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Sorry it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve written here! When I joined the Hellobee team, I committed to writing at least twice a week. While sometimes it’s been like once a week, I do try to keep my posts regular, despite the fact that my health is anything but regular. But life threw a […]

Hello! My name is Mrs. Carrot and I am a recovering dieter, “watching my weight”-er, “eating healthy”-er, former weight watcher, calorie counter and lifelong fat girl who has finally, at the ripe young age of 38, embraced her identity and has stopped trying to fix herself. Before I go any further, let me say up […]

When we lived in New York and Charlie had just started first grade and Olive was in preschool, I had never heard of “unschooling.” While preparing for our move to the Philippines 3 1/2 years ago, Mr. Bee read several books on the philosophy, which was created all the way back in the 1970s, and […]

My brother shared his experience with my story over the last year. He’s a great writer and he’s also a pastor so his story is the same one as mine, but from a different perspective. He uses different words than I might but it’s all there, just looking at it from another angle. I also thought […]

School ends this Friday, and then summer vacation starts here in the Philippines because April and May are the hottest months of the year. We are headed to the US next month, and spending lots of time on the beach in El Nido too! Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this […]

Preschool! Oh my goodness how did that sneak up so fast? Suddenly we’re back in America and figuring out school acceptances, location, everything. It’s bizarre. I think in Thailand we were up for whatever especially if it was English-speaking or close by, it was pretty sweet and we were grateful. Jujube went to preschool right […]

I am not one of those people who thinks it is tacky to talk about money. So when Mrs. Bee suggested a week or month long spending and budget post, I thought it was a great idea. I tracked our spending during a typical week and also added in our monthly budget. I love seeing […]