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7 take-away lessons from SavvyBlogging
Going into this conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew Savvy Blogging Summit was for “serious” bloggers, many of whom make a living from blogging. Most are deal bloggers, which isn’t my niche at all. Other than the social aspect, I didn’t know how much I’d really get out of it — so…
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Socializing at the SBSummit!
Savvy Socializing! Most days, I’m a homebody. But sometimes I’m motivated to break out of that — and the Savvy Blogging conference was one of those times! Tricia agreed to be my roomie, and Kris drove down from her end of the world to meet and carpool the rest of the way with us. A…
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Homeschool: unstructured and interest-led?
Our home education style is becoming less structured. I’ve been reading and thinking about how learning happens best, and what sort of things are most important to learn. I’m moving more and more towards learning that is less structured and more interest led. I’m not doing anything drastic like throwing out our curriculum, but we’re…
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Nature Study on Tybee Island
I often say that we don’t do as much nature study as I’d like, but what I’ve come to realize is that, although we don’t always have pretty nature journal pages to show for it, and I don’t always take my camera along to document it all, our lives have gradually become more nature-focused. I…
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Packing our OCC Shoeboxes!
This year, we decided to prepare one Operation Christmas Child shoebox for each age and gender. There are three age groups: 2-4 years; 5-9 years; and 10-14 years. That means we’re packing six shoeboxes! How we pack our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes: In the past we’ve bought small plastic shoeboxes, but I’ve learned this year…
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I love that about her {Kathryn is 12}
As of today, I’ve been a mama for twelve years. Kathryn is my youngest child, but she’s my first, and the only one who literally grew beneath my heart. I love that about her. My love for Kathryn, our relationship, is what made me want to expand our family. She is a very large reason…