So I'm not so sure this whole online learning thing is working for me. Oh, it's working for the kids just fine -- they're doing great. But here I sit...in my pajamas, drinking cold coffee, laptop in front of me, toddler watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and I'm getting nothing done. Around the house, that is. It's 10:34 a.m., and I'm feeling pretty pathetic. Mostly, though, I'm in denial about said patheticness. I should be cleaned up by now and well on my way to cleaning the house, organizing bills, yada, yada, yada. Yet here I sit, writing.
But...really...this is one major reason we're doing the online schooling -- so that I can build up my writing career. Mainly in the area of copywriting, and I plan on spending a decent amount of time later today working on the course I'm taking. I'm thinking I'll go to the library, though, because there's no way I can concentrate around here. Not when it's something I have to do.
Speaking of writing, there's something coming up that I've been looking forward to ever since I found out about it almost a year ago: National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Do you have a novel brewing inside of you? Need some motivation to work on it and get it done? Can you spare time each day for one month in the effort to crank it out? Yes? Then take a look at http://www.nanowrimo.org and see if it's for you. Join the rest of us (nutty bunch that we are) and see what you can do.
And about my pajamas...and the long hours I spend at my laptop writing (maybe I didn't mention my late-night writing marathons?)...I'm learning more and more that it's not a fault I have (oh, no, of course not), but a very admirable trait of true writers. It's not laziness, it's dedication.
Have you ever thought of writing stories with real information? I would love to find some stories for the children that educate them about the details of history. Go to www.homeschoolblogger.com/hannahandsarah I helped them start a story that we never finished, nor do we have the time. It might be an idea that you could expand on. What do you think?
Are you homeschooling ... anyway? Very few of us, if any, escape the tragedies and other disappointments of life. In the summer of 2004, we experienced a tragedy of our own with the death of our pre-born baby. It was a devastating blow, but that year we homeschooled ... anyway. We were blessed with another little one, but were soon face to face with my husband's cancer diagnosis (multiple myeloma) in early 2006. And again, we homeschooled...anyway. If you need support, encouragement, or just want to know what "a day in the life" is like for another family who chooses to continue homeschooling in spite of difficulties, stick around! I'm glad you're here, and that I can be here, too, to share the ups and downs (even the days when I feel like I'm skidding sideways) of our homeschooling family: Dad, Mom, two teenagers, a preteen, and a toddler. And be sure to visit my website: http://www.homeschoolinganyway.com. To everyone who signs up for my newsletter, I'm offering a free report filled with great tips for having a successful homeschool day.
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