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A New F*cking Book Giveaway
Tell me I am not the only one with a pile of books next to the bed. I finally manged to unpack the last box of books. Better yet, all of them are on the shelves! The other day I talked to you about my experience with The KonMari Method and what I found works for me-curating chaos. Which is why I feel like this is the right time to officially read Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. Two books which by osmosis I have absorbed wisdom and knowledge by occasionally…
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New to KonMari? Find out What Works and What Doesn’t!
I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and put the KonMari Method to the test! Find out what works and what doesn't before you are overwhelmed...
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Book Review: Selfie, Will Storr
Earlier this month I was listening to a podcast while unpacking. The guest was Will Storr and I thought, wait-the book they are talking about is familiar… I reached for the next box and this book was sitting there on top like an old friend waiting for me to be ready to read it. I guess it’s time. Considering this book was published in 2017, it is surprising how relevant it still is. This book is for anyone who has ever wondered where our “selfies” and “individualism” ideas and behaviors come from, the impact of over-praising and cocooning children, and why we accept fakery as real. It does so in…
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Embracing Multicultural Day with Paul Goble
Thank you for your interest in Multicultural Day. The following articles you are looking for is at Phoenix Rising Homeschoolers; Embracing Multicultural Day with Paul Goble 5 Ideas to Celebrate Native Americans
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The difference between bouncing back and plowing through
I recently reread a soundbite from Inc.com about 10 things mentally tough people do. It was titled, Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This. You might have seen and thought it was insightful. The first two times I read it I thought it was okay. Mostly because the way it read was not about being mentally tough. It wasn’t about resiliency. Even though the author of the article shared the definition of Resilience, as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness,” he neglected to show that any of the 10 things mentioned would increase someone’s ability to bounce back from hard times. More importantly while this was directed…
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Dear Winkie
Dear Winkie, I was thinking about changing our homeschool’s name to something with a Star Wars reference. Conferring with Neko he thought it should be ‘The Revanites’. Masters who sought the balance of both the dark side and light side of the force. Believing neither one path (Jedi or Sith) was the answer, but rather being reborn to walk a path that was neither. I think it’s kind of fitting for us. Though I am not sure how that should look on a diploma someday… Revanites Temple of Knowledge? Revan High School? Star Forge Academy? As we near the end of our school year I am looking at the activities…
