Jen Inchiostro

the daily life of a nerdy mom

  • Keira’s 19th Birthday!

    Keira’s 19th Birthday!

    We started the day with wrapping presents and waiting for Keira to wake up- After breakfast, our first stop was a vintage store in Ferndale- Vogue Vintage After the vintage shopping, we went to Whistle Stop Hobby Shop… Finally, we had a feast at home- because Keira was recently diagnosed with a severe Mold allergy,…

  • Running International Errands

    Running International Errands

    One of the very lovely (and sometimes frustrating) things about having traveled so much and lived so many places- we got familiar with foods that are hard to find. Keira, especially, as she was older when we lived in California and travelled in the RV. But what Olive and Cedric may not have been as…

  • Thoughts on toxic cycles…triggered by adventures in babysitting.

    Thoughts on toxic cycles…triggered by adventures in babysitting.

    Ive always been of the mindset, that older children shouldn’t be required to caretake younger children. That having more children is the parent’s decision and that it shouldn’t take away the older kids childhoods. When I had Juniper- I realized that I was maybe pretty mistaken and influenced by my own experiences. These children wouldn’t…

  • Library Bag Sale!

    Library Bag Sale!

    What can wake us all up at 8am on a Saturday? CHEAP BOOKS! This was lighter sale, we *only* got two bags- but we DID score. So many books that are on our lists! AND on the way out, I spotted this book… I wasn’t familiar with the title, but I always stop to checkout…

  • Zooming from the Garden

    Zooming from the Garden

    I had a Sunday school zoom meeting, but the day was amazing and Juniper wanted to plant some cilantro and cinnamon basil. In her fairy wings, of course. Jared was cooking chicken in the smoker and the backyard was too inviting to go inside. I took the call on the patio- and Juniper busied herself…

  • Am I a Witch? Oh… so glad you asked.

    Am I a Witch? Oh… so glad you asked.

    While at the library, Cedric and I had time to look around long enough to get bored. Not truly bored, but this library location is a little smaller and we are here often enough. So we started looking for funny titles or weird covers to make each other laugh and we found this gem Im…