March 2016 - Rhythms + Grace

Huge stress reliever as I was preparing for baby the first time! I was so nervous until I read this. Pinning to share with other people who are wondering what does a baby really need? Read this before any other new baby checklist- there's a great minimalist baby registry on this site too! #momhacks #firstbaby #parenting #babytips #newborns #pregnancy

What a Newborn Really Needs

I’ve been working on Emma’s baby book and thinking about what a newborn really needs. Looking through pictures from her first year brought me back in time… I was remembering the craziness surrounding the month she was born. It was a couple of our hardest months. There was a cross …

How to Stop Impulsive Spending

I recently read “The Power of Habit,” by Charles Duhigg. Besides being full of fascinating insight about the habits of our brains, our corporations, and our society, it also gave me some key realizations about what some of my personal habits are, and how to truly change some of them. I hadn’t …

How Marie Kondo's organizing method helped me declutter our entire house and keep it that way.

8 Simple Marie Kondo Steps for Tidying Up Your Entire Life

I decided to organize my house in January 2016, along with everyone else in the world. Once and for all! (Okay, maybe it was the 3rd pregnancy nesting kicking in.) Having heard about the new-at-the-time Marie Kondo hype, I picked up “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art …

Our (kind of) Home School Preschool Curriculum and Prep Details

BIG UPDATE!! I have a whole brand new site dedicated to helping you get started with homeschool in the little years. As of this year, 2022, we have our 4th preschooler at home. I have learned & adjusted SOOOO much of what we do with this age at home. My new site as …

Each month I share my whole-month menu plan with links, recipes, meal planning tips, and a free monthly meal planning calendar. This month there's a bonus download with all the recipes in one spot :)

Monthly Menu Plan: March

I’m trying something a little different with my monthly menu plan for March: freezer cooking & cooking for more leftovers. I’ve been planning & shopping for monthly meals instead of weekly for a while, and I’m still loving it. (Read more about why I love monthly meal planning and how I plan …

Even though I was nervous about starting my 3 year old with preschool at home, we took the plunge! Her interest in words, letters, and reading is what initiated it all. In fact, I can't even bring myself to call it preschool or homeschool.... we call it learning time. Read more about what finally made me give "homeschool preschool" a try!

Homeschool, Preschool, & Stuff

BIG UPDATE!! I have a whole brand new site dedicated to helping you get started with homeschool in the little years. As of this year, 2021, we have our 3rd at home preschooler. I have learned & adjusted SOOOO much of what we do with this age at home. My …