One of my 3in30 goals for this month was to write a personal mission statement. I’ve felt, for a while, that having a touchstone of sorts that I can look to would help me better prioritize my days, my work, and my life. I used Mission Statements for Moms to help guide my process. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Mission Statement
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 3in30, children, Family, mission statement, parenting, teaching on September 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Planning is the Word
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged organizing, parenting, priorities, teaching on August 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s getting to be that time of year when all good adjunctmoms start thinking about heading back to school. Homeschool has started. All of my teacher friends are either currently teaching or about to be, but because I take the second summer term off, I don’t have to be back until September 22nd. This is [...]
Three Things I’m Struggling With
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ben, homeschool, Katie, parenting on July 18, 2011 | 12 Comments »
It turns out that homeschooling and parenting have brought out three things that I really struggle with and are forcing me to confront them head on for the sake of my kids. Math — I really struggled with math as a child and well into college. My father is a math genius and lost patience [...]
Spring Reading Thing 2011 — May Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, Family, organizing, parenting, Spring Reading Thing 2011, teaching on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I heard about this at No Ordinary Moments and thought that this sounded like just the thing to get me reading a bit more and dodging a bit less. This was the line my initial blog post on this subject started with and, for the most part, I was right. I find myself reading more. [...]
Spring Reading Thing 2011
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, Family, organizing, parenting, Spring Reading Thing 2011, teaching on March 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I heard about this at No Ordinary Moments and thought that this sounded like just the thing to get me reading a bit more and dodging a bit less. Except for the hobby books (and Meagan Francis’ book), these are all Kindle books. I’m reading by category this time around so, here’s my plan: Fiction [...]
First Week Back
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ben, blogging, homeschool, Katie, parenting, stress, work at home on September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Imagine me taking a deep breath before writing this. Got that image? Good. The first week back at work has been way tougher than I ever imagined it would be. I’m not sure how things conspired to make this so tough, but tough it is. Instead of the normal balance of two kids, two dogs, [...]
Four is Hard
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged challenges, kids, parenting on March 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Before I had kids, I was not fond of the baby stage. I didn’t like the idea of caring for a being who could not communicate with me and tell me what s/he was thinking. I was desperate for Ben to start talking when he was a baby. Desperate for him to walk. I wanted [...]
30 Days of Change — Challenge One
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30 days of Change, parenting on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amy, over at Resourceful Mom, came up with an interesting challenge that I just had to try. She’s calling it a 30 Days of Change challenge. The first one was to say no as little as possible to my kids. Now, I will step up and say it didn’t work out well with Katie. She’s [...]
WFMW: Getting Kids to Sleep Instead of Play
Posted in Family, tagged parenting, sleep, WFMW on January 6, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This is my first time participating in Works for Me Wednesday, and it’s a good thing that I picked a backwards edition because I need HELP. My son goes to bed by 8p every night after a half hour bedtime routine. Generally speaking, though he doesn’t go to sleep until more like 10p or 11p. [...]
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