It’s no secret that we love a good children’s picture book around here. The key word being good, which is very hard to find in the children’s book arena. There’s a lot of mediocre out there. We have found one author/illustrator who seems to knock it out of the park. Every. Single. Time. That is Oliver Jeffers. I’ve included his books on my post about our favorite books HERE and HERE. The thing that really differentiates him as an author… Read more »
Parenting is a constant learning process for me. In the past year or so, I have found that my most insightful parenting lessons are coming from: my own children. At the ages of 6 and 7, they are getting to a glorious age where they can really express and articulate themselves. It seems a bit odd to think that I am taking direction from people in the single digits, but who knows my specific parenting strengths and weaknesses better than these… Read more »
The next step in my journey after decluttering my closet and then deciding to take on a capsule wardrobe approach was to select the pieces that I wanted to carry me through this summer. I used the use categories I identified on THIS POST to build a framework for a loose “uniform” for each category. I have no illusions of Vogue knocking on my door to be their new style editor. It is an exercise using my individual taste to ensure… Read more »
After using this book to inspire me to really get rid of any clothes that did not bring me joy any more, I was left with very few things. This offered me a perfect opportunity to attempt a capsule wardrobe approach for this season (summer). I first learned about the concept through Jess Lively’s podcast last year. She interviewed Caroline Rector, the creator of the blog Un-Fancy and the person responsible for really making it a “thing”. She recently stopped blogging,… Read more »
I recently read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. This book has been all the rage lately, and I was curious about Kondo’s story, her philosophy and approach. One of the values of her book, in my opinion, is the debunking of many organization & decluttering tips we have learned in the past. She also presents an alternative way to think about our “stuff” and its effect on us. Kondo’s specific approach is called the KonMari Method. She points out… Read more »
