Making Home
Growing Independence (for all of us)
May 31, 2013
How is it that my family can survive without me? Oh right, I've taught them some living and learning skills so that they can, not just survive, but thrive, in my absence.
Where They Want To Be (or, you don't need a school-room to homeschool)
May 6, 2013
You don't need a special space to create the "right environment" for creativity or learning. What you need is "right relationship".
I am Woman ~ Hear me Chop
April 18, 2013
I've warned you all that spring arrives late where I live, which is a more pleasant way of saying the winters are long. This winter has seemed especially so.
Why can't learning look like this?
February 27, 2013
One of the arguments against interest-led learning is that it's not practical. Learning what interests you doesn't prepare you for real life. Huh? This one always stumps me. I'm a real person living in the real world. This is how I learn. Why does it have to look different for my children?
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 ...
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.
