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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,…

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

In this busy season, it can be difficult to do all the things that we enjoy. All of the scheduled events, expectations from others, extra gatherings, gift buying (and wrapping)… it can all feel overwhelming. But, if we take the time to enjoy the traditions that we care about we can make memories and find…

All is Calm & All is Bright – Making Christmas Enjoyable

All is Calm & All is Bright – Making Christmas Enjoyable

Christmas is always a time of “extra things”. It is a level of busy that is unmatched in any other part of the year.  Just thinking of all that goes into the space between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is exhausting.  Multiple family gatherings, performances, end of the semester school events, finals and major tests, decorating…