Make time
True story. It turns out, sometimes, it takes time to make time.
Topic
life design
A collection of 10 issues
Start. Go with the flow. Stop.
My 9-year-old picked up Duolingo last year and got into the flow of it.
The streaks appealed to her. She started doing daily lessons. And it was great to see her motivation to learn grow. Over time she also picked up some other languages too.
She got to a 328
Today. And then tomorrow.
True story.
🍌 Ms Banana and 🌈 Mr Rainbow
This is 🍌 Ms Banana who keeps me company as my girls contently play in the distance. I get Ms Banana to pose looking away, because neurodiversity means eye contact is not a strength of mine. 😉
I lean on her as I write this on my phone. In this moment she’
Strength is...
A nod to those who are working towards their dreams
The blesses and stresses
Losing my way through life and anxiety
The art of satisfying everyone's needs
This is where I often walk in circles with an audiobook while my kids play.
Kids: in their happy place
Me: my heart, body and mind are at peace
What I do varies. Sometimes I'll sit and read. I also like to bring a jump rope if it&
Making choices is a skill to be learned
Making life choices is a skill to be learned. It sounds incredibly simplistic. Almost like there shouldn't even be a reason for me to write about this. Yet here I am.
Parents often believe they're providing this freedom to their children, yet when you step back
Designing life around the kids
Modern day world means we are pressured to design a life around work. I've spent the past 15 years working towards the opposite—designing my life around my family's needs.
I can't see any other way now. This is the way, or at least,
Sometimes it's the little "insignificant" things
When I talk to others about unschooling I feel they miss the point of how the insignificant little are actually the big things.
It's pretty exciting not to have to do all those little things anymore. And people (probably) see them as "insignificant" because they either
