Sometimes we just can’t get outdoors. Kids are sick. This mama is sick. The inversion is kicking our butts for too many days in a row and the air quality is awful. And then we paint, color, draw, create. Red is painting the sky he can see out the window; we have an amazing view…
Month: December 2017
Snap It Outdoors: curve in the road
This boy is so impressed with his new move, but he can’t stop staring at his feet! Maybe we should stick to straight sidewalks, I think. But when I watch the video at home, I see him look up, correct (rather wobbily) and stay on course. And there are unexpected curves everywhere. So maybe I’ll…
Snow Activities: Tracks in the snow
In Boise, we have had the inversion for a week, and we are done! It was so nice to wake up on Saturday to some snow (just a tiny bit) and more importantly, clear skies! The inversion causes all the smog and yucky particles to get trapped down in the valley, and I could feel…
Me Time
I’m running. My brain unfurls like a flag in the wind, fluttering and snapping and creating room for all my thoughts. I soar, I dream, screeds of my book get written, blog posts unravel in front of me. And then I get home and open the door to noise and light and kids screaming and…
Christmas Tree Hunting – 5 tips for cutting your own tree with kids in tow!
After living in Upstate New York and then Idaho for the past 5 years, I’m a little embarrassed to tell you this is the first year we went out to find and cut our own Christmas tree. But with small kids in tow, it’s no mean feat. At one point, as I was carrying Smalls…
Snap It Outdoors: No Bad Weather
A hat is my number one requirement for kids when it’s cold, and while Smalls was resistant at first (because what baby or toddler isn’t!?) we stuck with it until it became routine for every outing from the house.
Petroglyph Hunting on the Snake River – #optoutside on Black Friday
I love the movement to #optoutside on Black Friday! My husband took a vacation day, and we intentionally decided to have a quiet Thanksgiving break, with 4 days of staying home, eating good food, and spending time outdoors. I’m a writer; not just of this blog, and of business related content, but I’m also in…