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April 04, 2017

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What We've Been Reading Lately - July 2019

I finished more books than usual this month due to my husband taking the kids camping for a week and giving me a quiet house to myself (aside from my occasional visits to the campsite ). A beautiful week that I've been calling Introvert Heaven :) Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert This, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you? I finished this one, and immediately started reading it again. Do you ever have books like that? The short, poignant chapters on inspiration and doing your work from one of our generation's most brilliant creative minds is a must read for all humans who desire to live fully alive. I highly recommend the audio read by the author. 5 out of 5 stars State of Wonder by Ann Patchett As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender hersel

A Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 7- and a 5-year-old)

This year we are homeschooling Moses (age 7) and Abigail (age 5). My husband, Nick, and I both work outside the home so our routine varies from day to day. Two days a week Nick works in the morning and I work in the evening, two days a week I'm solo with the kids from dawn till dusk, two days a week Nick works late so I drop the kids off with our superhero friend, Mary, before heading in to work, and one day a week we are all together. Today falls into the first category, so I'll be with the kids in the morning and hand the kids off to Nick in the afternoon. 6:30 AM Abigail comes into my room, babbling sleepily about a funny show she watched yesterday. I snuggle her under the covers with me for about a half hour until she is wide awake. Then I send her to find Dad. Nick is already up and getting ready for work. He makes a few pieces of toast with peanut butter and leaves them on the table in case the kids get hungry before I'm ready to feed them. 7:30 AM Nick

What We've Been Reading Lately - January 2019

This month I've finished a nice assortment of non-fiction titles, one really enjoyable novel, and one not-so-enjoyable read-aloud! Looking forward to connect with the readers at Modern Mrs. Darcy to share what we've been reading lately. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gender matters everywhere in the world. And I would like today to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: We must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently. Filled with personal anecdotes from the author's Nigerian growing-up years, Adichie is eloquent in unpacking the most common mischaracterizations of feminism and casting a compelling vision of what it means to promote gender equality in the twenty-first century. Perfect if you want a quick read that will give you plenty to chew on - I started reading this l

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