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 —…
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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…
Creativity, Burnout, & Seasons of Writing
How I am finding inspiration in the quiet moments of burnout recovery and hoping to rediscover the joy of creativity after hitting pause. This fall as we started back to our school lessons and the schedule shifted, I felt my creativity drop. It was a subtle shift that happened over a month or so when…
Ep.#013 – The Power of Hobbies in Adulting
Looking to break the monotony of adult life? This week, I dive into why hobbies are more than just fun—they’re essential for joy and balance. What if a hobby could actually make adult life more meaningful? I refuse to believe that adult life is meant to be miserable. I accept that this world is difficult,…
Rabbit Holes & Learning for Enjoyment
Sometimes adult life can become repetitive or dull. I find that when that happens I am often stuck in a loop of output without exciting input. My theme for September has been “delightful education”. I have discovered that as a homeschool mom (and simply as an adult bringing up children) it is my job to…
Capacity – Personal Growth
I think of a sound board when I look at snapshots of my life. There are times when I have space for growth and forward momentum, then others when that becomes a background track. I met my husband serving in college ministry at church. We chatted over the soundboard before and after meetings. Those interactions…