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• Rewarding my Daughter for Yoga

  To help motivate and reward my daughter for doing yoga with me every morning, I've made her a special chart which she decorated. Each week she checks off all the postures learned and practiced that week. I've randomly highlighted boxes throughout Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:03 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool, Family, Life

• Mine and My Daughter's Yoga Plan

  Yesterday I wrote about Julia doing Hatha Yoga with me. This is how we're doing it: In the yoga program I'm following, from Raquel Welch's Total Beauty and Fitness Program , there are 28 yoga postures to do every day. When I do them all, it Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:39 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool, Family, Life

• Staying Consistent with Yoga

  I have a lot of trouble staying consistent with anything, especially exercising. But I've stumbled onto a trick that is helping me: my oldest daughter. Julia is not flexible at all. She's also very tall with long legs, and is becoming a young Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:31 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool, Family, Life

• Living Like a Pioneer—the Kids, Part II

  Of course, I don’t recommend getting rid of the kids’ stuff without their permission, but you may be able to get them to go with one of these options (try using a prize for extra motivation): Declutter: Once in a while, you as a parent can make your kids Read More... Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:15 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life, Home Sweet Home

• Living Like a Pioneer—the Kids, Part I

  If you’re following this series and simplifying your home, you must not forget the kids! Pioneer children had very little: a few clothes and maybe a handful of toys. Pioneer children were kept busy with chores and schoolwork, and played outside a lot. Read More... Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:48 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life, Home Sweet Home

• On Overscheduling, Part II

  The ideal, of course, is to find the balance between the two. If you are most happy with an insanely busy lifestyle, and could care less about the cleanliness of your home or the quality of the meals, then this is where you’ll be. If you are like me, Read More... Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 11:56 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life

• On Overscheduling

  It’s so easy to do, especially when you get that surge of energy with the coming of Fall in September. There are so many things which are exciting and promising, and next you thing you know you’ve committed yourself to all manner of important projects. Read More... Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:45 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life

• Help me, Personal Assistant!

  For the past couple of days, my mind has been in a kind of fog which I get sometimes, especially when I feel worn out. Throughout the weeks my energy goes way up, then way down, then way up, then way down again. When I’m up, my mind is sharp, I can only Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:26 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Family, Life