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Recipe: Barley & Mushrooms
Henry “helping” in the kitchenWhenever I write a post about Henry + food, I get several questions about why we’re following the Montessori approach to weaning rather than “baby-led weaning,” which–from what I can tell–is popular in the Attachment Parenting movement. I love this post by Kylie about the difference between the two approaches.… Read MoreThe truth is, we do primarily Montessori with a little baby-led weaning thrown in. Usually, I will feed Henry purees for breakfast and lunch at his weaning table. At dinner, he will sit in his high-chair pulled up to the table. We still feed him purees at this time, but we also feed him foods
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Dwelling in Possibility: One Risk at a Time
I’m moving full-speed ahead on my two big, audacious goals: to start a public Montessori charter school (professionally) and a pocket neighborhood (personally) in Austin.… Read MoreI have no idea how either of these will turn out. Some days, I think, “Why on Earth did I publicly declare my goals? If I fail, I’m going to have to share my failure with the world.” When I’m really tired, I’m convinced that these goals are too big and too impossible.
On good days, I just remind myself to take it one to-do item at a time. I keep a prioritized list of everything that needs to get done. If I break down
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Spring Break Planning
Spring Break 2010 (2011 was spent with a 3-week old in a complete daze)Yes, I realize it’s not even Halloween yet and spring break is a long, long time away. But here I am planning spring break for several reasons:… Read More- Planning brings me an immense amount of enjoyment. The earlier I start planning a trip, the more I stretch out my enjoyment. Weird, I know.
- Some things book up quickly. Like cabins at National Parks and such.
- I needed something to write about today.
So, spring break. Thinking about it makes me a little anxious, since I was just fiddling with our dwindling finances. Our vacation fund has $2.63,
