edition: Organization ) When we started this Survival Mode series in January, we had no idea that…
How to share the mental workload of motherhood
I NEED TO ESCAPE MY LIFE. I literally said this the other day in a huff as I ran past my mom while gathering water bottles, snacks, shoes, sunscreen, hats, a check to deposit at…
Anxiety in motherhood is real: here’s how I overcome it
I wondered for a long time why motherhood felt so difficult for me. More often than not, I felt as though each day I was entering a boxing ring, me in one corner and my…
Flooring Renovation: Asbestos Removal and Choosing the Perfect Floor Stain
We finally completed the renovation of our first-floor flooring, and like most renovations, it was a bit more involved than we initially hoped for. When we bought the house three years ago, we knew the…
Roses are red: 8 beautiful shades of a paint color you might not realize you love
Lots of us love blues, greens, whites, and greys. And if neutrals are more your thing, you might think you need to stay far away from a color like red. But we think it’s worth…
