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The Moody Mortal

Moody home inspiration, living authentically, & embracing your weird

Seven ways to beat the wintry blues

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As a kid, the holiday season was never long enough. I mean, it's hard not to fall under the spell of twinkling lights, comforting foods, and slow days that make you forget the existence of time. After the excitement of the holidays, it's easy to feel the sudden let-down of a season consumed by the dream that is joy, hope, generosity. Then, the tree comes down, the garland wrapped, the stockings tucked away. All the remnants of "the most wonderful time of the year" packed neatly (or, in my ... VIEW POST

Parenthood is messy as fuck…and I feel weird about it

Life is busy, as you know. For all I talk about the beauty of living a slow and intentional life, I sure feel like I'm living with my pants around my ankles, swinging haplessly by one arm around an out of control twirl-a-whirl while trying to apply liquid eye-liner. Chaos. Utter chaos, I tell you. The other night, Abbey burst into my bedroom around 11:45. We had settled/tucked-in the kids hours before. Though it took four attempts before the girls seemed ready to stay put for the night. She ... VIEW POST

Your soul deserves to be on fire

Recently, I scrolled upon a GIF that said, "Forget about being cool. I want to be so kind that it freaks people out." I thought, "SAME." Then, I thought about all the time I spent trying to be cool, imagining myself as the cool kid, pretending that I was someone else that was cool, practicing being cool in the mirror (damn, it was cringe), and in doing so, *not* being kind OR cool... It was a lot of time, to be honest, and I regret it. I massively regret it. All of that time led to ... VIEW POST

A day in the life: homeschool edition

How did we get here? Let's say ten-ish years ago, you told me I would be homeschooling five human children. Well, I would have spit my Mike's Hard Lemonade straight in your face (it's summertime and we're eating tacos on the porch, by the way. I politely hand you a towel to wipe your face because I'm nice like that.). Rewind to ten-ish (okay maybe 12)...(TWELVE?!?) years ago. I had one human child, was working as an elementary school counselor, and was, quite frankly, miserable. Do you ... VIEW POST

Take me to the Trees: Finding Peace in Nature

Part 1 They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder - present a piece of art to a crowd of a hundred people and you'll receive mixed reviews. We all have biases that impact how we react to the world - how we see beauty. Even so, I've found that nearly every soul I've known has (at one point) been awed by the beauty of nature. Take me to the trees, finding peace in nature - is a series dedicated to my moments captured outdoors and how they heal my soul. I hope this ongoing series will inspire ... VIEW POST

In the Trenches of Motherhood

Leaky Ceilings & All the Feelings "Mom!" "Mommy!" "Ma!" "Moooooom!" "Maamaaaaa!" "Muuuum!" I call it the "call of the wild" and it's a familiar sound around my home. It doesn't matter where I am, what day of the week it is, or what's going on at any given moment, odds are, someone needs me. Don't misunderstand me -- the neediness of my kids is something that is innately precious to me. But for the looooooove it can wear a person down, ya-know-what-I'm-sayin'? As a mom of five (I call ... VIEW POST