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Four Ways to Enjoy Winter in YEG
We’re crawling out of the deep freeze and temperatures are on the rise, maybe only briefly, but I’ll take it for now! Working from home and homeschooling means we have the luxury of staying inside on the coldest of days, but after a few days in, the kids are climbing the walls and cabin fever is setting in. Getting outside and soaking up the Vitamin D is the best thing you can do when the winter blues start to take hold. Here are four fun, family oriented ways to be more active this winter. Traditional Winter Fun Skating and sledding are my family’s favorite winter activities. I’ve never been a…
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A New Year, A New Routine
Since I’ve already gotten the jump on goal setting and intentions for this year, I though it was about time to shake up our routine a little too. As unschoolers, we don’t have set subjects or curriculum we cover each day, but we do have certain activities and blocks of time that we do daily. We read daily, spend time exercising or doing yoga, go outside for adventures or errands, and have quiet time / tablet time in the afternoon. Little Sis spends most of her day asking Big Sis to play with her. Big Sis usually will, but not always at the time Little Sis wants. A few nights…
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A New Outlook for 2017: Setting Intentions and Vision Boards
2016 was a year that many found exceptionally hard, myself included. But with the beginning of 2017 here now, I am eager to set out on a new journey and transform into a better version of myself. I am always full of big ideas and intentions but I don’t always have the best motivation and follow through. For the past few months I have been reading more on setting intentions regularly and sending them out into the Universe. For our household, full and new moons can occasionally cause havoc on our moods, attitudes and sleep, so I thought since we are so connected with the moon phases, the new moon at the…
