enough.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Life, Reflection on January 20, 2014
lest anyone think that because i’ve been posting so often lately, i must always have deep, deep thoughts which may eventually become blog posts… …i am not thinking deeply today. actually, i’m maybe not thinking at all. (yeah, right.) i need days like that, though. and those days… they are few and far between. have […]
mercy.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Life, Reflection on January 19, 2014
mer·cy noun \ˈmər-sē\ : kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation : a good or lucky fact or situation (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercy) sometimes the things that happen in and around my life catch me completely off guard. i […]
brave
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Joe, Kids, Life on January 17, 2014
today i sent my daughter with my husband on a field trip. a field trip on which i could not bring myself to go. i know, you’re thinking, “umm, what’s up with THAT? aren’t you her TEACHER??” (actually you’re probably just like, “whatever, would you get to the point, please?”) yes. i am. but this […]
reaction.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Reflection, unschooling on January 15, 2014
this morning, as we puttered around the kitchen over breakfast and baby and dog interruptions and simmering stir fry, Bryson commented, “it feels like Saturday.” he sat finishing up his chocolate chip pancakes and laughing about how sore his abs were from the pull-ups and push-ups he did on Monday (out of his norm, but […]
nuts.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 14, 2014
so what do you do, say, when people think you’re nuts? i’m throwing this question out there because…i don’t have a good answer for it. my immediate response to adversity, especially when i feel attacked, is to go on the defensive. i quote. i reference. i rack my brain. i organize my arguments while i […]
conversation.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection, unschooling on January 13, 2014
some interesting things happen when you open yourself up to (mostly) uninterrupted time with your kids. time when you’re not nagging them to finish science or hounding them about the math assignment they’ve been putting off, or scolding them for not completing their chores when it’s 8:30 and time to sit down for class. all […]
controversy.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, unschooling on January 12, 2014
there is this little part of me that really enjoys stirring up trouble. it’s actually kind of funny to think that’s true, because i was always the good girl. always the one my parents didn’t have to worry about. my grades were above average, i didn’t push the boundaries, i didn’t break curfew or talk […]
processing.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, unschooling on January 11, 2014
with any research endeavor, the biggest job of getting from what you know now to what you want to know involves sifting through the vast enormity of information available on the topic. as with any Google search, i am overwhelmed by the amount of information found where i started–the very broad topic of “unschooling” (also, the […]
quandary.
Posted by malindar in Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 9, 2014
so, dear readers, i find myself in the midst of something of a dilemma. a quandary, if you will. i have several strategies for dealing with dilemmas and quandaries. some of them make lots of sense, are thoughtful and intelligent…involve seeking out wisdom. some of them are more…rock, paper, scissors-like. my primary method of dealing […]
rant.
Posted by malindar in Kids, Life, Ugh., Uncategorized on January 6, 2014
i believe that we are raising a generation of weenies. that’s right. weenies. and i don’t mean the cute little ones you call “pigs in a blanket” and wrap up in tiny crescent rolls, or slather in nasty barbecue in your crock pot for holiday gatherings (yuck.). i mean our kids are wimps, folks. wussies. […]
All Is Grace 