Learning about the history of Japanese internment camps should be an essential part of understanding the history of the United States. These important documentaries are an engaging way to learn more about Japanese internment camps. This post was inspired by a family trip I took in the fall of 2016. My husband, two children, and I traveled from California to Wyoming, where we made a pilgrimage to Heart Mountain Relocation Center (also known as Heart Mountain Japanese Internment Camp). Our ... Read More about Important Documentaries About Japanese Internment Camps
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10 Enchanting Picture Books of The Nutcracker
the following 10 picture books offer enchanting versions of the Nutcracker! Whether you're already a fan of The Nutcracker or are looking to learn more about this holiday classic, you're in the right place! The following list of 10 enchanting picture books of The Nutcracker for kids offers magical illustrations and wonderful descriptions. 10 Enchanting Picture Books of The Nutcracker If you're looking for a thorough history of The Nutcracker, you can do an online search and find plenty ... Read More about 10 Enchanting Picture Books of The Nutcracker
4 Simple Tips to Make Christmas Less Stressful
If the holidays have you feeling overwhelmed, you need these 4 simple tips to make Christmas less stressful. Are you someone who loves all things festive and holiday-related? Or is this time of year a struggle for you? Maybe it's not an Either/Or situation but more of a Both/And. Totally normal. I happen to love the holiday season. The lights, baking, decorating, festivities, and celebrations. But I also hate the inevitable colds and germs, stress, expectations, and ... Read More about 4 Simple Tips to Make Christmas Less Stressful
How to Find Your Parenting Superpowers
If you're feeling frazzled as a parent with all that you're juggling, here's how to find your parenting superpowers so you can add more peace and joy to your life! If you've been parenting for any length of time, you've probably discovered an inconvenient truth. You can't do it all! And while this might seem obvious to plenty of folks, I admit that it took me YEARS before I truly understood and accepted this. YEARS! I honestly thought that parenting my children meant compiling the ... Read More about How to Find Your Parenting Superpowers
Super Simple Holiday Self-Care Survival Hacks
Are you feeling as overwhelmed and exhausted as I am right now!? How about a few super simple holiday self-care survival hacks!? I want to humbly offer you four hacks that I use on the regular, and ESPECIALLY when life feels unmanageable. But first, let's take a moment to address how hard life feels right now. Things are ROUGH. They have been for a while now, haven't they? And now the holidays are coming at us FULL SPEED! Walking down the aisles at Target last week, I swear I felt like ... Read More about Super Simple Holiday Self-Care Survival Hacks