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Attachment and Separation
I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship between healthy attachment and healthy separation. It started on my daily walks with my neighbor. Her three year-old daughter just started school at our local public Montessori school. They’ve been doing Montessori in the home for about a year and a half with their daughter and have been actively trying to help her cultivate her independence.… Read MoreHer daughter hasn’t had any difficulty transitioning into a school environment. No tears, no clinging, no resistance whatsoever. My neighbor and I joked that it can kind of hurt your feelings when your child separates so easily.
But it does sting a little when your child
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A Homemade Life
Ooh! This book looks really good! Have any of you read it?… Read MoreHere’s the description:
One day Woginrich, a Web designer, threw her hands in the air and vowed to change her life. She was going to be more self-sufficient: produce her own food, make her own clothing, live a simpler and more fulfilling life. Easier said than done, she soon learned. This amiable memoir charts her course to self-sufficiency, documenting her successes and disappointments, exploring what it means to make the shift from consumer to producer. It’s almost two books in one: each chapter (for example, the one in which she tells us about her early misadventures in chicken
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Reducing Stress
Gosh, even writing yesterday’s post about all my stress made me more stressed.The thing is, my life isn’t going to get any less stressful than it is now. Sure, some of my stresses are unique to my current situation. Balancing work and Henry is difficult and so is adjusting to my new identity and life post-baby.… Read MoreBut starting a school from scratch is going to be even more difficult. In all honesty, it will be like giving birth to a second child. I’m choosing to bring that kind of stress into my life because I’m passionate about dedicating myself to a worthwhile endeavor. But if I don’t learn how
