In my last post, I promised a series. I’m not exactly going to break my word, but I am going to postpone it a bit. You see, my life is demanding more of me lately. I keep trying to finish Part 2 of Homeschooling on a Shoestring, but I keep getting stumped. Though the topic [...]
Tagged exercise, frugality, health, organization, productivityIt all starts out so innocently. A couple fall in love and decide to get married. Soon enough, they decide to have children. At first, the children are precious, delicate beings, content to nurse and sleep and laugh and cry. Even when they are crying, though, they are precious. At some point, say around [...]
Tagged organization, toysNow that the deer in the headlights sensation has worn off, we are trying to move forward with our lives. Life does not stop when the breadwinner is laid off. There are a million things that we don’t think of that need attention. It’s very overwhelming. In fact, it’s very tempting to just escape and [...]
Tagged family, finance, frugality, unemploymentI’ve been following the advice of David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done, for some time. I wouldn’t consider myself a GTD Blackbelt by any means, though. His system of increasing productivity is thorough at best. At its worst, it can be considered overkill. To follow his system by the book takes loads of time and [...]
Tagged organization, productivityI am almost used to having a boy in school. Almost. If you are homeschooling a special needs child and are thinking of sending your child to public school, I want to send you some words of encouragement. I have been homeschooling my 3 sons for 12 years, Birthday season is almost here, but right [...]
When Things Are Not Working, Change and Follow Through Our lives have recently changed dramatically. My 12 year old has just started public school. It was a fairly quick decision on the surface, but really, it had been on our minds for many months. T has not really been thriving in our home school environment. [...]
T woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. It was not even 10 am and he was growling at everyone. When I asked him to narrate his first reading, the tears came quickly. Normally, I would work with him on the material until he was able to give an acceptable narration. Often, [...]
I frequent a number of blogs, mostly in the categories of homeschooling, autism, housekeeping/organization, life hacks, and personal finance. Occasionally, a post crosses from area of interest to another. One blog I read regularly is The Simple Dollar. On it, Trent recently wrote a very good article on cultural literacy. Wikipedia defines Cultural Literacy as [...]
I know I haven’t posted in a long time. But, you know what? I am not going to apologize. Lately, life has just been more important. Nothing spectacular, just regular, everyday ole’ life. Life is more important than the internet. Just in case you missed that, LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INTERNET. However, the [...]
