Have you ever been at a dinner party for your husband's job, and when someone asks what you do and you say homemaker, their eyes glaze over and they ignore you after? Or maybe your husband wins an award and you find yourself trying to remember the last time you were recognized for anything you've … Continue reading Envy
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To Do List
Tomorrow I have a lot to do. 1. Sweeping 2. Mopping 3. Kitchen disinfect 4. Master bathroom organize 5. Be interviewed by a graduate student for a school assignment. 6. Cook dinner 7. Dust the blinds 8. Run laundry 9. Study scripture 10. Read 11. Write Right now I need to go to bed and … Continue reading To Do List
Adoration, Stay at Home University Check In
This morning I attended OCIA and we discussed the order of and meaning of the Mass. I really want to attend Adoration with my Bible journaling supplies and study and worship in tbe physical, the Real Presence, of Jesus. I will be going to at least one weekday Mass this week. Maybe I can do … Continue reading Adoration, Stay at Home University Check In
Preparing for Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the day I teach the Bible journaling seminar to a local homeschooling group. I'm looking forward to it! Bible journaling has changed my life for the better and I want to share the joy. It's a fresh way of absorbing and responding to scripture. I am gathering up personal supplies I want to … Continue reading Preparing for Tomorrow
New Year, New Goals
Publish on my substack more often Study a personal curriculum every month Bake more Go to the dr Spend more time directly inculcating the faith in my daughter. I want Jesus to be the center of more of our conversations. Find a way to get more involved in church. I'm teaching a Bible journaling seminar … Continue reading New Year, New Goals
Did I Meet Last Year’s Goals?
As I embark on the adventure of a new year, I look back on the goals I set for last year. The following is what I planned to do in 2025. I did not end up baking more. I want to do that this year. But I spent several months of 2025 under the weather … Continue reading Did I Meet Last Year’s Goals?
Homemaking While Exhausted
Today I had to cancel a photoshoot and miss OCIA. I am exhausted and don't feel well. I slept 15 hours a day two days in a row. Then yesterday we were out all afternoon getting the oil changed in our vehicles. My husband put me to bed at 6:30 or so because I could … Continue reading Homemaking While Exhausted
Home
We arrived home at 9 pm on NYE. We scarfed down some pizza and went to bed. A few hours later I woke up sweating with fever, so I didn't sleep much. Then the next day on the 1st I fell asleep at 2:30 pm and woke up at 5:30 am. Honestly I'm still tired … Continue reading Home
Cirque, Dinner
Tonight we went to the Cirque show in Honolulu. It was amazing! Absolutely incredible! The stunts they did were unbelievable. At one point though a guy almost fell. For a second I was scared I was going to see someone get hurt or die. But he recovered and stayed in the air, thankfully. We had … Continue reading Cirque, Dinner
Lifelong Student
I'm returning to my idea of an at home, self-directed MFA. But to broaden my horizons and seek new sources of inspiration, I might do a personalized curricum and study more than poetry. I'll break the year up into quarters and then further break classes down by month. I'd like to study Catholicism (obviously. I … Continue reading Lifelong Student
Cherished Rainbow 