I’m joining in the Timberdoodle Blog Hop again today, and I wanted to talk about planning. I’m a big fan of planning. I feel like even if I don’t follow the plan exactly, if I have a plan, that’s a huge boost to getting things done. It helps to eliminate the risk of decision fatigue. There are …
One challenge parents struggle with is determining what to teach. In the case where you’re homeschooling through K-12 or an online school, that information is often provided for you, but if you want to veer from what’s prescribed, how do you figure out what to teach, and what constitutes covering a given subject? Providing A …
Wow. None of us expected to be where we are right now. It’s overwhelming, it’s a little bit scary, and we have our kids to keep calm and occupy. Last summer, we’d made a decision that we’d send our kids to public school, but that I would “afterschool” and do summer enrichment wtih them. Our …
Today, I’m lucky enough to have a Q&A session with author Douglas A. Burton about his recent novel, Far Away Bird. The heroic and epic saga of Theodora, Byzantine Empress The courageous girl who challenged the Roman-Byzantine aristocracy and ignited the women’s rights movement Far Away Bird – by Douglas A. Burton “…elegantly written historical …
Today’s guest post comes from blogger Heidi Jones. From the time of the middle ages, the French commemorated ‘Fat Tuesday’ or Mardi Gras, by releasing all their reservations in life and indulging in certain sinful activities, with full zest and zeal. There is no iota of remorse seen amongst the people, during this celebration. Mardi …
Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Hollenbeck. Sarah Hollenbeck is a content marketer and writer for Postmates from Austin, TX. When she isn’t covering the latest food trends or trying out a new restaurant, you can often find her at a local yoga studio. When we think of Valentine’s Day, what do we picture? Usually, …
Today, I’m one of the stops on the virtual book tour for Parable of the Brown Girl by Khristi Lauren Adams. I’ll be sharing an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book. Celebrate the Brown Girl and All Her Complexities! Youth Advocate and Minister Gathers Personal and Insightful Stories about What it’s Like to be …
Aurea Mediocritas: A Book of Short Stories Short Stories Date Published October 2019 Publisher: Page Publishing The term, Aurea Mediocritas, refers to the golden mean, a balance between two extremes. e characters in “Queerious”, faced with insurmountable odds in a society unaccepting of same-sex relationships and the hidden secrets which have divided the family. …
Please excuse my hyperbolic statement for a moment, but it’s been a tough month. We all have them, but not a lot of us talk about them. Here it’s been the being broke in the aftermath of an expensive December, the grief of having lost a beloved pet, and then! Then! My adult child has …
Tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, all over the world, people will be standing up to oppose another Middle East war. According to Answer Coalition, many organizations are banding together to organize this action, including: Initiators for this call include the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Black Alliance for Peace, National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), Veterans For Peace, US Labor Against …
