Alyssa Dawson

a condensed version of my weekend

These past few weeks have been so beautifully cold it’s been amazing. To actually have to wear a jacket when you walk outside is something so weird that it seems so ridiculously fun. We went to the park on Friday morning, I didn’t even check the weather because I thought hey, we live in Arizona, and boy was I wrong. And also one hundred percent happy that I thought, just-in case to bring jackets. We still played outside, because you can’t go to the park and not actually play on it, but it was a… Read More

what I’m liking, Friday: teaching your children

from: no time for flash cards I get in continuous ruts where I feel like I don’t really teach Hazel much of anything. We play inside, we play outside, we go to the store, and I feel like by the end of the day I haven’t sat down with her to read a book or teach her, her colors. So, I’ve started searching, searching for learning ideas, something simple that I can teach Hazel, not something that is over the top in the time prep department. And so I thought I would share some of… Read More

How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions

Here we are again, at the beginning of a new year, anxiously awaiting the success of our new year’s resolutions. If you’re like me then resolutions can be sometimes difficult– anyone else?! If you’re the rest of the population then you don’t even need this post because apparently you already know how to keep your new year’s resolutions. Anyways, for those of you that are still reading, here are some ways to help you–and me–achieve our new year’s resolutions and find success in them. How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions 1. Make it a… Read More