“Any woman who knows she will have an HG pregnancy and chooses to get pregnant again is nothing but selfish. If she knows she can’t take care of herself and will burden others, she has no right to put her family and friends through that.” I blinked at the words on the screen. Battling extreme morning sickness for the fourth time led me to online support groups for my condition, hyperemesis … [Read more...]
An Unconventional Schedule for an Unconventional Homeschooling Family
Recently my husband Daniel changed up his work schedule after a job change. He was working at a non-profit training farm where we lived in 2015-2016. Now he’s working with at-risk youth at another local non-profit (and loving it). His schedule is unusual, but as a homeschooling family, we thought it would really work for us and…drum roll…it is awesome. In case you don’t know much about how our … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Fashion: Surviving the First Trimester (with Stitch Fix)
Every so often, we chat fashion at Carrots. I hope it feels like going shopping with a friend, but not having to try on jeans….or leave your couch. Ah, the first trimester. When you are always glowing and life is full of just the blissful joy of impending motherhood! Well maybe the first trimester is when YOU are glowing. I on the other hand am in bed or on the couch, popping Zofran to … [Read more...]
Your House Isn’t as Dirty as Mine. I PROMISE. (And spring cleaning treats for you!)
Hello, world. I know it’s been quiet around here for a few weeks. The truth is that I’ve been absolutely debilitated by extreme pregnancy nausea (Hyperemesis gravidarum) since week 4 of pregnancy. I was in bed so many days in a row that our nextdoor neighbors hadn’t seen me in weeks and were concerned I was being kept prisoner inside my house. And y’all…..my house…..just crumbled into disaster. … [Read more...]
A New (Little) Adventure for Our Family, Coming Summer 2018
Gwen refused to be in this photo from our trip to NOLA on the way home for Thanksgiving. But THERE'S STILL FIVE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE. Did you catch that?! I’m good at keeping secrets about other people. About myself? Not so much. And I’ve been dying to tell you this for the past month! It is with greatest joy that I announce that we are expecting a new baby next summer! We are absolutely … [Read more...]
The 2017 Carrots Christmas Gift Guide (with Discount Codes)!
I usually don't even leave the couch on Black Friday. But this year we had brunch plans with my brother and his fiancee. So we brunched and we brunched well. But fighting the crowds for deals is the last thing I want to do between slices of leftover pie. So want to join me in finding some great deals from the couch? Great! I've collected coupon codes when possible well as some pretty great … [Read more...]
Gifts for Your Child’s Imagination (That Don’t Take Up Space on the Shelf)
This post is sponsored by Around the World Stories. It's that time of year when everyone seems to be starting (or finishing, if you're really ahead of the game!) getting gifts for their kids. This year we won't be traveling to have Christmas with family so we're trying to decide how to set up our gift giving. We're planning to give some of our gifts to the kids on St. Nicholas Day … [Read more...]
Free Mrs. Meyer’s Holiday Sets Just for You!
So remember when I shared about how I'm sorely tempted to just SKIP RIGHT TO CHRISTMAS instead of savoring the season and preparing for Advent? Well, apparently I wasn't alone. Many of you told me you're in the same boat in this dumpster fire of a year. But I think we can do this, y'all. I think we can slow down, prepare our hearts, and have that joyful hope of Advent before rushing into … [Read more...]
Notes from the ER
I can't remember a time EVER when I failed to post for 5 weeks. I'm the WORST BLOGGER lately. But travel plus book deadline plus starting back full steam ahead with homeschooling has kept me more than busy. If you've sent me a message or an email checking in, I appreciate it so much! We are all fine--thriving, in fact. But we did have some excitement when we were traveling in late August: our … [Read more...]
Our Homeschooling Plans for 2017-2018 (With a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, and a preschooler)
Anybody out there scrambling to put together your homeschool curriculum and plans for the new year? You're probably already done with your plans since the new school year is almost upon us but I just really started thinking about it last week so I thought I'd share what I came up with for us for next year. We actually do a lot of school during the summer, partly because it's so dang hot in … [Read more...]
