I’m a Read-Aloud Cheater: Audio Books in the Life of a Mother
I wrote last week about how and why I use audio books in our homeschool, so I thought I’d write a little follow-up about audio books for mothers. I have found audio books to be…
I wrote last week about how and why I use audio books in our homeschool, so I thought I’d write a little follow-up about audio books for mothers. I have found audio books to be…
Originally written in May 2011 When I first listened to this one by Debbie Harris several months ago, I knew it was one I needed to take notes on. I finally was able to listen…
Six years ago on my previous blog, when my oldest who were 4 & 2, I wrote this: I have a secret. I can’t believe I’m making it public. I dislike reading aloud. Oh, I…
Is happiness an emotion reserved for those who have an easy life? Right now I have a child who thinks happiness is a life without math fact drill pages. And, he’s onto something that misery…
My third-born child just turned 5 last week and my fourth-born will be 3 next month. I am in my second round of pre-k now, and although I have a plan, it doesn’t resemble a…
I have a whole collection of beautiful fairy tale picture books. I collect what some might call “scary” picture books: the art is gorgeous but haunting, and the tales include the bits about dancing in…
This series was inspired by my reading of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. What is Purpose? purpose, (pur-puhs)n. In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Pink summarizes…
This series was inspired by my reading of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. What is Mastery? mastery, (mas-tuh-ree) n. command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of…
This series was inspired by my reading of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. What is Autonomy? autonomy, (aw-ton-uh-mee)n. Drive summarizes autonomy as it relates to motivation this way: People…
As I reviewed on Friday, In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel Pink argues that motivation and satisfaction center on having these three operators in our lives: It turns out that even…