Embracing Discomfort
Yea, I don’t really like discomfort.
My knee jerk reaction to any discomfort, pain, or uncertainty is to run the opposite direction.
Master the Magical 15 Minutes
Do you need:
- A boost for your creative practice and confidence?
- A spark for your creativity?
- A tip for beginning to learn something new?
- A trick for getting unstuck?
- A method to postpone procrastination?
- A tool to help your kids with learning something difficult?
- A self-administered kick in the pants to just get on with a dreaded task?
Just last week Suzi Colpa and I were discussing these ideas with a group of women who attended our Tea and Tales event.
Building a Park, Building Community, Building Skills for Lifelong Learning
Most times you can’t see into the future. You don’t aways know which choices you make and actions you take will “pay off.” In my experience, there are a few that are absolutely sure bets, no regrets choices. And they are volunteering with friends, neighbors, and other community members to create spaces to welcome everyone … Read more
Seasons of a Self-directed Learning Journey
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven….
This photo from 4 years ago turned up in my Facebook timeline this morning.
Learning to play ukulele, playing and singing with other people, has been a challenging and rewarding self-directed learning project for me. And there have been seasons – when I first started I was excitedly practicing every day and meeting with my mostly homeschool mom friends weekly with our matching blue dolphin ukes. We went to Uke Festivals and workshops. I was so excited I wrote a song and created a photo series I call Dr. Uke says…to show what songs I was working on and how I was feeling.
The group evolved.
I started working on other projects and my mom’s illness progressed.
The season and my learning journey shifted.
Book Review: Slow Homeschooling by Milva MacDonald
Slow Homeschooling:Essays About Mindful Homeschooling
This is a small but mighty book. Just 64 pages, it contains a powerful collection of 23 essays that touch upon a range of issues that parents grapple with as they explore the decision about homeschooling, and more issues that arise once they start on their homeschooling journey.
Take a look at the table of contents:
Book Review:UnSchoolers by Sophia Sayigh and Milva MacDonald
Did you ever wonder, what do unschoolers really do all day?
Now there’s a novel to give you a glimpse into the complex and wonderful world of unschooling.
I was excited when on of the authors of UnSchoolers reached out to me and asked if I would consider reviewing UnSchoolers.
The first thing I wanted to know was, who are the authors?
Two moms who unschooled their kids.