Because read alouds are no longer read by only me! We’re all avid readers and enjoy reading, and being read aloud, to! So between errands: hair cuts, groceries, library runs, parks, and all the fun, we find ourselves in the car sometimes more than I’d like. For those days, we do what we call a bit of CarSchooling. What is CarSchooling? It’s learning on the … Continue reading Read Alouds: Car Schooling
Late again. I can’t believe it; well, maybe I can. Leaving 5 minutes earlier really means only leaving 5 minutes late. Really. Unless I plan to arrive a half hour early, I usually end up arriving a half hour late. Sounds weird, but if I’m not planning ahead, I’ll, for sure, be late. But to arrive without flowers? That’s unacceptable. Since I didn’t plan ahead, … Continue reading Really.
Recursion – How Our {Eclectic Unschooly} Homeschool Works! I’ve been rearranging our office/homeschool spaces/living room/dining room for 2018. Yes. Still working on it, but I’m getting so close to being finished! My son, the Bibliophile, drew this many years ago and it’s held a hallowed place on the cork board ever since. Recursion occurs when a thing is defined in terms of itself or of … Continue reading How our {Eclectic Unschooly} Homeschool Works
Photo by Cathal Mac an Bheatha Thank you for joining our awesome writing community who challenges themselves weekly as we weave together our 100 words! What 100 words would you give this image? Interested in joining us? Check out the guidelines below and ping back to be included in the Writing Wind-up! A special thanks to Fandango for alerting me to my mistype of “Week” … Continue reading 100 Word Wednesday: Week 63
{I am in no way affiliated with Rover.com – but wanted to pass along my new found tip and $20 coupon to you!} Gearing up for some epic summer fun, we know that boarding our dogs in our vet’s kennels isn’t necessarily great for extended stays. Our dogs thrive with the company of humans, and each other, though having space to get out and about … Continue reading Love your pets, but can’t take them on your travels? Here’s an option: Rover.com
As I wrote about in The Year of Freedom, my cancer diagnosis, surgeries, and recovery changed my life in many ways. While the last few years I’m grateful to have had No Evidence of Disease {NED}, recovering has been a process. Gratitude Journal – the gift of love 💖 I posted this image on my Instagram account of the Gratitude Journal I made for Dale … Continue reading Gratitude is an Attitude!
Freedom My husband and I have been focusing our intentions by choosing a ‘Word of the Year’ for many years now. I’ve blogged about the Year of Less (2015), Year of Quality (2016), and Year of Clean (2017). As I’ve noted, when we consider all the seemingly little decisions we make in a year, it helps to tie those decisions back to our bigger goals. … Continue reading Freedom: 2018 Word of the Year
Join us for our weekly 100 word writing challenge for 100 Word Wednesdays on Bikurgurl.com! Continue reading 100 Week Wednesday: Week 62
I’ve always loved this poem; it reminds me of my grandmother. Though my grandmother passed away, though not necessarily lyrical, the sentiment is one of living in the moment. ~~~~~~~~~~ “Sometimes you get discouraged Because I am so small And always leave my fingerprints – On furniture and walls. But every day I’m growing I’ll be grown someday And all those tiny handprints Will surely … Continue reading Handprints
{Affiliate links in text – thanks for supporting my blog!} In my creative backpack: {Image taken & edited with my iPhone S in the basic Instagram Application} Day 10: Noveling Music Music moves me and depending on my mood, I listen to jazz, rock, or punk. Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of Celtic and Irish-inspired music — both in my workouts and my working … Continue reading #InstaWrimo Day 10: What’s in Your Creative Backpack?
