This week I had to say goodbye to one of the greatest loves of my life. My holiday baby, who came to me at the age of 3 on Thanksgiving day 2011 and said goodbye on Christmas Eve 2024 at 16. I am forever grateful that we got to spend those transformative 13 years growing up and growing older together.
To the OG bb grrrrrl, my sweetheart precious Cloe Bear, I will love you and miss you forever xoxoxo
What a year of highs and lows, from fires and fascism in LA to icebergs in Greenland and Christmas in Kauai. Not pictured: Trips to 29 Palms, Catalina Island, and Dallas, and all of the wonderful friends who helped make what was in many ways a very tough year into one that was also filled with countless happy memories.
Homeschooling rates skyrocketed during the pandemic. The first photo here is of me on my first day of kindergarten as a homeschooler in the 1980’s. For @altajournal I wrote about the history of the modern homeschool movement in America, my own experiences as a homeschooler, and how my early education uniquely prepared me to work from home during a global pandemic. #linkinbio
