my TBR & what I’m making space for this month I’m sure you’ve noticed that I hold the term “personal curriculum” very loosely these days because of my schedule and life stage. 😁 I’m a mid-life mom busy homeschooling my teens and finding ways to love and support my young adults. My schedule contains homemaking,…
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Book-ish Things I Gathered This Summer
things for my analog bag, bookshelf and reading life that are not books Over this summer, I’ve ended up collecting a handful of delightfully book-ish things that made reading feel even more fun. None of them were necessities, of course. But I’ve learned that surrounding myself with little fun things invites me to pick up…
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 —…
Book-ish Rewards & How I’m Celebrating Progress
Fun things that take me deeper into my habits of reading and personal growth. Over the years I have found that pausing to celebrate milestones and books completed in my personal curriculum has kept me going. It is the little things that encourage me to move forward into the habits that keep me learning and…
My October Personal Curriculum Plans
What’s in my personal curriculum basket this month & a few things I learned in September. After writing about creating a personal curriculum, I realized I needed more structure in my own planning this fall. I’ve done this type of learning practice off and on for years. Sometimes with careful planning and at other times…
My September Personal Curriculum
A recording from April Edwards’s live video – here is the link for the Substack post with the video. A quick tour of my personal curriculum basket and what I am focusing on this September (and honestly probably most of October). After writing this post about creating a personal curriculum, I felt convicted to create more…
Theme Learning for Your Personal Curriculum
Learning comes alive when your reading, watching, and doing connect around one idea. It turns scattered input into a meaningful journey. [ + free PDF ] The first time I intentionally added themed learning to my own personal pursuits was when we were studying Medieval European History. I was reading aloud from our text and…
How to Design Your Own Personal Curriculum
Borrow the best parts of academia and make them work for your personal growth. [ Detailed How-To + free PDF ] It was a summer evening after the kids had gone to bed. When our college students are home, my husband and I have a routine of lounging on the couches with books or scrolling…
The Roots of My Hobby Obsession
I come from working-class dreamers who never stopped learning. Growing up, I watched my grandparents turn their free time into something meaningful and that shaped me more than I realized. There is a powerful thread woven through the generations before us when we learn skills from the past. At times it may seem like our…