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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 ...
