Kayche Hood

Creative thinking about self-care, authentic relationships, and non-traditional families for a more peaceful and just world.

[Kayche Hood @quantumpeeper]

We had the first full meeting with our teacher for the homeschool experiment we are undertaking. Using the curriculum resources from Blossom and Root as our guide, the kids will focus on nature and arts as they go… https://t.co/SYJvZfIbpl

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She read a chapter, then I read a chapter, then she did, then me. I close my eyes as she reads and I cry a little with joy. This is what I always wanted. I hope it’s what I remember as some of the best moments of my… https://t.co/J2YcHaQx7u

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She spilled the Mod Podge on the floor. Again. She started to cry thinking I was going to yell. I imagined trying to clean up the goo while it was wet. Fourteen thousand eleventy trillion paper towels. I said—wait,… https://t.co/ayfOfkjy1n

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With stress and female changes and old issues coming up again, I’m turning my focus back to my heart health. This healing vinegar is inspired by Susun Weed. I’m calling it Braveheart Vinegar: dandelion, garlic, sage,… https://t.co/2JChzJs8DO

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The kids are old enough to ask questions, make connections, and hold real conversations. We just ate brunch and talked through historic methods of food preservation>family history of German Immigrants who were hog… https://t.co/Rx7wD9xvZS

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Holy fuck balls! We made it out of April. New Quantum Peeper podcast! Link in bio. Even as mandates are lifting, I will be keeping my kids and myself distanced for the foreseeable future. Being alone has been very… https://t.co/DsBXxDSzll

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When the going gets tough, the tough get weird.

#lighteffects #discoathome #discotecas #discoteque @ Austin, Texas https://t.co/Hnz9q5l3R8

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I climb up and then it’s a really hard week, and I fall to the end of my rope again. Then, like pebbles in the moonlight marking the path through the forest, I find my touchstones, the things that have saved my… https://t.co/KIAnD3b4ml

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Last night, I was wracking my brain to figure what other resources I had available to not lose my shit while alone (mostly except for one great kid at a time.) I ordered the CBD treats online last night, and… https://t.co/RIvY6x6af4

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My daughter and I made a basket of Easter goodies for her to take to The Rose House, what we call the house where she lives with her dad, monkey mom, and brothers. We make heart shaped chocolates, cupcakes, a… https://t.co/adSMr9YxcT

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I apologized to the kids a couple times this weekend. We talked about stress and fear responses—fight, flight, or freeze. I’ve been frozen, I get caught up watching videos after they go to bed—cutting soap, factory… https://t.co/Rz6NGKggVf

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#quarantine #cabinfever #firstperson #deardiary #kenburns #gettingweird #cursive @ Austin, Texas https://t.co/ryjDqKwoOt

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So all of Europe is closed. Reading the accounts from Italy where doctors cry in the hallways because they have to choose who gets treatment and who will suffer, I don’t think Americans understand what’s coming.… https://t.co/W9mTUyCNIZ

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I had the honor of meeting Filomena (also known as St. Marta),) a loa in Dominican Voodoo Tradition. hausofhoodoo is a clear, thoughtful, powerful place. #hausofhoodoo #hoodoo #altar #altarsofinstagram @ New… https://t.co/GOvCqYmwHo

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Happy Valentine’s from NOLA! The ancestors blasted all obstacles and have brought P and I to Mardi Gras with memermomonday and her kute krewe. #mardigras2020 #nola #ancestorsspeak @ Lower Garden District, New Orleans https://t.co/8NM7bXia6m

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Lunch notes for the kindergartener and the 3rd grader. When we got home tonight, my daughter cried and vented about 50 slights and conflicts she endured today. Having had a massively grown up bitch slap of a day, I… https://t.co/tuCdJZ3czt

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I’ve been trying to explore Plaza Colombian Coffee for months! Roxanna was taming the children with card games, so I got to sneak out.This is my new favorite place. The latte is made with a special sweetened milk… https://t.co/5pi8x6DSYu

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Hand-made, custom Christmas Crackers made by sirprizepop here in Austin. We are so excited for the mysterious fun inside!

#christmas #austinchristmas #christmascrackers #christmascracker #christmascrackerjokes… https://t.co/l7ApPqX4fa

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She is STUBBORN JOY. I am CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. taracariaso @ Hollywood Lakes, Hollywood https://t.co/5qRsUX2nLA

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We out here.

Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. By hook and by crook, I’m here by my chosen family’s pool, writing all the things—the mind maps, the self fulfilling prophecies, all the lessons I’ve… https://t.co/8UbtjfywVR