A day in the life of a skiing family...
alyssa · March 5, 2013
I dreamt of wintry sunshine dancing through the aspen groves last night. Of powder pillows under my skis. The soft whoomp of snow falling from trees and…
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alyssa · March 5, 2013
I dreamt of wintry sunshine dancing through the aspen groves last night. Of powder pillows under my skis. The soft whoomp of snow falling from trees and…
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alyssa · February 25, 2013
I sit cross-legged in the middle of my living room. Two worlds colliding. “Do you want any of this sewing fabric?” My husband asks. “No.” We are cleaning the…
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alyssa · February 11, 2013
For awhile now, I've been wanting to share with you guys some exciting goals, projects, and partnerships that we are working on here at The Kid Project. Think…
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alyssa · January 29, 2013
I like simple. I like quiet. I like still. I have three kids. So life is rarely simple or quiet or still. But I love my life. Add into this the fact that we…
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alyssa · January 2, 2013
Confession? If you've recently posted on FB or Twitter, "what are your 2013 resolutions?" Then I have quietly and systematically ignored you. (Chances are I am…
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alyssa · December 31, 2012
Happy New Year Everyone! One final look back for those who have been with us for 2012. If you are new, enjoy this collection of our most popular posts! From…
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alyssa · December 28, 2012
Before looking forward (I've been pondering hard my new word-for-the-year), I want to take a look back. I've done a post like this before (here)... a summary…
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alyssa · December 15, 2012
I ran slow. The snow fell fast. Light and heavy at the same time. I ran for quiet. I ran for thinking. I ran for peace and resolve and purpose. I ran for…
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alyssa · December 11, 2012
But we think it should be. Don't we? I wrote a few weeks ago, "It is infuriating to go through each day and feel as though you are not winning in any area. In…
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alyssa · December 8, 2012
There is one side effect to becoming more active. To getting outdoors more. It is this: you will only want to be MORE active, to get out MORE. In fact, you…
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alyssa · November 11, 2012
I case you are wondering if kid scissors are sharp enough to slice into that favorite light-weight down jacket of yours...wonder no longer. They are. This…
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alyssa · October 22, 2012
I have to be purposeful at most things in life. Now, if you know us, you also know that we are quite spontaneous. I am not diminishing the beauty found in…
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alyssa · October 15, 2012
Hi friends! It is good to be back after a week of meandering and thinking and enjoying and realizing how bad I am at "not-busy." It was work not doing stuff…
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alyssa · October 9, 2012
A word to myself: Resist busy, Alyssa. Resist. I enjoyed quite this afternoon \[thanks to the husband\]. I escaped to some lone rock, up a not-so-lone canyon…
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alyssa · September 24, 2012
I wrote this post on my bike this morning. No, I am not super-woman. I did not have my laptop propped on the handle bars, typing away while simultaneously…
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