Just Vicky G

I took off my Apple Watch in January. I loved wearing it and had been for at least two years, maybe more. One night, as I sat on my bed taking it off before bed, I noticed myself doing something I had never paid attention to before. It stopped me in my tracks. I took the watch off that night—and I haven't worn it once since. I love information. I love learning. Information makes me feel like I can make wise, informed decisions instead of guessing. But lately I've been learnin

The other day I saw a post on Instagram asking for advice as a first-time homeschooler. I got really excited seeing the question, and before I even thought about it, I started typing out a list of things I wish I had known before starting homeschooling almost 10 years ago. The advice seemed to resonate with so many people, with others adding their own thoughts and encouragement, and it made me realize this probably needed a more permanent place than the comment section of an

I’ve heard something said a few times now that I can’t get out of my head: You can live life like a stopwatch, or you can live it like a timer. One is rushed, always counting, always aware of how much time is passing. The other allows space—time set aside, time to be present, time to just be. And I can’t stop thinking about it because, for most of my adult life, I’ve lived like a stopwatch. And I can’t help but wonder what I might have missed because of it. I became a mom at