Anyone with kids will tell you that the days at home with little ones are long and busy. I often find myself chatting about my time at home with Dessa and Harvey on Facebook and Instagram. There seem to be two types of moms who chime into those discussions: new moms in the … [Read more...]
Doing Our Best to Spread Hope, Not COVID
Special thanks to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for sponsoring today's post. It has been a long ten months and, like you, our family is ready for a break from COVID. We really miss all of our former socialization and interactions with loved ones and it … [Read more...]
I’ve Been Struggling Too: Looking Back at the Last Few Weeks
I'm not sure if you've been keeping track, but it has been over a month since I was able to share anything from our household on the blog with you. Rob and I had a good five-week run of managing our nonstop time at home together with mild success and were making it work as best … [Read more...]
This Was Definitely the Hardest Week Yet
Five weeks at home and counting. Sigh. The days have undoubtedly been long ever since we started social distancing, but this past week felt especially difficult. Everyone in the house was short on sleep, the weather was cold and life was just plain hard. Nothing was easy, but … [Read more...]
Can You Believe It’s Been 4 Weeks at Home?
Another week at home has come and gone and I'm completely shocked that we've been in this routine for four weeks. I know that the days are long and exhausting; but does anyone else feel like the past four weeks have just flown by? I'm back with another look at our highlights from … [Read more...]
3 Weeks of Social Isolation and Counting…
I can't believe that our family has been homebound for three weeks as we do our part to flatten the curve. The days are long and tiring, but I'm astounded that we have already been in this routine for so long. Each week seems to go a little more smoothly than the one before. This … [Read more...]
How We Spent Our Second Week of Social Isolation
With two weeks under our belt as we distance ourselves socially, I'm happy to report that we have finally found our groove and are settling into a routine. The days aren't exactly easy, but we are finding a way to make it work. Dessa loves walking Rob over to his makeshift … [Read more...]
Life As We Social Distance
Hello from our little corner of the world. Life is very different these days and we are doing our best to manage all of it without alarming Dessa or losing our minds in the process. The overwhelming thought that I have is that this whole situation is mostly the same business as … [Read more...]