by Leslie Sholly | Sep 8, 2018 | family
I love making plans. In fact, I often enjoy planning things more than I enjoy doing the actual things! When I am feeling overwhelmed, I comfort myself by looking to the future and making plans for the next season. When school is going on, I think how much easier...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 9, 2018 | family, Knoxville, Parenting, Vacations
School started yesterday. Our summer is over even though there is a month and a half left in the season! There wasn’t a whole lot of time for fun in our last week. It was actually a pretty typical week from one of our other summers–I worked every day and...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 5, 2018 | family, home decor, Parenting, teenagers
Just popping in to update anyone who has been following my minimalism posts . . . I have NOT stopped, but I have slowed down. When last I posted, we were moving into Kids’ Rooms Week. We recently minimized Lorelei’s bedroom in a BIG way–because Jake...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 28, 2018 | family, Knoxville, Parenting, Vacations, Walking in Knoxville
Last week I fell far short of my promised one-fun-thing-per-day promise. I had a good excuse, though–I went to Nashville from Wednesday until Saturday to visit my sister. Emily kindly provided some entertainment for her siblings in my stead, taking them...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 19, 2018 | Deep Thoughts, Education, family, Parenting, teenagers
I have a large intimidating binder and a husband who is a lawyer to bring with me to IEP meetings. I send emails to teachers, I have conferences with the principal, I advocate relentlessly even when it makes me uncomfortable. I have become THAT MOM, and I don’t care...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 15, 2018 | Catholicism, family
Oh, I was so excited for this week. I am ALWAYS wanting to minimize my kitchen more and more. Back in January, I got a lot done. BUT, I had intended to go back and do more during the catch-up week, and as I have explained, Week Three ended up being my last week. I...