Looking Back at My Maternity Boudoir Photos (and Finally Loving Them)
Okay, confession time: I did a maternity boudoir photoshoot ten years ago when I was pregnant with Ethan, and I never showed a single soul besides Josh. Why? Because I felt huge. Like, full-moon-in-leggings huge. Back then, I couldn’t see past the swollen ankles and stretch marks long enough to notice anything remotely “beautiful” about […]
The Chore Chart That Lives in My Head
People always ask how we “do it all” on the homestead, which makes me laugh because if you peeked through my kitchen window at 7 a.m., you’d see me still in pajamas, hair half up, trying to pour coffee while Ethan is asking if chickens can eat pancakes and Josh is muttering about the mower. […]
Mud Pies Count as Chores, Right?
If you ever want to teach a kid about responsibility, hand them a bucket and point them at the chicken coop. Suddenly, they understand cause and effect real quick—no water in the bucket, no happy chickens. Ethan complains about the smell every single time, but he still beams when he finds a fresh egg in […]
Math in the Chicken Coop
If you’ve ever tried to get a nine-year-old to sit still and do fractions at a table, you know it feels a little like pulling weeds that just grow back the next morning. That’s why I stopped fighting it and started slipping schoolwork into the homestead itself. It’s sneaky mom math, and honestly, it works. […]