This calm morning playlist isn't really doing the job. Maybe it's the two kids running around and screaming, maybe it's the not-quite-finished home reno project, maybe it's the weather. Who knows.
Our weekend wasn't stressful enough so we decided to fight for our lives as a family at Costco the day before the Superbowl.
It's only noon and I feel like I've already lived 1000 lives. Plus there's the whole "living through a coup" thing....
Today school is closed due to weather, and I have to sign my kid up for summer camp (in the most manual way possible), fill out intake forms to start her therapy, pick up a new sleep sack for the mobile baby, and submit my dependent care FSA docs for daycare. I also have a full time job. #parenting
It's been snowing in the PNW. As a native Californian, I love the feeling I get from seeing snow blanket the streets and our lawns. It's a kind of coziness I can still feel even while bundled up in snow gear while walking my kid to school.
There is a coup actively taking place. We are past the point of reasonable action and playing by the old rules. It is time to show up for your people and fight against this coup, for your constituents and all Americans! Vote no on every nominee. Deny a quorum. Block unanimous consent.
@jesscraven101.bsky.social once again bringing us an excellent script. Call your senators!! if you can't get through call them again. Send them an email with this as the script. Feel free to edit it to make it more personal coming from you. We must be persistent and we must keep the pressure on.
What are YOU doing against Elon Musk's coup? How are YOU protecting democracy? That's why you were elected!
The back paws and tail of an orange cat rest upside down on a grey couch cushion.
I mean, look at these toe beans!
A fluffy orange cat stretches out on its back on a grey sofa cushion on top of a grey couch
Can someone who's experienced with these things tell me if our new cat is comfortable in our house yet? I can't tell.
A creek runs downhill, surrounded by ferns and a tall, moss-colored tree.
Our family goal for the year is two hikes a month. We hit #2 for January today!
My Gen Z coworker has me reading the Empyrean series. I'm a few chapters into Fourth Wing and I don't hate it. But I'm disappointed in this generation's approach to trending book series releases. She didn't even take the day off work to wait for the mail and spend the rest of the day reading!
"I've long believed that the ones who have more joy win." Reciprocal economies as the antidote to hyper consumption and late stage capitalism. Gratitude leads to abundance. I could highlight and quote the whole book!
Just finished Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry. Again, the themes of interdependence and community as a way of thriving through hard times come up. Then the call to action to become part of the gift economy. Definitely needed to read this this week!
For example, right now I'm taking a class on sewing, blocking a knit sweater and working on knitting another one, surrounded by my plants while my oldest takes a sick day on the couch.
Leaning into action and joy this week through my babies, my hobbies, and building my micro community of moms. It's my small act of rebellion!
This feels like you are washing your hands of everything that happens in the next four years. Stop waiting for other people to do something and act! Democrats had countless opportunities to do the right thing and instead they sat on their hands because "the Republicans won't let me!"
My dog can hear broccoli getting chopped from across the house! She'll come running out of a dead sleep, too.
Currently laying next to my secondborn while she naps and I wonder again why FTM me ever thought my baby needed to fall asleep independently. If I'd known better, it would have saved me so much trouble! #connectedparent #momlife #parentlife #nurture
"At least with knitting I can't accidentally sew the wrong parts together!" She said, confidently, before using a loose tail from the sleeve to pick up neck stitches. #knitting #knittingmistakes
Just once I'd like to open the dryer and not find a load of clothes we forgot about. #parentlife
Tonight I put on the Christmas apron I inherited from my late grandmother and realized that it was likely homemade. Love it all the more now. I can still hear and see her commanding her kitchen on Christmas Eve, wearing this apron.
Like, I'm a recovering "cooking everything on high makes it done faster" cook and I still can't manage to fully cook cubed chicken in 3-4 minutes on medium high.
I love it when recipes say to cook something for 3-4 minutes on medium high and it'll be fully cooked.
A young toddler in a pink shirt with a Halloween print sits in a parent's lap on a teal chair. The toddler turns the pages of a board book, featuring a pink dinosaur on the open page.
Shout out to all the parents in the "read the same book over and over until you die" phase of #parenting.
First parent/teacher conference thoughts: hearing your child described to you by another adult who sees them daily is a very interesting experience.
That feeling of validation when your baby's sleep has been crap for the last week and you finally see the new tooth poking through.
