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DIY Zippered Pouches (and Thoughts on Being Instead of Doing)
This year I decided to make presents for my closest colleagues. I used to be that kind of person, but motherhood kind of erased it from my muscle memory.I had to make 11 in all, so I wanted something that was manageable.I decided on this zippered pouch. I find that “Batch Processing” helps a lot. I cut all the fabric at the same time, ironed everything at the same time, sewed on all the zippers, etc. The process of only focusing on one thing at a time makes the process more efficient.In retrospect, I should not take on a project like this in October/November. It’s a… Read More -
Hello, Friends!
How have you been, dear Friends?Frankly, I’ve been overwhelmed by the weight of injustice in the world with the ascendance of Trump to power plus the resurgence of explicit, public white supremacy advocacy plus the spiraling threat of climate change plus the threat to immigrant rights and the rights of multiple other groups along various lines of difference. The worse part is that I know that my friends, colleagues, and neighbors who have less privilege than I do (as a white, cis-gender heterosexual with economic advantage) have to shoulder the weight of the injustice even more than I do.I continue to fight against injustice by focusing on a… Read More -
Update on Montessori For All
Those of you who have been around these parts for a while have heard me talk about my dream to start a non-profit organization that would open Austin’s first public Montessori school and then open other public Montessori schools in diverse cities across the U.S. I wrote many posts about “dwelling in possibility.” If you’re interested, you can read all about it (along with other cool public Montessori stuff happening) in an article from One Day Magazine called: “How a Montessori Movement is Reinventing Public Schools.” It’s been a lot of years in the making and has required a lot of sacrifice, but I’m so honored to get to… Read More
