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Naysayers & Negativity ~ At Outsideways
October 3, 2012
In my coaching and comments from readers I've noticed a theme that comes up often. How do you deal with people who naysay your decision to homeschool, eat vegan, to home birth, etc. I've thought about this a lot because we've dealt with it in our own lives. Today on ...
Digital Organizing ~ Ideas & To-Do's
October 2, 2012
I've been mentioning on the blog how I'm going more digital in my organizing and home management. I haven't written any dedicated posts because I'm a relative newbie at digital organization and I wasn't sure how much interest there was from readers for something like that. Well, apparently, there's quite ...
Wood Work
October 1, 2012
That was a great weekend. A busy, working weekend but the most enjoyable kind of work there is. Work done with friends. Work with a very tangible reward, heat for our homes this winter. Work that engages our body and gives the kids a chance to operate power tools. Work ...
The View Around Here ~ In the woods
September 28, 2012
It's wood weekend. We're renting a splitter with our friend/landlord and splitting a bunch of wood. We're sharing the work and we're sharing the wood to heat our homes this winter. We live in "woodsville" you could say. Our house is surrounded by woods. And stashed here and there and ...
Kids in the Kitchen
September 28, 2012
As much as I value kitchen work and feeding my family, I realized that if I was going to work towards some of my other goals I needed to spend less time in the kitchen.
Online Teaching ~ Some recommends from my own life
September 27, 2012
I'm in a season of learning. As homeschoolers we place a high value on lifelong learning. In fact, it's one of our family's core values. Not only do Damien and I make time for our own learning because we want to grow, but we do this to model for our ...
The Green Living Update ~ closing the chapter
September 26, 2012
I’m here to spill the beans on what I still do and don’t still do in terms of homemade soap, garbage, recycling and compost (yes, I’ve written about all of these at FIMBY), gardening and homesteading type activities and other DIY and "sustainable" living practices.
