Archive - Throwing Marshmallows

Discovering I Have a Body in Midlife

Despite all my best efforts...

Feb 11 •

January 2024

And we begin again...

Jan 8 •

September 2023

It’s been a year…

The good news is that I am still pinching myself about living in this house!

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

Inertia is real

Giving this writing thing (yet another!) shot.

Aug 5, 2023 •

January 2023

And it's 2023...

So, it’s been a moment—18 months to be precise.

Jan 31, 2023 •

July 2021

On the desire for a mediocre life

As I sit in this liminal space—transitioning from “homeschool mom” to “mom of young adults” and the empty nest it brings—I’ve been giving thought to how…

Jul 18, 2021 •

June 2021

Wordless Wednesday: Crystal Pool

Jun 16, 2021 •

A few changes around here

Just spent the last month or so working on a yet another refresh to my space here. Squarespace rolled out a new platform that looks to have a lot of…

Jun 12, 2021 •

Grateful for my first shot.

I got my first vaccination shot on April 14th Needless to say, I have lots of thoughts and feelings. Mostly just a huge sense of relief. I got Pfizer…

Jun 10, 2021 •

March 2021

Popping on here to share about the Barnraisers Project

So what is The Barnraisers Project? It is a project started by organizer Garrett Bucks: The Barnraisers Project coaches and trains white people to…

Mar 21, 2021 •

January 2021

Coronavirus Vignette: How it Began (for us)

How weird it is to look back in my Instagram feed and see a very distinct divide between “before coronavirus” and “after coronavirus.” I had no way of…

Jan 23, 2021 •

November 2020

Welcome. My name is Stephanie. I’m mom to two, mostly grown, always homeschooled, kids. Former coach in Brave Writer’s Brave Learner Home. Lover of YA…

Nov 1, 2020 •

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