I run from people. I quit relationships. All the time. I cannot quit my child, as much as I want to when it’s tough, and it’s often very tough for me. I don’t know how to describe it and not pathologize him or me, so I’ll spare you. Needless to say, homeschooling and lack of […]Read Post ›
Moved. New job (husband). Homeschool (Ian). Me. Mom. Doing everything and nothing. Making it up. Healing and crashing so hard. Lost. Open. Humble. It’s hot. It’s dry. It’s not as friendly as I thought it would be. And there’s incredible beauty and instant friends and night swimming. Ian and I took these photos. We take […]Read Post ›
We were supposed to travel to Michigan for the holidays. Instead, we are moving to Palm Desert, so this Christmas will be surrounded with boxes and big feelings, and we will, hopefully, be moving into our first home on New Year’s Day, which also happens to be Ian’s fifth birthday. I hadn’t been feeling the […]Read Post ›
My second time as their doula and pregnancy/birth photographer (here’s chapter one). I adore their free range spirit and organic love for each other.
Ian journals at school, and he’s been so into it, we decided to buy journals for home, too. Ian has one, I have one, daddy has one. The idea was to journal every day, and we’ve done it maybe four times. Still, we’re sitting down, not kicking a ball or throwing pillows. I’m in heaven. […]Read Post ›
Just in time for summer. Can easily sub for another berry or a mixture of berries, or sliced peaches or other summer fruit. Berry Base 6 cups fresh blueberries (or any berry) 1 cup coconut sugar 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (or other citrus zest) 3 tablespoons gluten free all-purpose flour (I used Bob’s Red […]Read Post ›
Mama Mandy 