Monthly Archives Jan 2013
A Winter Schedule for Life & Learning
January 31, 2013
I love the direction and discipline a schedule provides to actually implement ideas - homeschooling, earning an income, healthy eating, exercise, outdoors, reading, play, projects, etc. They all have a place in our days and on the schedule.
Kids in the Kitchen ~ What's working this season in our home
January 30, 2013
Kitchen work is key part of my homemaking job. I suspect it is for you also because we all have to eat. But I don't spend nearly the amount of time I used to in the kitchen. Spending lots of time in the kitchen when I had young children was ...
Take me to Your Dungeon Master
January 28, 2013
In the scholar phase (and this is very brief) young adults take ownership for their study, under the direction of mentors. There is accountability for the student's learning and progress. But the study is still guided by the learner's interests and needs. It's their education.
Your values are more important than your schedule
January 25, 2013
Schedules are built on values, and when your schedule fails you, your values still remain intact and provide solid footing.
Salads Even in Winter (perhaps, especially in winter)
January 23, 2013
Last year I wrote an ebook about eating meal sized salads. I published that ebook at the height of summer. Definitely salad season. In my salad e-book I share how our family has been eating salads for lunch for quite some time, at first sporadically and then more regularly. A ...
When Wholehearted Blogging is Difficult
January 21, 2013
I have a whole string of posts lined up for this week. Written, ready to be published. Last week that felt so professional, now it just feels phoney. Blogging with my whole heart is a tricky business. I made a commitment sometime in the past two years (I looked for ...
What's blue and green and white all over?
January 20, 2013
These are snow photos from this month, taken at our home and in the mountains on a ski day last weekend. Our Christmas tree, decorations removed, now gracing our deck and used as another perch for the birds that visit the feeder.
Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True
January 17, 2013
We had a dream to ski with our kids but we weren't sure how how our resources of time, money, and location could be stretched and finagled to make this a reality.
Wanna be a work-at-home mom? (and finding our way as moms and women)
January 15, 2013
I think it's official that I'm now a work at home mom. Saying this feels strange to me. Because I've always worked at home. But now my work earns our family money and there are dedicated times in our schedule when I do this work (in which I have to ...
Doll Making ~ Your Questions Answered
January 14, 2013
Céline and I have collaborated to answer your doll making questions from this post. I'm going to start off by saying I never taught Céline how to make dolls. I am not a doll maker. Years ago, I taught Céline how to sew basic stitches (her skill in that department ...
I'm not your type (more than you ever wanted to know about my personality)
January 8, 2013
Personality typing never mattered all that much to me until recent years. Now, understanding why I work the way I do - self knowledge - has become quite important to me. I'll get into explaining why I think that is but first I want to explain where this all started. ...
Mothering eBooks for your New Year
January 7, 2013
I have to be perfectly honest with you. (I hope you expect nothing less from me.) I'm getting a little tired of ebook bundle sales. Not tired of them from an ebook writer perspective. They are great for me business-wise. The part I don't like is writing sales pitches and ...
Mom's Shawl (I'm a slow knitter but a fast reader)
January 6, 2013
Those of you who have been around for awhile may remember that my mom and I started a knitting project together when our family lived with my parents last summer. I teased my mom at the time that it would take a couple years for us to finish this project. ...
The Kids' Christmas Handmades (and bring on your doll making questions)
January 2, 2013
I didn't make any handmade gifts this year. I gave other people's handmades. Handmade gifting does not have to mean DIY. Isn't that lovely? But for my kids it's all about handmade and DIY. Crafting is what they do. Here's a few photos of the gifts they gave each other ...
My New Year is the end of Christmas Week (and now it's time to clean the house)
January 1, 2013
I often find my writing a little awkward, out of place even, this time of year in the blogosphere. This year doesn't seem to be much of an exception. I have no looking back post to share. No collection of 2012's top posts, a play by play of what we ...
