Welcome to the March 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Day in the Life
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have given us a special glimpse into their everyday.
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As part of this month’s Carnival of Natural Parenting, I took snapshots of a regular day in my life. And I apologize for my camera phone, which is quite lacking.
At first I thought my life seemed kind of boring (how do you capture a work day spent mostly on the computer and make it interesting?), but once I posted all the photos, scrolling through them made me smile. It is the little things, the mundane moments, that brought that smile to my face, and I’m happy to have documented some of those things I likely never would have otherwise (such as Sofie waking up or coming home from school).
What are the little moments in your day that make you smile?
After lunch, I move to the living room for a change of scene while working -
this time I’m writing an article for ecoRI News.
Need to step away from the computer and get outside.
Click here to see video of Dolce playing in the yard.
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Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:
- A Day as Mama and Data Manager — Becca at The Earthling’s Handbook explains what she actually does as data manager of a social science research study, as well as Mama to a baby and a fourth-grader.
- Pictures of a Day — A photo montage of a typical day in the life of Life Breath Present! You can see how she wakes up and spends her time in quiet, to Baby Boy sleeping at dinner, making natural products, and so much more!
- Escaping a Mekong cityscape for a slice of rural life — It’s often necessary for Nathalie of Kampuchea Crossings to escape the heady concrete jungle that Phnom Penh is rapidly becoming, for the calmer environment of rural life.
- Community-schooling — Dionna at Code Name: Mama and her family don’t *home*school, they *community* school!
- A day in the Life in La Yacata — Read how Survivor and her family at Surviving Mexico Adventures and Disasters spend their Sundays off-grid in rural central Mexico.
- Day in the Life of the Cole Family — Stoneageparent details the everyday life of her family through twelve photos taken over twelve hours
- The Days Are Just Packed — Holly at Leaves of Lavender talks about the beauty and simplicity of daily life with a toddler.
- A Day In The Life of a Heavily Pregnant Naturally Parenting Mama — At 37 weeks pregnant, Sam Vickery of Love Parenting shares her current reality as she naturally parents her four-year-old and awaits her sweet baby.
- My Life in Pictures on a Random Day — Donna at Eco-Mothering captures a random winter day in Rhode Island through a series of snapshots. What seemed boring at first made her smile in the end.
- How One Book Inspired Our Whole Day: A Day in the Life — How to plan the whole day with a toddler after reading one book together from Rachael at B is for Bookworm.
- A day in the life of an unschooling, work-at-home family — Lauren at Hobo Mama shares a picture journey through a typical day with three little homeschooling boys.
- Day in the Life of a Toddler — From mess making to cleaning up to trying new things, All Natural Katie shows the life of a toddler.
- Things I have done today (and every other day for the past seven years) — Marija Smits shares what a ‘normal’ day looks like in her crazy world of kids, writing, creativity and household chores!
- Just Another Wednesday — Lactating Girl at The Adventures of Lactating Girl shares a glimpse into a typical Wednesday in her family’s life.
- Day in the Life — Dr Sarah at Good Enough Mum gives us glimpses of her life as a British GP and mum.
- Our days, these days — Dietary restrictions and health issues take a lot of time for Jessica Claire at Crunchy-Chewy Mama, but she still follows her passions and tries to show up for her kids.
- A (Typical) Day in Our Life — ANonyMous at Radical Ramblings describes a typical day with two kids, eight cats and two dogs.
As I’m a dog lover, I love the photos of you dog waking up your daughter, as well as the video. It illustrates the beautiful bond between children and their pets. Our dog Hector would love to wake our children up, but he’s not allowed upstairs! The other photos also illustrate a typical work day for you, with the snow outside and the writing, it looks like a good day to me. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
I enjoyed seeing the relationship between your daughter and your pet. We have had many lovely relationships with our animals as well!
I am impressed with how motivated you are and how much you manage to get done working from home - I always find myself getting distracted, although I do have a constant 4 year old companion 😉 I loved the photos of your sweet little dog waking your daughter - is she a Maltese? We are planning on getting one in the next year or so, so it was lovely to see how much your daughter loves her!
Hi Sam,
Yes, Dolce is a Maltese Poodle mix. We rescued her last August, and she’s loving her new family!
I’m super impressed that you blog for so many sites - you go, girl!! Wishing you all the luck for attracting a slew of new clients
I love how you let the pictures do most of the talking here. Your life looks like it should be relaxing, with all of the writing and computer time, but I am sure it is anything but! Love the beautiful pictures of the snow and your dog!
Your post brought a smile to my face.
A day that was quiet, lovely, and simple (in the best sense) — thank you for sharing!
I felt the same way about getting pictures of things I normally wouldn’t. I was very happy I had an excuse to ask my husband to take a photo of me doing laundry. Because otherwise, those events are never documented — and yet they happen every day. I love how Dolce wakes up Sophie! So cute!
My parents are in Massachusetts, so I keep hearing about the feet of snow. My kids would love to build snowmen, but I appreciate the lack of shoveling here. 😉
I think it’s so neat to see the little parts of my days in pictures, too! Sometimes it’s that different perspective that reminds me maybe my days aren’t so boring and mundane