I love the feeling inside me that wells up when I find something that I just adore. It makes me so happy to think about or be with that thing. Is that a little twisted? I have an inkling that that feeling should be reserved for people, but most people don't make me feel as … Continue reading Things I’m loving right now
Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling
When you are struggling in your homeschooling or life in general, it might help to ask yourself two big questions. What is the real challenge here for you? In Micheal Bungay Stanier's book The Coaching Habit (affiliate), he has some great questions that he designed to improve your management and leadership skills, but they are also great … Continue reading Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling
Quirky Ways to Celebrate March
Tired of St. Patrick's Day, wearing green, and eating corned beef and cabbage? Read on to find some more unusual ways to celebrate in March. (some of these links are affiliate links - please see my disclosure on the sidebar) Read Charlotte's Web March 1st is National Pig Day! You can read Charlotte's Web, watch … Continue reading Quirky Ways to Celebrate March
Easy March Crafts
I probably sound like a broken record, but "I can't believe it's almost March!" The weather here is telling me that it's true - 60 degrees one day, 50 mile per hour winds and flurries the next. Our March usually comes in like a lion and out like a lion, LOL. Keeping with my theme … Continue reading Easy March Crafts
Six Things I Love About Being a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler
We all think about the downsides to being highly sensitive and homeschooling, mainly because they are in our face every day. (Do I mean the downsides? Or the kids? Hmmmmmm...) Let's not forget there are plenty of upsides to being an HSP and homeschooling. Here are my top six, I would love to hear … Continue reading Six Things I Love About Being a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler
How to Create Activities for Any Book
We love books, and we love learning through books here. Picture books, chapter books, encyclopedias, anthogies, whatever! But being the perfectionist that I am, I'm often less than enthused by curricula that's designed to tell me what I should be doing with each book we read. It just always seems thin, and sort of forced. … Continue reading How to Create Activities for Any Book
Am I gifted?
This might not be something you normally ask yourself: Am I gifted? If you are here reading this blog as a highly sensitive person, it should be. A high percentage of gifted people are highly sensitive. There are many, and debated, definitions of giftedness, but the one that I like the best is from The … Continue reading Am I gifted?
Quirky Ways to Celebrate February
I for one vote to change the spelling to something more natural. FebUary. If you'd like to get off the beaten path of groundhog puppets and paper valentines, here are a few unusual ways to celebrate in February. (Some of these links are affiliate links. Please see my disclosure on the sidebar.) Clean House … Continue reading Quirky Ways to Celebrate February
Easy February Crafts
Crafts need to be super easy to get done here. Too many pieces, too much mess, too much clean up -- it leads me to say, "Hmmmm, tomorrow." Then tomorrow never comes. Call me a craft snob, but I also don't like things that I will most likely just throw away in a week because it's … Continue reading Easy February Crafts
5 Things My Daughter Taught Me About Homeschooling with Dyslexia
This week is the last week I'm Homeschool-Teacher-Mom to my daughter. Next week she starts her semester at the community college for her last two classes of homeschooling...ever. This girl of mine, what can I say? I knew when I was pregnant with her that she would be special. I wasn't sure exactly how that would … Continue reading 5 Things My Daughter Taught Me About Homeschooling with Dyslexia