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…
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Free Phone Wallpapers: Visual Reminders to Slow Down
đgrab your book launch freebies . Make sure you are subscribed to get the other book launch freebies! Your phone is probably the thing you reach for the most. So why not let it remind you to slow down? I designed these phone wallpapers using quotes from Subtle Resistanceâlittle visual breaths of air to interrupt…
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…
From Stuck to Inspired: A Hobby-Starting Framework
A simple, thoughtful process to help you brainstorm, reflect, and finally begin a hobby that feels realistic, joyful, and life-giving. . In this summer hobby series we have talked about what constraints and obstacles keeping us from hobbies we enjoy. I believe that if you struggle to add in a hobby in your busy life,…
When Hobbies Feel Out of Reach
Youâre not lazy, youâre blocked. Let’s talk about constraints and obstacles keeping us from hobbies we enjoy. When I discuss hobbies with someone in person, the first reaction is often a quiet sigh, followed by a sense of guilt or regret. âEvery time I try to sit down and work on something creative, I get…
How I Became an Angry Mom & the Antidote I Found
Lifelong learning in the margins & how small curiosities brought me back to life. There is an unparalleled exhaustion to understanding and then meeting the needs of babies and small children. They are compelled to demand what they need at all times of the day and night. This is a tremendous strain and physically draining,…
Defining Mental Health – a resource
A resource that offers a grounded, thoughtful look at how we can better understand and care for our inner lives. . I have another awesome resource to share with you today. đ I first encountered Ruth in a writing class. We were put into small break-out zoom rooms and told to answer a few questions…
How to Be Kind to my Future Self
Thoughtful planning and simple habits can support your future self with grace. No shame. No pressure. Just steady rhythms for real, human days. I used to push myself to operate at full speed all the time. Like I was a machine: measured by how much I could produce, how efficiently I could move through the…