unschooling living
… last month’s activity … talking about/exploring – The boys dug out fossilized teeth and crystals from clay — Orlando and I are planning on going rock-hounding a couple times in the coming months! Orlando has been enjoying his math class and this month they worked on probability and the handshake problem (if there are [...]
Ways to Bring More Mindfulness Into Your Days
This post is an excerpt from my free e-book Practicing Peace, and is shared here as part of the Natural Parents Network How-to Blog Blitz. Enjoy! photo credit Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves. —Thich Nhat Hanh Perhaps you’ve heard about how our brain works. That when we’re triggered emotionally, [...]
Light and Life… aka Solstice is the most-est!
This year we celebrated Solstice — in our very own way, in a way that I think is going to stick. Like snow, you know. I haven’t been a huge fan of Christmas as a grown-up (nothing against it, just not too energized by it), so once Rom and I had kids we chose to [...]
Hakomi Level II
I went to Hawaii for my fortieth birthday. I wanted to be somewhere beautiful, and warm, with my family, but able to be on my own part of the time, too. I was seeing beach. I was seeing myself meditating. I found it all — we went to Hawaii and I spent time on the [...]
Why I Love Park Days
Three boys are standing in a circle (two of them are mine), throwing wood chips at each other. I make a friendly dash over, squat down and say, “Hey….” They all look at me, smiling, and tell me, “We agreed to the game!” “Great!” I shift my weight and add, “But you guys are really [...]
Who Gets to Choose
I think I’m being nonchalant when I say, “Hey, I have an idea. When you’re in the pool, whenever you feel like putting your face in the water, you can just blow out bubbles. That way you won’t be able to breathe any water in, like last time.” Orlando says, “But I’m not going to [...]
Some of What’s Different
Our Neighborhood We walk to friends’ houses to play. We no longer walk to the ravine, or the lookout. I drive on the freeway way more than I ever have the whole time I’ve lived in Seattle (since 1992!). I think about the river. I see the ocean. The park we play it is at [...]
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