Monthly Archives Dec 2013
And may all your Christmases be white
December 26, 2013
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow...
Kid's Outdoor Gear Guide: Clothing Edition
December 23, 2013
Dressing kids for the outdoors is all about using the right layers of clothing. There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong gear.
Kids Outdoors (is coming) & Backcountry Skiing (a brief intro)
December 21, 2013
I've been working all week on answering your questions about kid's gear. Oh, I've been skiing too.
A Thru-Hike Update
December 17, 2013
It's time for a little update of what's been going on behind-the-scenes, on the blogs, and in our lives as we prepare for this adventure.
We're Goin' to the Country
December 15, 2013
In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.
Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews
December 12, 2013
These are the stories of wives, mothers, and homemakers. Thirties-somethings and middle-aged women who have known adventures beyond the wanderings of the youth and have not let their attachment to home and hearth, nor their doubts about their physical abilities, stop their adventures and outdoor pursuits.
Who is my Greek Goddess?
December 11, 2013
My identity as an outdoors-loving woman and wife to an adventurous man has been, at times, "in conflict" with my identity as a happy homemaker.
A Christmas Interlude
December 9, 2013
I've felt a little "Christmas writing bereft" on the blog so I thought a holiday update was in order.
Developing Self-Discipline
December 6, 2013
Children can learn to apply themselves to difficult tasks, and become self-disciplined adults by investing large amounts of time, energy, and effort in designing their own studies and self-directing their learning.
Drudgery & Discipline
December 5, 2013
I don't have a problem with academics. But I question compulsory academics in a society where the success of its citizens, the longevity of the society itself, rests not on people having an acquired knowledge base or following a set path, but rests instead on people being empowered with a skill set of creative thinking, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
Training in the Early Years ~ A Foundation for Self-Discipline
December 4, 2013
I'm a big believer in boundaries and unconditional love, and then total freedom in the loving relationship of those boundaries.
My mothering is good enough
December 3, 2013
Ultimately though, my freedom in mothering comes not from offering my kids unconditional love or setting the right boundaries. It doesn't come from knowing I'm good enough.
On the first of December
December 1, 2013
I've been thinking the best part of being busy is when you're not.
