A few months ago I posted a review of a life-changing book I read recently titled UnWorking: Exit the Rat Race, Live Like a Millionaire, And Be Happy Now by my friend Clark Vandeventer. Today’s Clark’s back answering my questions on how to design a life that involves two or more passions, how to know when…
Category: Parents
Is Everything Awesome?
Everything is Awesome! If your kids are like mine, you’ve heard this phrase sung in your house no less than 50 times in the last month. With a son who owns no less than 60-70 Lego sets, I guess it was inevitable The Lego Movie would become a favorite at our house. Not that it’s…
50 Best Unschooling/Self-Directed Learning Posts of 2013
I’m a little late getting this to you, but here is my annual 50 Best Unschooling/Self-Directed Learning Posts of 2013! Throughout the year while I’m on social media, browsing favorite blogs, or just searching for the latest unschooling news, I keep a list of those posts that inspire, encourage and excite me the most….
Hacking Your Education: a Book Review
Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will I few months ago I received an e-mail asking if I’d like to review a book with the above title by Dale J. Stephens. Have you ever heard of Dale before? Well, he’s a pretty remarkable guy….
5 Ways Routines Can Lead to a Creative, Spontaneous, & Passionate Life
I’ve held an aversion for the word routine for quite some time. The word routine for me conjured up the same feelings as the word schedule-restricted, limited, reduced creativity, permanence, and unchanging. All those feelings made me feel chained down. I wanted feelings like freedom, spontaneity, unlimited creativity, openness, and abundance. Having all those lovely…
The Importance of Realigning Priorities
Back in the fall, we signed up to be part of a Roots and Shoots group. Its group’s focus is on community service, usually in the form of environmental cleanup or nonprofit fundraising and collections. They also provide a lot of opportunities to get close to rehabilitated animals and do other outdoor activities. Sounds great,…
The HEV Project & You Can Do It Too! – 2 New Homeschooling Resources
Today, I’m going to share two new homeschooling resources I’ve learned about in the past few months. I was contacted by Claudia Orgill a few months ago about a really fun and valuable site she and her husband have created geared towards homeschooling families called The HEV (home education videos) Project. They created a site…
Summer’s Not Over!
When we were driving home from swim class early yesterday afternoon, I was a little surprised to see the large Halloween store banner on the empty storefront a half mile away from my house. It’s only the first week of September and already there’s a Halloween store that’s going up? It’s not even the end…
Interest-Led Learning Isn’t Just for Kids
*Today my family and I are hiking up the slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. While we’re gone, I still wanted to bring you some ideas and inspiration about interest-led learning. That’s why I’m so glad I can share this guest post with you today written by my friend Beth Cranford. I was so…
Living in the Moment Instead of Analyzing the Moment
A week ago I read a post that gave me a headache. You know those big, throbbing headaches you get from crying too hard? So, first, jump on over (make sure you grab some tissues along the way) and read my friend Karen’s post The Last Time. Then come back here and finishing reading this…