1st week back at school went spectacularly well

Our girls went back to school 691 days after the pandemic began in our area.

I procrastinated re-registering them and I may or may not be waiting for the other shoe to drop. But dammit – 1 week in and the smiles are just beginning.

Damn Plastic Wrap

But that damn plastic wrap won’t budge.

An unbreakable barrier. Not an impossible one. But a boss level barrier.

I thought I had it all figured out. Then somewhere between taking the leap and flying – I fell atop a cloud on a no-breeze day.

And it is here where I sit and watch each piece of my life balance on the precipice of surrender…or fight.

I am tired. Am I not enough already?

Falling in love again as the pain momentarily slips away.

My husband and I have been together 15 years, 16 in December. Some months we are more roommates than romantic partners. Other months we are more enemies than roommates. But most months – we are partners in crime, partners in fun, partners in….chaos. Oh and partners in parenting. We bicker. We laugh. We experience. We […]

Neurodivergent Unschooling Adventures: Step 2 – Procrastination

preparing visual schedules. cutting out laminated pieces.

Today is technically the first day of school here in our PNW district. I knew this day was coming. I even prepared the kids to be ready to learn today. And here we are. 1 kid is awake. Watching someone play a game on Youtube while she herself – plays on her tablet. And the […]