May
07
Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids
*by Margaret Latham Your kids may not be able to do all the same chores that you do around the house, but they can probably help out a bit. You Read more
May
04
Gifts Mom Will Love
Motherhood is arguably the hardest job any woman will ever accept. The seasons of motherhood ebb and flow from that first trimester tired to sleepless nights of teething, the awkward Read more
May
03
The Real Face of ADHD
*Guest Post by Melissa Bates As I write this, I’m not sure what words are going to follow. All I know is that my brain and my heart can’t handle Read more
Apr
30
Five Things Tiny Life Is Teaching Me
*Originally Published Sept. 17, 2017 I started jotting down an outline for this post three weeks ago about how my outlook on basic things has changed since going tiny. Traveling Read more
Apr
29
How To Use Vertical Space To Get The Most Out Of Your Tiny
Intentionally reducing your living space by 1000% (You read that right) means you have to get creative how you store, organize, and keep the items that made the cut when Read more
Apr
27
5 Former Must-Haves We Decided To Ditch
It is pretty incredible, as you begin to downsize and purge yourself of non-necessities, what you find you no longer need or haven’t even used. We have uncovered entire boxes Read more
Apr
26
A Day In The Life of A Roadschooler
We are asked all of the time about how we Roadschool our kids. “What do you do with them all day?” “Do they do real school work?” “How is what Read more
Apr
23
See Something, Say Something: Spreading Encouragement, One Compliment At A Time
*Guest Post by Kelsey Scism of Loving Our Lord A miracle occurred over spring break. We took the kids on an overnight trip to visit some friends (no, that’s not Read more
Apr
21
3 Things We’ve Noticed Since Paying Off Debt
When we decided to minimize, simplify, and downsize to tiny home living a year ago, financial freedom was one of our driving motivators. Ours is a hard-working family who still Read more
Apr
18
Dear Friend I Haven’t Seen In Years, I’m Avoiding You On Purpose
Some people are energized and excited by things like class reunions, rekindling old friendships, or meeting up with someone they haven’t seen in years. That idea is paralyzing to me. Read more
Apr
16
You are Not Alone: Hope for Parenting in Those Unexpected Moments
*Guest Post by Stephanie Thompson *Originally published on Her View From Home Upon giving birth to my first child, I was determined to be “that mom”-the one whose children would Read more
Apr
14
Dear People Who Think I Have It All Together: I’m 110% Faking It
Before having a website where all of my cob-webby places were aired out for anyone on the internet to read, people assumed things about me. Whether their judgments came from Read more
Apr
12
11 Easy Ways to Downsize and Simplify, No Matter What Size Your Home
Downsizing and going tiny isn’t for everyone, but purging your closets and countertops of unwanted and unnecessary stacks of stuff is not only good for your household but great for your Read more
Apr
10
Dear To-Do List-Slow Your Role: Learning To Say No In A Yes-Filled World
Full disclosure, I had a meltdown this weekend…in the car…on the way back from an eight hour road trip. Not my finest moment. Breaks, for teachers and parents, should be Read more
Apr
06
Tourette Syndrome: A 50/50 Chance
*Guest Post by Katie Lemons of Hot and Sour Blog Before I met my husband, I had an inaccurate and incomplete knowledge of what Tourette syndrome was. Like many others, Read more
Mar
31
Life On The Road: How One Minimalist Family Finds Comfort In Tiny Living
Two years ago, while eating ice cream, nursing my newborn daughter, and binge watching episodes of Tiny House Revolution, I had an epiphany. We spent over a year researching tiny living, Read more
Mar
30
Others See Dyslexia; I See An Amazing Kid
*Guest post by Jacqueline Miller *First published on Her View From Home I see your slumped shoulders and head down when you leave school. I see you reciting your presentation from Read more
Mar
29
Dear Fixers, It Doesn’t Always Have To Be You: An Open Letter to Chronic Helpers
It is a gross generality that women are better listeners because men always try to find solutions to problems instead of just listening. Honestly, as a woman who happens to Read more
Mar
27
True Confessions: I’m A Recovering Yelling Mom (And The 5 Things I Do To Stay Calm)
Sister, step away from the phone. No need to alert CPS just yet. However, I do think that my transparency and vulnerability on a topic that generally remains shame-filled and Read more
Mar
24
Eff You, Pinterest. I’m Not Perfect.
Okay mamas, can we please be honest? I am crafty and I pin the heck out of some cute little treats and DIYs which, like every other normal mom, I Read more
Mar
21
Dear Parent Of A Teen, A Letter From Their High School Teacher
In my ten years in education-from managing group homes for teens in state’s custody to teaching in STEM academies and classrooms for second chance students who were previously expelled or Read more
Mar
18
Dear Friend Still Grieving
Grief is a part of life in that there is no way to avoid it, but still no one seems to know how to address it gracefully. Losing someone you Read more
Mar
17
5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back)
5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back): As a public school teacher and former manager of a group home for boys in the Read more
Mar
16
Dear Beautiful Mama, An Open Letter From Your Fat Friend
As much as I write for my fellow fluffy mamas, I get criticized by those who either have the unicorn metabolism I love to refer to, or to those moms Read more