I am so hyper-focused, on one thing at a time. I get obsessed about my health, or knitting, or the state of my house, or parenting, and to hell with all the rest.
I made my first turkey last night. Which means I am now a grown up. I need to start trying [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Tying it all together
Posted in unschooling on November 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Ah, the effing holidays.
Posted in knitting on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I am not going to do it this year. I don’t have the money to go out and overdo the gift purchasing. I am also NOT going to stress myself out deciding to make all my presents and then flaking out until December 21st.
I’ve been busily adding things to my Ravelry queue. [...]
Video post
Posted in unschooling on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now, you’ll have to bear with me. I’ve never done a video post before. But I’ve been cruising YouTube today (man, I’m behind the times) and find these videos to be endearing and spot on.
Ron Paul on Homeschooling
I’m not sure how I feel about Ron Paul as a presidential candidate as I honestly [...]
Thanksgiving fuzzies
Posted in unschooling on November 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When Rowan got up yesterday (still all bleary eyed) I asked her what she was thankful for. I thought I might get an interesting answer out of the sleepy fog.
“I’m thankful for Thanksgiving,” she said.
Well put, adorable mastermind.
We had a fabulous Thanksgiving. I’m thankful that I have such an interesting, kooky, and fun-to-be-with [...]
Etsy fuzzies
Posted in knitting on November 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Below is my new banner for my Etsy shop. It’s totally not fancy or anything but…
…I sold my first item! It was the fox. All that’s on there now are the two monsters. Now I shall have some feedback. It inspires me to start making more for the shop– I [...]
The Socialization Epidemic
Posted in unschooling on November 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Called the “s” question among homeschoolers, “What about social skills?” is a question that comes up over and over. I asked it myself, with a straight face and everything.
I’ve come to the conclusion that others say it much better than me. So, I give you some quotes on socialization that I have [...]
Explaining what I’ve learned thus far… Part II
Posted in unschooling on November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Part of unschooling is definitely letting go of notions about what kind of learning is “important.” I’ve read a lot on the topic of video games and TV lately, and how they not only do not rot your brain, but they are also learning tools. Very effective ones, even. Some kids are [...]
It totally WAS a Superhero Day.
Posted in unschooling on November 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
At the end of my very cool day, I found that Colleen passed along the Wonder Woman award to me. Hooray! Don’t I feel like a superhero now! Thanks Colleen! Your blog is quite the fascinating read and I appreciate you passing the torch to me. I’ll be sure to [...]
Explaining what I’ve learned thus far
Posted in unschooling on November 7, 2007 | 5 Comments »
“This unschooling thing is just too unstructured for my comfort level.” Rowan’s father said something to this effect tonight.
I said this same thing about a month ago. Maybe it was the local unschooling group I found on Yahoo Groups that really sparked my interest, but I joined a few other unschooling discussion groups. [...]
Zen and the Art of Mothering
Posted in unschooling on November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been really into The Dhammapada for a long time– especially the translation by Thomas Byrom. It’s so beautiful in its simplicity, and it stirs something deep within. But sometimes I feel that the Buddha is speaking for the sage, or other men, but not women, and especially not mothers. Passages like [...]
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