A Mindful Life

We’ve had a busy week, with someplace to go every day until today. I decided today would be a relax-at-home day, and this morning Claire and I did two crafts. She is still learning how to handle materials, developing fine motor skills, and beginning to grasp the steps of a project. The two crafts we [...]

There are half-full, brightly-colored plastic cups on the floor in every room. Three are in the bathtub. There’s always that one girl, bawling her eyes out in a corner. It’s best not to assume that the person closest to you has any control over their digestive function. You sneak off to the bathroom knowing that [...]

Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your [...]

I want Claire to have a mailbox for pretend play (inspiration came from No Time For Flash Cards), but we don’t need yet another plastic toy around, and I could use the money on something else. Besides, any day we use paint is considered a good day according to Claire. So I dug out a [...]

Yesterday Claire and I went to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo. We had lots of fun with the rides. One of the featured activities was Cardboard City. Visitors are encouraged to play and create a city of cardboard based on imagination in the Meadow, using old boxes and paint. And this gave me an idea. [...]

The summer speeds along. It’s astonishing! Our transition into the new home continues. Claire, especially, has difficulty. Her sleeping habits are regular again. However, she has zero interest in being away from me, ever (even for me to be in another part of the house sometimes), and she is especially rejecting of others. It started [...]

This is a photo of Uvas Reservoir. It was an impeccably beautiful day, taken during my sister and brother-in-law’s visit in June. I want to come here often with Claire (once she decides she wants to leave her comfortable home and explore the world). Can it be July? Already?