Twins Tenders and Teaching

January 28, 2026

That’s Who I Praise (Even when I’m burned out)

The boys were in the sunroom doing what boys do best – making a mess that somehow multiples the longer you pretend it doesn’t exist.…
January 27, 2026

I Hate This Part of Farming

Everyone loves snow until you live with animals. Until your water buckets are frozen solid. Until your chickens stop laying and you’re out there chipping…
January 19, 2026

The Biggest Misconceptions about homeschooling (from a mom who’s actually doing it)

Let me clear something up real quick. Homeschooling is not sitting at the kitchen table from 8-3 recreating public school… just with pajamas and snacks.…
January 18, 2026

My Granny Era Essentials (Things That Are Quietly Holding My Life Together)

I didn’t wake up one day and decide to enter my granny era.It just… happened. One minute I was winging meals and buying bread.The next,…

Hi, I’m Michelle — recovering teacher, twin wrangler, and the author of all the honest chaos you’ll find here.

✨ Life on the homestead means learning to get creative — sometimes that even includes cooking one-handed.