Every so often, we chat fashion at Carrots. I hope it feels like going shopping with a friend, but not having to try on jeans….or leave your couch. Happy Friday!It's a million degrees in central Texas and it doesn't look like it's letting up anytime soon so send all the lemonade and popsicles, please. I'm taking a break from working on my book to talk frivolous fashion since I ordered my … [Read more...]
Our Homeschooling Plans for 2017-2018 (With a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, and a preschooler)
Anybody out there scrambling to put together your homeschool curriculum and plans for the new year? You're probably already done with your plans since the new school year is almost upon us but I just really started thinking about it last week so I thought I'd share what I came up with for us for next year. We actually do a lot of school during the summer, partly because it's so dang hot in … [Read more...]
It’s NFP Awareness Week!
It's NFP Awareness Week! And the week is wrapping up so I thought I'd round up a few of the NFP-related posts around here to share with you from the archives. Our recent podcast episode about NFP: Uncharted Territory: Getting Real About Natural Family Planning with Jenny Uebbing NFP Should Be a Part of Parish Life What NFP Looks Like for Our Family Right Now Why I Felt … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 173 (Queen Bees, Solo Parenting, and a Giveaway)
Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the occasional round up of Carrots family updates, photo dumps, books I’m reading, links I loved, and big news. This summer has been so busy! Last week the kids went to Farm Camp at the non-profit farm where Daniel works. It was "bug week" and Gwen was the Queen Bee in the last day presentation for parents. This will surprise no one who has ever … [Read more...]
Some Jane Austen Love for Her Bicentennial!
It's been 200 years since Jane Austen left this earth, and yet her novels are still relevant, beloved, and widely read. Janeites aren't going anywhere anytime soon (just check out this guy and his amazing Regency apparel). To honor dear Miss Austen, I thought I'd link to a few of the pieces I've written here at Carrots about one of my favorite writers of all time. Why Do We Still Love Jane … [Read more...]
How We Share the “Mental Load” of Homemaking
I was recently intrigued by this visual depiction of women's workload and this related article that describes the "mental load" that is carried by most women who are homemakers. While I'm not crazy about the underlying tones in these pieces of that infer mothering and maintaining the home are insignificant drudgery or that all men are clueless when it comes to homemaking, I think there are … [Read more...]
Fiddler on the Roof Bachelor Guide: Is Motel, Perchik, or Fyedka Right for You?
Sometimes I talk about things like faith, motherhood, suffering, and fear at Carrots. And sometimes I tackle the REALLY important questions like which Fiddler on the Roof bachelor is the dreamiest. I honestly don’t know what made me realize that this was a super important issue, but it popped into my head the other day and I realized that picking between the Motel the tailor, Perchik the … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 172 (Summer, Family Altar, & Good Reads)
Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the occasional round up of Carrots family updates, photo dumps, books I’m reading, links I loved, and big news. How is June almost over?! I feel like summer is flying by. As a homeschooling mom, summer is actually the season I look forward to all year because I get a little break when the kids are at vacation bible school and swim lessons. We still do some … [Read more...]
Friday Fashion Frivolity: Unstainable Summer Whites
This post contains affiliate links. Every so often, we chat fashion at Carrots. I hope it feels like going shopping with a friend, but not having to try on jeans….or leave your couch. Heat index of 105 today here in central Texas! But it's our first 100+ degree day so that's pretty amazing for Waco. Summer has been beee-aaaa-uuuu-tiful so far and since the really bad heat is just … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of a Work-at-Home Homeschooling Mom
image c/o Holly Fish When I shared about my journey in becoming a work-at-home mom last week, I got some great questions that I hope to answer in future posts. But the number one question was what our daily schedule looks like. That's tricky because it really looks different every single day. I'm not good at sticking to a rigid schedule. And over the past three year's Daniel's work schedule has … [Read more...]
