Hi!

I'm Alison, a homeschooling mom, lifestyle blogger, yoga instructor, and Long Beach native sharing our family's adventures in Southern California.

This blog has grown right alongside me over the years. What started as a place to share my adventures in fitness, food, and travel has evolved into a space where I document our family's everyday moments from homeschooling and motherhood to family-friendly adventures, local Southern California guides, travel inspiration, and the little things that make this season of life so special.

Whether you're looking for homeschool encouragement, pregnancy and motherhood tips, the best parks and family activities, or ideas for your next getaway, I hope you find something here that inspires you and makes life just a little easier.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm so happy you're here!

Feel free to say hello or shoot me a note any time — I love connecting with fellow moms, homeschoolers, and adventure seekers :)

Weekly Wins | 08.2025

Weekly Wins | 08.2025

Almost forgot to post this week so keeping it short and sweet here - we bought a quarter cow at Christmastime and it finally arrived. That’s roughly 100 lbs of beef in various cuts AKA a lot of meat to store, so I grabbed some plastic storage bins to organize the freezer (stew meat, grilling cuts, bone-in, etc) and already appreciate having them as we’ve started cooking up a few beef meals. You can find the full Quarter Cow blog post here.

I snoozed a bit over the weekend but have otherwise been sticking with my 5AM routine and even snuck into the sauna a few times. I’ve gotten some questions about our sauna and cold plunge set up too so I’ll be putting together another blog post on our “wellness side yard” soon!

Here are a few favorite videos and podcasts of the past week:

Weekly Wins | 09.2025

Weekly Wins | 09.2025

Buying a Quarter Cow

Buying a Quarter Cow

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