Walk at least 500 miles this year (487 miles walked and 13 left to go) I've mostly been doing BodyFit by Amy videos on Youtube because Emma is still recovering from a challenging wisdom tooth surgery and then got hit with a cold on the sixth day so I didn't want to leave her to… Continue reading 2021 Goal Updates (Week 49)
My Week (12.1.2021)
What I've been reading: Never Let Me Go was highly recommended by a friend and it did not disappoint. The story is so eerie because it could totally happen today. The book follows a group of friends who are a part of a program that grows organs for other people by cloning "donors". Sadly the… Continue reading My Week (12.1.2021)
A Year of Picture Books (October/November)
Oops! I missed posting in October, so I am adding on our October favorites onto my November's post. We really enjoy Halloween books, so we made sure to read some of our favorites this year along with some new books we loved. Room on a Broom is one of our all time favorites. I am… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (October/November)
Goal Updates for Week 46
Walk at least 500 miles this year (460 miles walked and 40 left to go) I had a cute walking buddy We had beautiful weather this week so we walked at the park multiple times and then I did some new BodyFit by Amy videos on Youtube. Read more classic and nonfiction books My daughter's… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 46
Goal Updates for Week 44
**I've missed a few weeks, so this is a very picture heavy post. Walk at least 500 miles this year (440 miles walked and 60 left to go) I love it when I get to under 100 miles left for the year! We had beautiful weather this week so we walked at the park multiple… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 44
My Week (10.17.21)
What I've been reading lately: I really enjoyed this mystery. It was the perfect amount of creepy without being to scary. The story follows a college professor who is writing a biography on an obscure gothic novelist with a dark past who just happened to live at the college she works at. Everything is going… Continue reading My Week (10.17.21)
Goal Updates for Week 40
1. Walk at least 500 miles this year (400 miles walked and 100 left to go) We had beautiful weather last week so I walked six miles outside and then did two Bodyfit by Amy videos on Youtube to finish out my ten miles. *I finally bought a 15lb kettlebell (I have been using a 10lb one for… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 40
A Year of Picture Books (September)
Like prior months, we learned about numerous trailblazers during our journey through historical picture books this year. We learned about female pilots, being dropped thousands of feet into the deep, dark ocean in a metal sphere, a young violin virtuoso, and the adventures that women suffragettes had on their way to achieve Votes for Women.… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (September)
My Week (9.19.21)
What I've been reading lately: I finally diagnosed myself, I am a "theme" reader. Over the past few months I have been reading tons of mystery/murder books (like 17 of the last 25 books I have read have been that genre) and I loved it, but something flipped in my brain. Now I am on… Continue reading My Week (9.19.21)
2021 Goal Updates (Week 36)
1. Walk at least 500 miles this year (360 miles walked and 140 left to go) We had beautiful weather last week so I walked six miles outside and then did two Bodyfit by Amy videos on Youtube to finish out my ten miles. 2. Read more classic and nonfiction books We are reading Prince… Continue reading 2021 Goal Updates (Week 36)
The Thrifty Educator 