Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Things I loved, learned, etc this winter /post/2021/03/06/winter-recap/ /post/2021/03/06/winter-recap/#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 /?p=8545 I’m considering winter over. It’s been sunny a few days in a row(!) here in Seattle, so hello, spring! My kids keep asking whether it’s summer. Sure the temps are in the 40s, but we’re in a summer state of mind … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2021/03/06/winter-recap/feed/ 0 Where To Play In The Snow Near Seattle /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/ /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/#respond Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:49:33 +0000 /?p=8534 Before I moved to Seattle, I didn’t realize that it never snows here. I mean, I shouldn’t say never, because the forecast is predicting snow maybe even today (fingers crossed!), but generally, snow doesn’t stick on the ground here and even one … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/feed/ 0 What Is Saving My Life Right Now? /post/2021/01/31/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now/ /post/2021/01/31/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:35:27 +0000 /?p=8529 In one of her most recent blog posts, Modern Mrs. Darcy asks us ‘what is saving your life right now?’ (Actually, I hear this question all of the time in Jen Hatmaker’s podcast and supposedly it’s a concept originally mentioned in … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2021/01/31/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now/feed/ 6 Book Recommendations from 2020 /post/2021/01/16/book-recommendations-2020/ /post/2021/01/16/book-recommendations-2020/#respond Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:21:03 +0000 /?p=8525 I read 71 books last year (a relatively slow reading year for me!) and I gave 7 of those books a Goodreads rating of 5 stars. I read quality over quantity this year and several of the books were long … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2021/01/16/book-recommendations-2020/feed/ 0 How I’m Planning For 2021 (Is my Enneagram 7 Showing?) /post/2021/01/02/how-im-planning-for-2021/ /post/2021/01/02/how-im-planning-for-2021/#respond Sat, 02 Jan 2021 23:57:38 +0000 /?p=8520 HAPPY NEW YEAR! There is nothing I love more than changes and new beginnings. Seriously. I look forward to the new year SO MUCH. I told my kids that New Years Eve is super exciting because starting on January 1st, every … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2021/01/02/how-im-planning-for-2021/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays! Coffee Date. /post/2020/12/21/happy-holidays-coffee-date/ /post/2020/12/21/happy-holidays-coffee-date/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:04:13 +0000 /?p=8503 I haven’t been creating much online (or on social media) the past few weeks because I’ve been creating different types of things in ‘real’ life: Cookies, decorations, memories, essays, gift lists, to-do lists, really just lots of lists… and it’s … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/12/21/happy-holidays-coffee-date/feed/ 0 Homeschool Resources We Are Using /post/2020/11/30/homeschool-resources/ /post/2020/11/30/homeschool-resources/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:36:09 +0000 /?p=8488 Along with many other families, we unexpectedly got thrown into homeschooling this year! The decision was pretty easy for me, as I had (and have!) no interest in doing a hybrid or virtual approach, and I didn’t want my kids … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/11/30/homeschool-resources/feed/ 0 Maximizing Cozy /post/2020/11/23/maximizing-cozy/ /post/2020/11/23/maximizing-cozy/#respond Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:24:50 +0000 /?p=8493 Once the weather started to get a little colder here in the PNW, I started to panic just a bit. Colder weather in Seattle means there is snow falling in the mountains, which means hiking season is coming to an … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/11/23/maximizing-cozy/feed/ 0 Hello, October! Coffee Date. /post/2020/10/06/coffee-date-october/ /post/2020/10/06/coffee-date-october/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2020 03:22:25 +0000 /?p=8484 Let’s pretend we’re on a coffee date, shall we? IN PERSON! I know, I know, crazy thought – but this is the internet + imagination and we can do what we want. (Thanks to Ashten for posting her own coffee … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/10/06/coffee-date-october/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: The Oregon Coast /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/ /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:28:29 +0000 /?p=8453 Earlier this summer we finally made it down to the Oregon Coast, and it was everything I expected and more. The last time Tim and I had been to the coast was in 2015 when Clara was an itty-bitty baby.  Ah, … Continue reading →

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