For the last couple of years, we’ve talked on and off about getting a pet. Ever since settling into our home after bus life, it was a conversation that would come up every now and then. The kids wanted a pet. My husband wanted a pet. I liked the idea too, but I wasn’t quite […]

The Quiet Work There are days when I reach the afternoon and feel exhausted without really knowing why. Nothing dramatic happened. We’ve simply moved through another ordinary day at home. I’ve cooked meals, cleaned the kitchen more times than I can count, answered questions, folded laundry, picked things up off the floor, tended to little […]

So much of our learning happens outside. Not because I planned it that way…although, if I’m honest, I do.But only because that’s where curiosity naturally lives. It’s hard to manufacture curiosity at a table.But outside, it rises up on its own. What Learning Looks Like For Us It looks like pausing to listen for birdsong,tilting […]

Where One Project Ends, Another Begins It always seems like it’s one thing after another around here. One project finishes, and another one begins. That’s just kind of how life has been for us. We finally finished the bus… and now we’re onto the boat. The Boat We Didn’t Expect Last year, we got a […]

What Doing Less Actually Looks Like Doing less in our daily life looks like slowing everything down. Slow mornings. Slow wake-ups. Slow breakfasts — the kind where syrup drips slowly and no one rushes to get anywhere. The Shift Into Less Doing less looks like one load of laundry a day instead of trying to […]