Hello!
We're Jacqueline and Randy, a blogging duo with backgrounds in tech, robots, art, and writing now raising our family in northern Idaho.
Our goal is to encourage deliberate choices, individual responsibility, and lifelong curiosity by sharing stories about our adventures in living, loving, and learning.
We'd love to connect—and keep you updated!
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Curious? Read these stories:
Why Have a Big Family? Weighing Opportunity Costs and How to Make it Easier
Having a large family is doable, when you realize that you can make it easier—give kids chores, encourage them to help out, lean into flexibility. Kids are great, actually!
Tutorial: How to Write a Nonfiction Book for a Traditional Publisher
Want to land a nonfiction book contract? Here's how to refine your ideas, write a proposal, find a publisher (and maybe an agent too!), and understand the whole publication process!
5 Books Every Grad Student Should Read to Get Ahead
Happy grad students? Less stress, more meaningful work? Absolutely! Here are five key books to help you out!
Homeschooling Year Reflections (2024-2025)
Morning lessons, daily chores, playing in the woods, and all the other things that go into our educational year!
Weaving Tapestry, Learning New Techniques, and Making Art
Tapestry is a slow art form, in many ways, and very different from painting or drawing! Here are some of my latest projects.
Garden Year 7, 2025: Starting Seeds, Blocking Soil, Interplanting, and More
New grape vines, blocks of seeds, more flowers, selling plants… It's a fun year in the garden!