From Last May:
I was going to title this post, “Brain Dump”, but that sounds downright disgusting, so I made up this title instead. I should be researching homeschool co-ops for next year, but the internet it being weird – why does the server not work just for certain websites? – so I will take this time to just get a few thoughts out in writing.
Homeschool. The never ending frontier. Ok, so maybe not quite as cosmic as that, but still the thing that seems to be constantly stretching out into the distance. It is only just May, but I am already feeling pressure to be signed up for our homeschool stuff for next year. Co-ops, programs, piano lessons, sports, etc. Each year we re-evaluate and tweak what we want to do in our homeschool, so each year kind of feels like starting from scratch. And each year is that panic about whether we have gotten enough done; whether we will get more done next year; whether we need to focus more on academic stuff, or practical stuff, or spiritual stuff. On and on and on…
Getting healthy. Nothing is more ghastly than hearing someone go on about their weight-loss/workout strategies/struggles/successes. Suffice it to say, the balance in taking the necessary time and effort to be healthy, and meanwhile managing not to lose focus on what is more important (faith, relationships, serving our families, having SOME JOY IN OUR LIVES) is tricky for me. I got some new cookbooks that actually look good, despite having horrible titles involving the word, “skinny”.
Reading. I am reading Anthony Esolen’s “Out of the Ashes,” and looking forward to getting time to finish it. I am also reading Bill Bryson’s “Mother Tongue,” which is a book about language, so right up my alley, and perfect bedtime reading.