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My Weight Loss Journey – Slowly but Surely
My new theme: Slow and Steady wins the race. Since I started this journey, I have hit a wall of sorts. I have been losing a 1/2 pound per week for 4 weeks now. Frustrating to me but ultimately I know that losing it slowly will result in it staying off. I also need to consider that I have been strength training and building muscle. MOST importantly, however, is discipline. I have thought about it and ultimately it was a few factors that have led to the slow down in weight loss recently. 1. Illness – Our family went through a round of a nasty colds and it put me out…
Moments to Remember Link Up
One of my favorite blogs, one of the blogs that was a huge help early in my homeschool journey is 1+1+1=1. I was at her site this morning and I just came across a link-up that sounds fantastic. Here is the description: “Moments to Remember was developed as a simple way to look back on our week as homeschoolers and find photos that encompass the memories we want to remember. The week may have been tough, there may have been more bumps than smiles, but in the end these are the moments that keep us going, the ones we need to remember.” I love this idea. Especially since I know this blog is basically…
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal – Week 10
Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #10: In my life this week… Planning. Planning! This drives me crazy, I am not a planner. However, I have to submit a Summer work schedule to my boss, schedule Camps and classes for the boys, and research and plan my curriculum for next year. I have sat down many times and can never quite finish. My mind goes crazy when I try to coordinate. This is hard stuff for me – why?!?! In our homeschool this week… I introduced my 1st Grader to a notebook we bought called…
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal – Week 8
Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #8: In my life this week… Working out some issues and questions I have with theology, fun week – eh! I have had many concerns about some things I have heard preached by a popular pastor. The best thing to come out of it was me diving into the Bible and some Commentaries. Interestingly, my oldest asked about why Peter started to sink on the lake… this is one of the topics I was researching. Perfect timing as usual, thanks God! In our homeschool…
The Homeschool Mothers Journal Week 6
Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #6: In my life this week… Back to school after a nice little break to celebrate Spring! Looking at houses, found one that seems perfect for us. The only thing that I don’t like is thinking about it too much. Need to leave with Him. In our homeschool this week… Preston is getting learn all about life in and around a 13th century European Castle. I am really enjoying it too. We are using an awesome Usbourne book called “Time Traveler” and it comes…
The Homeschool Mothers Journal Week 4
Recently I saw a blog post from a Homeschool mom that I follow. Sam from The Kelley Eight was excited to start a journaling program. I have always wanted to journal but just felt overwhelmed with starting from scratch. Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #4: In my life this week… Our van died this week, no so good since we are still making payments, yuck. I went to a wine ‘n paint class with my mom, sister, aunt and cousins, we had a great time, so relaxing. In our…
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal Week 2
Recently I saw a blog post from a Homeschool mom that I follow. Sam from The Kelley Eight was excited to start a journaling program. I have always wanted to journal but just felt overwhelmed with starting from scratch. Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #2: In my life this week… Injured my knee pretty bad, laid up and most of our plans went out the window. Was going to be our first week with a 2nd car plus great weather. We didn’t do much outside the home. In our…
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal Week 1
Recently I saw a blog post from a Homeschool mom that I follow. Sam from The Kelley Eight was excited to start a journaling program. I have always wanted to journal but just felt overwhelmed with starting from scratch. The cool thing about this journal program is that it has questions for you, that you answer. This is so much easier for me, whew! Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Here we go, Week #1 In my life this week… Working my regular part-time, working on websites for others,…