a little freebie that can spark ideas for designing learning plans that actually work in real life – from my online class: Lesson #1 – How to Set Up Your Personal Curriculum. I have found that understanding the 4 types of personal curriculum study can spark ideas for designing learning plans that actually work in…
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My January Personal Curriculum Plans
In past Januarys, I have felt all the feels. This month is so full of potential (and sometimes disappointment). There have been years in the past when I been in the different January extremes. I have felt overwhelmed by grief, or plowed over by the insanity of the overly full Christmas season, or hopeful and…
Who Can Benefit from a Personal Curriculum?
I love hearing real-life stories of people who are embracing learning. When I created my class in Teachable: How to Build a Personal Curriculum, I kept some specific examples in mind. Here are 8 specific people from my Substack community and personal relationships that inspired me to create this class: This person has adult kids…
December Recap & Christmas Reflections
What I read and some results of my planning. ❄️🎄🎀 This month was very full but not overwhelming (thankfully!). In my home, there was so much joy and togetherness, but not as many structured and scheduled events which we all definitely needed. I really enjoyed spending more time in analog tasks and tangible projects like…
Choosing a Quieter December
How I will be honoring analog habits, and the slower side of learning through crafts, books, and home rhythms. It’s the cozy reset my brain needs. . While working on my Personal Curriculum online course, there was an afternoon when I was also thinking ahead into the next few months. In Lesson 2 we discuss…
My December Personal Curriculum Plans
December can often be full of a mixture of opposites. We are often faced with a paradox of emotions or situations within each day. We can be filled with grief over loss, but then awed by the magic in the season kept alive by those still here with us. Some days can feel heavy, overwhelming,…
Build a Personal Curriculum That Works
What I’ve Been Smiling About for 2 Months 😁 5 Lessons to Transform Your Learning Journey . What if these chapter notes and ideas that keep coming to me are not in the shape of a book? That was the question pulling at me. I sat at a small table outside a local coffee shop…
How I Stopped Feeling Guilty for Reading
Why getting a lamp and taking my shoes off helps me read. Reading is an act of quiet resistance against hustle culture. . I have childhood memories of running home from elementary school excited to read my new library book until my parents got home from work. (Yes, I was an 80’s latchkey kid.😜) I…
My November Personal Curriculum Plans
fall planning, what’s in my basket, and some fiction I’m excited about These posts have quickly become my favorite to think about and write! Having specific intentions set for my reading life each month has helped me stay more focused and engaged in my personal learning. Also the gentle accountability of sharing my list here…
My October Recap & Book-ish Things
a little Show-N-Tell with my personal curriculum and my rewards basket Replay Notes: Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! I hope my little Show-N-Tell and basket contents reveal helps spark new ideas for you! This month’s personal curriculum was so much fun to work through! from my personal curriculum basket —…