tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post4710957457235574734..comments2024-03-27T13:20:02.905-07:00Comments on The Quotidian Reader: Simple but not EasyWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-25896362927032398282010-07-12T18:35:52.808-07:002010-07-12T18:35:52.808-07:00Faith, I'm glad it helped! You could really h...Faith, I'm glad it helped! You could really have been describing me, so perhaps it is just helpful to hear someone else who has the same challenges. <br /><br />Cheryl, I have been thinking about time slots, too. Thomas Jefferson Education has that format -- you don't lay out how much you are doing, you just plan to spend X amount of time on each thing and see how much gets done.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-78167254725813115452010-07-12T10:20:16.122-07:002010-07-12T10:20:16.122-07:00I'm enjoying these posts too. The paragraph wh...I'm enjoying these posts too. The paragraph where you wondered if you were making sense made perfect sense to me. I'm starting to think about next year and I think I may, instead of planning it all out in detail, go with -do the next math lesson, read for x amount of time, write for x amount of time, etc. like the Robinson Curriculum. Besides choosing a booklist, there would be little planning for me to get caught up in. This sounds simple, but in practice? <br /><br />Dealing with the off days will be necessary. I think prayer is the answer, but I usually choose the easier path of doing what makes me feel good temporarily.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162318878699364341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-30240247927384951322010-07-12T07:51:18.138-07:002010-07-12T07:51:18.138-07:00Willa,
This post really spoke to me! It crystall...Willa,<br /><br />This post really spoke to me! It crystallized what I've been wrestling with for years! I have so little motivation to do the little things, like keep things tidy, or encourage my kids patiently when they are resisting. I always want to hide behind planning but then I am so disheartened with myself because I am deeply in the habit of not following through. And I can see the negative repercussions of that in my kids. I've modeled that behavior for years now and my faults have become their faults. I've just been talking to myself these last few days about the need to be more energized and focused, to embrace life instead of always feeling overwhelmed and scatterbrained about it. I need zest! And a bracing work ethic that wants to live life to the fullest instead of hiding in my acedia and sloth.<br /><br />Very good posts lately. I have been thoroughly enjoying them. Lots of wonderful food for thought. You have a great way of putting my rather indistinct feelings into words. How do you do that?<br /><br />God bless you. You should write a book about all this!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.com