Monthly Archives Apr 2012
This Past School Year's Curriculum
April 30, 2012
I'm at Simple Homeschool today talking the curriculum we used this past year during our big year of transition from interest-led elementary into the middle school years. This was just one of many transitions for our family this past year.
A Song from the Suds
April 29, 2012
As a writer, mother, cook, lover, homemaker, reader, adventurer, photographer, and everything else I do and am, I sometimes feel myself torn between three worlds. The world of my head. The world of my heart. The world of my hands. I love to read. To turn my mind to higher ...
Babies, Birth Stories & Books (a link to Laurent's birth story)
April 28, 2012
If I had been blogging when my children were babies, over a decade ago, FIMBY would be a blog about birth and midwifery care, diapers and physical exhaustion. It would be about my life with littles. I'd probably talk a bit about all the work I went through changing our ...
An Iterative Process & Spring Breakthroughs
April 25, 2012
Damien and I move forward in our life goals through an iterative process. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it's geek speak for the cyclical process of refining an idea, with each refinement (or repetition) getting you closer to the desired goal. What this means practically is that ...
More Spring Science (& Writing)
April 23, 2012
The kids are keen about a topic and naturally have something they want to share. We sit down together over several days (or just one short session) to get out the thoughts, edit and then publish. Most times "publishing" is simply me handwriting or typing what they want to say.
Spring is For Science
April 21, 2012
It's amazing the difference one month makes this time of year. Spring's arrival on the calendar last month was still very much winter. But in one month the longer and warmer days have worked their magic. And now, mid April, it's truly spring.
When You Feel Inadequate
April 20, 2012
Ever have one of those days, or weeks or months when you feel woefully inadequate as a homeschooler or mother? Yeah, me too.
Thank You (Sale Ending Soon)
April 19, 2012
I just want to pop in briefly to say that the Simplify Your Family Life e-book sale ends in sixteen hours (or so). And one more thing. Thank you. Brienne's watercolor is my thank you card. I fear becoming one of those bloggers with sappy "it wouldn't be the same ...
Writing a Mission Statement ~ Questions & Themes
April 18, 2012
When I wrote my own mission statement I looked to my past to see if I could find themes, threads of continuity that connected my past to my present. I figured these would also carry me into the future because if I still did these things, they are probably a ...
Simplify Your Family Life E-book Sale
April 16, 2012
I really pleased this morning to tell you about a collaborative project I was asked to participate in. Mandi Ehman from Life Your Way and Corey Allan at Simple Marriage have put together an e-book package. This package is chock full (seriously packed) with e-books on family living. Everything from ...
Spring Comes, Slowly
April 14, 2012
Spring comes late here. Some days it seems excruciatingly late. I miss flowers and green but there is the promise of new life. Soon. I've been focusing lately on appreciating right here and now. It's a discipline. Some days I'm good at doing it, some days I'm not. I need ...
Craft Storage in a Small Space
April 12, 2012
Today I have a video to share with you. Taking you "behind the scenes" to show you how we store craft supplies in our small chalet.
Writing a Personal Mission Statement ~ A Roadmap for the Journey
April 11, 2012
What I wanted to define was a roadmap for me - an established homemaker, mother and wife. A woman who loves her family and has chosen a first career in serving them but is now ready to branch out, to bloom in other areas. A woman who is ready to ...
Artist For Hire
April 9, 2012
You know proud mama's - they love to share the amazing things their children are up to. I'm certainly no different. A few months ago Laurent was given a commission by one of our blogging friends Brian Green. Laurent was thrilled with the project and I was so proud of ...
Spring (& Summer!) Reads & Inspiration
April 7, 2012
(Fourth and last post in my Spring Book series. Previous post is Sew a Sweater for Your E-Reader, with links to the other posts in the series also.) Last season's book list went pretty well. This time around I've decided to limit the list to my personal reading, podcast and ...
Hello April, Please Be Kind
April 4, 2012
I have debated for days whether I should write this post. Every time I sit down to write I have at least ten ideas on the go vying for my attention. So if I take the time to write about how difficult the month of March was those other ideas ...
Outdoor Parents Outdoor Kids ~ A Book Review
April 2, 2012
Moving right along with our Spring Book series (let's just call it a series for fun) I've got a book review just in time to help you get outdoors more this spring and summer (and hopefully all year round) with your family. Last summer when Damien and I went to ...
