Today was day 21 of walking 4 miles every day for 30 days. This challenge has been a total pain to keep in on our weekend days. During the work week I can sneak out for a 20 minute walk…
Month: July 2022
Motherhood is Sh*tty Sometimes
I was shown this post today on my facebook feed as something I wrote on the 30th of July 2018. At that time my son was about 8 months old. On the way to the car this morning I think…
Philosophy Friday – If You Leave Me a Nasty Comment
Someone read some of my blog posts and decided to try to tell me off. They left me one nice comment and then one mean comment that they copy/pasted onto every blog post I have written. I guess I touched a nerve…
Henry Has His First Swim Lesson
Today Henry, who is “almost 5” had a private swim lesson. We were nervous about how this would go. Henry loves water and swimming. But he is always in his life jacket and there is ALWAYS an adult hovering. A kid…
Day 14/30 – Walking 4 Miles Every Day Challenge
Notes from day 14: Today was definitely the day when I thought about breaking my streak. We had activities planned from morning till night. Getting my 4 miles and did not just happen naturally. When we went to dinner at a…
Weapons of Mass Instruction, By John Taylor Gatto
This book is absolutely 5 star. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gatto goes over the history of compulsory schooling and how it is specifically designed and intended to crush out of people their creativity, independence, and ability to judge for themselves. This may seem unbelievable. …
Who Cares If Your Stuff Sucks?
I have wanted to start a blog since I was 18. That was 14 years ago. At the time when I originally was looking into beginning a blog at 18 I was told that blogging for income was “sort of…
30 Day Challenge – Walking 4 Miles a Day
I am a pretty active person and I walk and do other exercises every week. I have been looking for something to ramp up my fitness though. I was looking into joining a gym, but I am not great and…
Radium Girls
Did you know about radium being used by factory women in the 1920’s? It was also touted as healthy to ingest and was used in pharmaceuticals and even added to water that only rich people could afford. The glowing paint was…
Delores Gets Lost
Writing Prompt: Use the photo above as inspiration for a piece of writing. No other rules. The eyes were glowing through the grate and a smile akin to that of the Cheshire Cat was just visible through the shadow. …