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I'm Larissa. I'm a mom to two and a wife to my college sweetheart. I am extremely passionate about slow fashion, plant-based recipes, and home education. I try to enjoy the simple + beautiful moments of the every day. You can usually find me sporting a wide-brimmed hat, with a baby on my back.

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So many of you have asked me for an update on my g

So many of you have asked me for an update on my girls sharing a room! It's been almost two weeks since we started putting them to bed in my oldest daughter's room, so here's a little update:
.
We got their room all set up and explained earlier that day that N would go to sleep in G's room tonight! Both their mattresses are on the floor until we figure out what beds to get (plus N is used to our mattress being on the floor for bed sharing). The girls were both excited because they'd been asking about it for a while. So on the first night we put a nightlight and sound machine in there to test them both out. Instead of nursing N to sleep in our own bed I nursed her while we read our two books. I read one book and my husband reads one, and then we tucked both girls in, and my husband went to his office. I laid next to N and we snuggled like we always do. She fell asleep quickly and then stayed in there until about 11 PM and then woke up and came into our bed. She went right back to sleep once she was in our bed.

The next few nights were the same, but then a few nights later, she started coming in later and later. Now (two weeks later) she comes in around 2-3 AM and sleeps with us until she wakes up in the morning to nurse. G has been staying in her room the full night, though every one in a while she will come in and lay at the end of our bed early in the morning.

Overall, it's been a fairly smooth transition! We've taken a very relaxed approach to it all. I think this time around, we prepared ourselves for it to not go perfectly. As a second-time parent, you kind of know new routines and transitions take a while for everyone to adjust. Plus, some of you mentioned I'll miss having her with us at night, and sometimes we do, and other nights it's nice (and kind of weird) to go to bed and just have it be my husband and I! I leave the light on to read before bed, and that's a luxury! We talked before we fell asleep the other night, and it was nice to have a conversation before bed. Usually our room is on lockdown. Anyway, just taking every day as it comes and trying to enjoy every season along the way. :) Hope this update helps those who are interested!

🔆 Big Announcement: I’ve been hinting at a sp

🔆 Big Announcement: I’ve been hinting at a special project I’ve been working on and I’m finally ready to share what it is! I’m launching a monthly membership for families. 🤭 This monthly membership is called Thriving at Home and it launches THIS MONTH!
.
My hope is that this membership provides ongoing support to families as they navigate homeschooling and/or life at home with kids through weekly emails full of resources, art invitations, play invitations, exclusive videos, tips on what to do with toddlers at home, a private support group of other families who are homeschooling this year, and more!
.
.
We’ll deep-dive into topics like: what you need to get started at home, how to structure your homeschool terms, weeks, and days, teaching multiple ages, working from home while homeschooling, and how to manage your time (meal planning, family budgeting and more!)
.
More info and details to come very soon! 🔆 Will you be at home next year? 🌿 #thrivingathomemembership

This week in @ayearof_learning A Year of Tales, we

This week in @ayearof_learning A Year of Tales, we read “The Tale of Benjamin Bunny”. It was a week full of good stories, exploration, creating, and learning new things! We dissected an onion (Peter and Benjamin bring Mrs Rabbit onions in the story!) Then we got to harvest some green onions from our own garden. The girls help me water every day, but they got to help me plant some more tomato starters. They’re quite the little gardeners now!
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.
G (5) didn’t know how to tie a knot (the first step in learning to tie shoes) prior to doing the activity in the last picture (stringing up herbs to be dried) but by the end she was an expert. It warmed my heart to see how proud she was when all the herbs were strung so delicately. She was so proud that she had tied them all herself. Nothing beats the satisfaction of learning a new skill!
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.
Lastly, I love that Lisa (the writer of this curriculum) included the artwork to to with each story in the the higher level (K-3). As a die-hard Charlotte Mason homeschooler, we do picture study every other week, and G studied this one this past Tuesday. The first thing she said about it when we sat down to study it was this: “perhaps it’s Beatrix Potter when she was little?” 😭😍❤️ my homeschool mom heart burst. #ayot #ayearoftales #beatrixpotter #lichomeschool

One shirt three ways. Which outfit is your favorit

One shirt three ways. Which outfit is your favorite? ✌🏻
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.
This is the striped boyfriend shirt by @vettacapsule, a sustainable fashion company working hard to make a difference in the fashion industry! You’ve heard me shout about them from the rooftops before but I absolutely love their work. They make 5 piece capsules that can be paired together to make thirty different outfits! 😍 I linked this top in my stories! I am wearing an xs! #larissawears #licsustainablestylesessions #gifted

My mom uniform this summer... bike shorts + anythi

My mom uniform this summer... bike shorts + anything else! Perfect for hiking, beach trips, hiking, and playing outside with your kiddos! I linked to my favorite ones in stories! Also, this jacket that you’ve seen me talk about non-stop... I thrifted it but I think it’s restocked too! Will link in stories too! 🌿

#ad I picked up @justbreathemagazine from the chec

#ad I picked up @justbreathemagazine from the checkout of my Albertsons store and it’s been so great to follow the mindfulness activities. Me time or “self-care” as we so often call it isn’t a new idea! Charlotte Mason, a British philosopher from the late 1800’s, coined the term “mother culture” over a century ago! Mother culture can be defined as the nourishing of the soul, the filling of a cup. I used to believe homeschooling wouldn’t lend itself to me being able to take some time to nourish my mind and body during the day, but I’ve found just the opposite to be true.
.
.
I sprinkle in quiet moments to myself throughout the day. Sometimes I sit down with a good book or eat a snack. Sometimes I’ll do a few yoga poses, play the piano, or simply sit down to drink my coffee or tea! It doesn’t take much, but it’s extremely important to take care of myself and do things that I enjoy. Do you like to read when you have time to yourself?

Conversations about gravity and inertia at the din

Conversations about gravity and inertia at the dinner table. Followed by impromptu science experiments with plates, cups, and water. Empathy for the mouse who could almost got sucked into the vacuum cleaner during our read-aloud. Practice reading the signs on the trails during four-mile hikes behind waterfalls on the weekends. Recitation through song on the long drives home. The two-year-old hums to classical music at breakfast. These are the days. ❤️ Our school happens everywhere. 🌿
. #lichomeschool

So many texts and messages from friends looking fo

So many texts and messages from friends looking for support on possibly homeschooling next year. ❤️ I want to be clear: quarantine schooling is not the same as homeschooling! Still, if it’s something your family is considering for next year, either out of necessity or desire, I want to be a support for you. 🌻
.
Last year I used a wonderful program by @gentle_classical_press for a preschool/kindergarten hybrid for my five-year-old. This summer we are doing another preschool/kinder year with my 5 and 2 year old with @ayearof_learning’s A Year of Tales and in the fall we are starting a Charlotte Mason curriculum I’m very excited about! I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just uploaded a new video to my @youtube and there’s a new post up where I share a flip-through of the AYOT curriculum, and also some initial thoughts. We are only 3 weeks in, so I’ll share a full review at the end of our summer, but I wanted to share a bit more about it in case you’re in researching mode for next year! Visit the “homeschooling” tab on my blog for a wealth of information on how we’ve spent the last year! 🔆 #AYOT #ayearoftales #beatrixpotter

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I'm Larissa. I'm a mom to two and a wife to my college sweetheart. I am extremely passionate about slow fashion, plant-based recipes, and home education. I try to enjoy the simple + beautiful moments of the every day. You can usually find me sporting a wide-brimmed hat, with a baby on my back.

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So many of you have asked me for an update on my g

So many of you have asked me for an update on my girls sharing a room! It's been almost two weeks since we started putting them to bed in my oldest daughter's room, so here's a little update:
.
We got their room all set up and explained earlier that day that N would go to sleep in G's room tonight! Both their mattresses are on the floor until we figure out what beds to get (plus N is used to our mattress being on the floor for bed sharing). The girls were both excited because they'd been asking about it for a while. So on the first night we put a nightlight and sound machine in there to test them both out. Instead of nursing N to sleep in our own bed I nursed her while we read our two books. I read one book and my husband reads one, and then we tucked both girls in, and my husband went to his office. I laid next to N and we snuggled like we always do. She fell asleep quickly and then stayed in there until about 11 PM and then woke up and came into our bed. She went right back to sleep once she was in our bed.

The next few nights were the same, but then a few nights later, she started coming in later and later. Now (two weeks later) she comes in around 2-3 AM and sleeps with us until she wakes up in the morning to nurse. G has been staying in her room the full night, though every one in a while she will come in and lay at the end of our bed early in the morning.

Overall, it's been a fairly smooth transition! We've taken a very relaxed approach to it all. I think this time around, we prepared ourselves for it to not go perfectly. As a second-time parent, you kind of know new routines and transitions take a while for everyone to adjust. Plus, some of you mentioned I'll miss having her with us at night, and sometimes we do, and other nights it's nice (and kind of weird) to go to bed and just have it be my husband and I! I leave the light on to read before bed, and that's a luxury! We talked before we fell asleep the other night, and it was nice to have a conversation before bed. Usually our room is on lockdown. Anyway, just taking every day as it comes and trying to enjoy every season along the way. :) Hope this update helps those who are interested!

🔆 Big Announcement: I’ve been hinting at a sp

🔆 Big Announcement: I’ve been hinting at a special project I’ve been working on and I’m finally ready to share what it is! I’m launching a monthly membership for families. 🤭 This monthly membership is called Thriving at Home and it launches THIS MONTH!
.
My hope is that this membership provides ongoing support to families as they navigate homeschooling and/or life at home with kids through weekly emails full of resources, art invitations, play invitations, exclusive videos, tips on what to do with toddlers at home, a private support group of other families who are homeschooling this year, and more!
.
.
We’ll deep-dive into topics like: what you need to get started at home, how to structure your homeschool terms, weeks, and days, teaching multiple ages, working from home while homeschooling, and how to manage your time (meal planning, family budgeting and more!)
.
More info and details to come very soon! 🔆 Will you be at home next year? 🌿 #thrivingathomemembership

This week in @ayearof_learning A Year of Tales, we

This week in @ayearof_learning A Year of Tales, we read “The Tale of Benjamin Bunny”. It was a week full of good stories, exploration, creating, and learning new things! We dissected an onion (Peter and Benjamin bring Mrs Rabbit onions in the story!) Then we got to harvest some green onions from our own garden. The girls help me water every day, but they got to help me plant some more tomato starters. They’re quite the little gardeners now!
.
.
G (5) didn’t know how to tie a knot (the first step in learning to tie shoes) prior to doing the activity in the last picture (stringing up herbs to be dried) but by the end she was an expert. It warmed my heart to see how proud she was when all the herbs were strung so delicately. She was so proud that she had tied them all herself. Nothing beats the satisfaction of learning a new skill!
.
.
Lastly, I love that Lisa (the writer of this curriculum) included the artwork to to with each story in the the higher level (K-3). As a die-hard Charlotte Mason homeschooler, we do picture study every other week, and G studied this one this past Tuesday. The first thing she said about it when we sat down to study it was this: “perhaps it’s Beatrix Potter when she was little?” 😭😍❤️ my homeschool mom heart burst. #ayot #ayearoftales #beatrixpotter #lichomeschool

One shirt three ways. Which outfit is your favorit

One shirt three ways. Which outfit is your favorite? ✌🏻
.
.
This is the striped boyfriend shirt by @vettacapsule, a sustainable fashion company working hard to make a difference in the fashion industry! You’ve heard me shout about them from the rooftops before but I absolutely love their work. They make 5 piece capsules that can be paired together to make thirty different outfits! 😍 I linked this top in my stories! I am wearing an xs! #larissawears #licsustainablestylesessions #gifted

My mom uniform this summer... bike shorts + anythi

My mom uniform this summer... bike shorts + anything else! Perfect for hiking, beach trips, hiking, and playing outside with your kiddos! I linked to my favorite ones in stories! Also, this jacket that you’ve seen me talk about non-stop... I thrifted it but I think it’s restocked too! Will link in stories too! 🌿

#ad I picked up @justbreathemagazine from the chec

#ad I picked up @justbreathemagazine from the checkout of my Albertsons store and it’s been so great to follow the mindfulness activities. Me time or “self-care” as we so often call it isn’t a new idea! Charlotte Mason, a British philosopher from the late 1800’s, coined the term “mother culture” over a century ago! Mother culture can be defined as the nourishing of the soul, the filling of a cup. I used to believe homeschooling wouldn’t lend itself to me being able to take some time to nourish my mind and body during the day, but I’ve found just the opposite to be true.
.
.
I sprinkle in quiet moments to myself throughout the day. Sometimes I sit down with a good book or eat a snack. Sometimes I’ll do a few yoga poses, play the piano, or simply sit down to drink my coffee or tea! It doesn’t take much, but it’s extremely important to take care of myself and do things that I enjoy. Do you like to read when you have time to yourself?

Conversations about gravity and inertia at the din

Conversations about gravity and inertia at the dinner table. Followed by impromptu science experiments with plates, cups, and water. Empathy for the mouse who could almost got sucked into the vacuum cleaner during our read-aloud. Practice reading the signs on the trails during four-mile hikes behind waterfalls on the weekends. Recitation through song on the long drives home. The two-year-old hums to classical music at breakfast. These are the days. ❤️ Our school happens everywhere. 🌿
. #lichomeschool

So many texts and messages from friends looking fo

So many texts and messages from friends looking for support on possibly homeschooling next year. ❤️ I want to be clear: quarantine schooling is not the same as homeschooling! Still, if it’s something your family is considering for next year, either out of necessity or desire, I want to be a support for you. 🌻
.
Last year I used a wonderful program by @gentle_classical_press for a preschool/kindergarten hybrid for my five-year-old. This summer we are doing another preschool/kinder year with my 5 and 2 year old with @ayearof_learning’s A Year of Tales and in the fall we are starting a Charlotte Mason curriculum I’m very excited about! I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just uploaded a new video to my @youtube and there’s a new post up where I share a flip-through of the AYOT curriculum, and also some initial thoughts. We are only 3 weeks in, so I’ll share a full review at the end of our summer, but I wanted to share a bit more about it in case you’re in researching mode for next year! Visit the “homeschooling” tab on my blog for a wealth of information on how we’ve spent the last year! 🔆 #AYOT #ayearoftales #beatrixpotter

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