Actually, I think Sam should give his own answer, and Katie should answer as well since she’s been given a choice as to whether or not to go to school or be homeschooled. My answer is that it has offered…
FAQ
Katie showed this blog to Malika, facilitator of the womyn’s writers group, today. Malika suggested that we might want to add an FAQ, for those who aren’t familiar with homeschooling. I’ve decided to start by updating and moving over the…
Writing Wednesday
Today was the rescheduled date for Katie’s writing group, so off we went to one of our favorite bookstores, Charis. Unfortunately—due to the rescheduling, I think—Katie was the only “member” who showed up. The group is just for high school…
Arguments Against Homeschooling: Too Sheltered?
I’m not worried about Katie being “too sheltered,” although that’s one of the “dangers of homeschooling” according to its opponents. This study is something to remember the next time someone brings up that old argument. People who have suffered life’s…
Good Homeschooling Day
Katarina went out with me and we drove around, taking pictures of things. OK, that sounds vague, but really, Katarina enjoys taking pictures of things, and these things are highly random yet they all have certain qualities: They’re frequently old,…
Podcast 2 is up!
Fibrant Living Episode 2 is up!
Episode 2
Episode 2 This week we talked about distractions, delegating, and defining yourself. I recommended Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn as a good introduction to mindfulness,…
Stitching
Katie wanted to go by Nease’s Needlework a couple of weeks ago, and you know I really resisted fiercely 😉 While there, I saw a shop sample of Dragon Dreams’ Fairy Tale Sampler, and could not leave the shop without…
Books About Fibromaylgia
I’ve posted about online resources, as well as mentioning some periodicals that are good offline resources. Now I want to share some of the books I recommend to others who are learning more about fibromyalgia. The First Year: Fibromyalgia: An…
The Neurology of Chronic Pain
My Pain, My Brain by Melanie Thernstrom gives us a look at a study being done at Stanford University. Subjects view an area of the brain that is involved in the perception of pain via a functional magnetic resonance imaging…