Archive for April, 2007

About 10 years ago, I taught Spinning (exercise class done on stationary bikes). Then I had a child and kinda dropped out of exercise classes, opting to do my own thing during my sporadic trips to the gym. But I missed the motivation, the group dynamic, the instructor to guide me and push me just [...]

I am surprised and honored to be nominated for the Homeschool Blog Awards! This blog, as well as my Homeschool Hacks blog, was nominated in the “Best Blog Design” category.
As I browsed through the list of nominees, I was amazed at just how many homeschool blogs there are that I wasn’t aware of. The [...]

I’ve always been a pretty organized person. I like charts and schedules and goals. Lately I haven’t been using these tools and I’ve truly felt a negative effect in my life. So I’ve been trying to get back on track.
I just found a fun and useful web site that creates custom charts. It’s designed [...]

Another cool idea from FamilyFun magazine: Rejuvenate an old card table by covering it with a photo collage. Take a bunch of family photos, arrange them on the table and cover the whole thing with Mod-Podge to seal it.
Sounds like a great rainy-day activity that my kids would love.