Too often in life we don’t take the time or the opportunity to be proud … to stop … to savour … to celebrate … In March 2020, I published my first book titled Our Life Well Lived: A Compilation. It’s available for purchase on amazon.ca. This is kind of a big deal … like… Continue reading Celebrate
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Our Circle of Control
A week or so ago, I sat down with a blank piece of paper. I drew a large circle in the middle, then wrote the words “My Circle of Control” along three top edge. This was something I knew I had to take a few minutes to sit down and work on … My recent… Continue reading Our Circle of Control
I Love Doing Life With You
I love doing life with you … The words popped into my head a couple of days ago … a “regular” Saturday (whatever that means) … a day to catch up on a few extra household chores and some yard work … a day with no work or school commitments … a slower start for… Continue reading I Love Doing Life With You
The Importance of Why
Maintaining the house … the yard … and their contents … has been a battle for me since … forever … over the years, “home” has been associated with “work” … Again and again, feelings of complete overwhelm would strike as I looked around to see a mess (or not even a mess … just… Continue reading The Importance of Why
I’m Not Ready
It’s been 70 days since schools announced their closure ... the day I panicked a little knowing that life as I knew it … was OVER … I’ve heard myself describe that day many times as “a shedding” of an old life … a “molting” of sorts … Now, it’s been 70 days of doing… Continue reading I’m Not Ready
What Do You Want the Story to Be?
So here we are, in the middle of a pandemic … it’s been 56 days since the schools in Saskatchewan closed … that’s eight weeks of social-distancing … 56 days (or more) without seeing extended family … eight weeks without seeing any friends … 56 days of homeschooling … eight weeks at home … 56… Continue reading What Do You Want the Story to Be?
This Isn’t Normal
When “mandatory homeschooling” started for everyone back in March of this year, I felt excited at the prospect of people experiencing homeschooling for the first time. And I secretly hoped that my dream of building a tribe of alternate educators / families would come to fruition! Homeschooling can be a lonely experience sometimes, so I… Continue reading This Isn’t Normal
Enough
I have a confession to make … I haven’t been doing all of those things that I wrote about in my last post (“Even Though”) back on April 12th … I haven’t been creating, I haven’t been reading, I haven’t been spending a whole lot of time with my kids (even though they’re in my… Continue reading Enough
Even Though
At the beginning of all “this” (i.e. a worldwide pandemic), I took a moment to start writing down what I would want for my family during this time … as I started drafting my list (28 days ago), I realized that I had already written this list … years ago, actually. Here’s what I wrote… Continue reading Even Though
Homeschooling Tips
After seeing a few “rough homeschooling day” posts last night on social media, I felt called to compile a small list of my best homeschooling advice. I have been homeschooling my oldest daughter for 513 days now. She’s nine. I have also been supporting distance learning (a.k.a. homeschool) families now for 457 days. This is… Continue reading Homeschooling Tips
