I'm Ruth, a travel lover, reader, project-doer, casual runner, aspiring yogi, wife, and mom to a curious little girl and energetic little boy. Around here we look for adventure in the everyday mundane tasks and in the once in a lifetime events.
All in Life at Home
In January 2020, before we knew anything of COVID-19, shelter-in-place, toilet paper shortages, social distancing and mask mandates, I was a really exhausted mom of two. My three and half year old slept like a champ all night, every night, and still napped happily during the day. But my sweet little nine-month old wanted nothing of it.
Why is it that meal planning seems to be the bane of so many adults' existence? Seriously. I've read articles and approaches, tried services, attempted things I haven't read about, and yet I'm still sitting here pulling my hair out.
It’s mid-February! I finally signed into this space again after months of hiatus, and realized I haven’t written anything since early October. So it goes when pregnancy is harder than anticipated, the two and a half year old has endless needs and questions, and good sleep is not guaranteed.
I originally wrote this in mid-April, when the snow had been coming down for 36 hours and counting, 6 inches? a foot?
I've been happily and greedily reading international parenting books for some time now. It started with Bringing Up Bebe and French Kids Eat Everything when I was pregnant. It was love and inspiration and culture and travel dreams all wrapped up together; I was hooked.
