Making Home
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.
My New Year is the end of Christmas Week (and now it's time to clean the house)
January 1, 2013
I often find my writing a little awkward, out of place even, this time of year in the blogosphere. This year doesn't seem to be much of an exception. I have no looking back post to share. No collection of 2012's top posts, a play by play of what we ...
