by S. DeCarlo | Jul 28, 2020 | Transition
If you know me personally, you probably know that I am a very politically involved person. I have worked for, volunteered for, and given money to candidates. I vote in local elections. I vote in midterms. I have firm policy positions. When Annie was 3, and just...
by S. DeCarlo | Jul 23, 2020 | Transition
Last week, I had the opportunity to sneak out for a long hike with a friend. Annie was asleep when I left, and I had intended to give her the day off. Instead, she surprised me by texting to say she was going to cook pasta. (Don’t panic, her dad was in the...
by S. DeCarlo | Jul 20, 2020 | Transition
Today in Transition Skills, we continued with cooking. Annie made Nutella pancakes. I would love for Annie to learn to bake from scratch. This adventure is about her, though, and not about my secret childhood to be Laura Ingalls. Instead, we are being practical. Since...
by S. DeCarlo | Jul 7, 2020 | Transition
Last night/today’s activity is using the slow cooker to make one of Annie’s favorite foods – Korean style pot roast. I spent much of my childhood living in Asia and grew up eating Korean food. I’ve passed the love on to my kids, but even so,...
by S. DeCarlo | Jun 23, 2020 | Transition
Everyone has had a plot twist that provides them with brown water, a power outage, or heat that isn’t working. There’s a logic chain that you walk through to assess the problem, and get the help you need to fix it. Take a minute to think about how...
by S. DeCarlo | Jun 19, 2020 | Transition
Today, Annie and I went one step further with the “how money is spent” theme we’ve been on this week. We came up with a mock budget. Don’t @me about the numbers, please – these are very hypothetical. (Annie did insist on looking up the...
