This week I’m writing + filming about a hallmark This week I’m writing + filming about a hallmark of the Charlotte Mason method: narration. Have you ever heard of it? What would you like to know? 

I’m focusing heavily on how we use narration in our homeschool, but if you have specific questions about it, I would love for you to 1. Take the poll in my stories, and 2. Ask any questions you may have about narration in the comments so that I can answer them in my video! ❤️
Happy Mother’s Day! I especially want to encoura Happy Mother’s Day! I especially want to encourage those who are intentionally making a better life for their children than what they may have experienced as kids. It is not easy to change the cycle, but it’s well worth the effort. 

In the words of Louisa May Alcott, “A woman's happiest kingdom is home, her highest honor is the art of ruling it not as a queen, but a wise wife and mother."
📚 We are moving right along with term three of 📚 We are moving right along with term three of our school year. Slow but steady, we will finish up mid June and I’ll begin prepping for next school year in July and August! 📚

Here’s some of my random old and new tips + what I’ve been doing to help keep organized with the CMEC. 

01. Keep a regular day for nature outings or field trips. We have two days a week where I intentionally plan a hike or museum visit, etc. One is usually at the middle of the week and the other is at the end. It offers great variety to our weeks.

02. Notebook! I have had the girls consistently notebook this year, and it’s been such a delight to go back and see my form 1b student’s progress! I have a video coming out about how we notebook and why you should try it very soon! 

03. To stay on track with our morning timetable I’ve been writing the time we end each lesson in my logbook. It’s really changed how productive I am in making sure we get everything on our timetable done for the day. (I have a video on my logbook if you’re interested in learning more about that!)

04. And 05. Popsicle sticks! Friends, if you’re already a CMEC family, use these to help you choose which activities you review! I have on these for old singing games, French songs, folk dances or Swedish drill routines. I’ll share more on what I have on ours, specifically, but it’s fun because the girls and I get to be surprised rather than me choosing what we review!

06. Art instruction. Originally I had us doing three art lessons per week in the afternoon, but it didn’t allow for enough free choice, so we’ve reduced it down to one formal lesson a week for six weeks, then we change the method. So right now we are in week two of our chalkdrawing lessons. After six weeks we will switch to brush drawing instruction for the remainder of the term! As Charlotte Mason recommends, we draw from memory, model, and from imagination. 🌞

I hope this was helpful to you! So many of you guys are using @the.cmec next year! I am SO excited to see all of you at the online form meetings this coming year! 👏🏻 #thecmec #thecmecform1 #charlottemason
Do you keep your spices in a cabinet, on a shelf o Do you keep your spices in a cabinet, on a shelf or in a drawer? This drawer is right next to my stove and it’s my favorite way to store my spices! I reuse these little jars and fill them every couple of weeks with my bulk @azurestandard spices. 🧂
Are you planting a garden this year? What are you Are you planting a garden this year? What are you growing? Containers and raised beds? Or in ground? What do you plan to grow? Veggies? Flowers? We are doing a little bit of everything. 😍

It’s my third year growing food. (And ironically, our third house 😅) We just got our @greenstalkgarden planter, several @smartpots, and six raised beds that are ready to be filled next weekend. Really looking forward to this gardening season! 🥕🥬🥦🌽🌶🫑🫐🍓🥔
“Let then once get in touch with nature and a ha “Let then once get in touch with nature and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life.” -Charlotte Mason 

My kiddo had a birthday this past weekend. We do one main gift and a couple of small gifts; typically they’re  things they can use outdoors. Bikes have been a popular birthday item around here! My eldest wanted an apple tree last year. ☺️ But this year we got N a mud kitchen! Some friends of ours had one they built, and it inspired us. My kiddos have been playing on the forest floor in the mud for years now, but it’s exciting for them to have a little space in our garden for mud play. 🌳 What are some fun outdoorsy gifts you’ve purchased for your kids?
📚 When should I teach my child to read? How sho 📚 When should I teach my child to read? How should I teach my child to read? What does Charlotte Mason say about reading lessons? How did she teach children how to read? What curriculum do you use to teach your child how to read? 📚
These are all questions I answered in my blog post and video, “teaching reading the Charlotte Mason way” 📚 you can also swipe over to see some of my favorite CM quotes on teaching reading! 📚

I also shared what I do with my 3-year-old (which is very minimal) if you have younger children. You can view the post at the link in my profile! Are you up children school-aged? What do you use to teach reading?
I needed to accomplish a lot today. There was more I needed to accomplish a lot today. There was more unpacking and organizing to be done, pictures to be framed, meal planning to do, laundry that needed folding, bike rides to be had, meals to be prepared, sourdough to be prepped and lesson planning + pre-reading to do. Oh and dishes. So many dishes. 😅

I do essentially all of the inside housework aside from taking out the trash + recycle, but for a season my husband helped out while N was small by doing dinner dishes and sometimes even preparing dinner so I could nurse her after we ate. But as of late, I’m trying something new where I don’t ask my husband to clean up after dinner and instead I do it myself. I don’t mind it, and since my girls are old enough to get their own pj’s on now, I’ve been doing dinner clean-up (as well as lunch and breakfast clean-up and prep!) before I head upstairs to tuck them in, read them a story and sit with them while they fall asleep. Call me old fashioned, but I’m happy to do it, and I delight in my husband being able to enjoy some time with the girls after dinner instead of clean up a mess after a long day of working.

I’m not really sure where I’m going with this post - I’ve felt pulled in so many directions today and it’s something I feel often, (and I’m sure so many of you can relate) but after five months without a home to care for and nurture I simply can’t feel frustrated or annoyed at my list of 10,000 things I need to do. Instead I pray my way through each task. I sip tea in between. I light a candle and wear my great-grandmother’s apron as I work. I read notes like the one my six-year-old left for me this morning and I weep tears of gratitude and joy. Happy Sunday, my friends. ❤️ 
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(swipe to read her note 🥰 + a transcription in the comments!)
Remember that word we heard so often when we were Remember that word we heard so often when we were parenting infants? Attachment.  What comes to mind? Breastfeeding on demand. Co-sleeping. Babywearing. All of those things that come pretty natural to us when taking care of a baby. But did you know that attachment doesn’t just end when your child gets bigger? Attachment is actually necessary THROUGH adolescence. 😳

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté is a brilliant book that stopped me in my tracks. The book addresses the severe lack of attachment to parents that is incidentally replaced by an attachment to peers. I wrote all about it on my blog, but if you swipe over you can see a few passages that I underlined, highlighted, and wrote down in my notebook. 

Peer culture is more prevalent than ever. Not only because our society now prefers it that way, but because of social media’s ability to unite our youth in an unprecedented way. What we need is a shift in how we pass down culture to our kids from a horizontal attachment (peer to peer) back to a vertical attachment (family to child). I’ve often felt this long before I read this book, but we prioritize our Children’s friendships and relationships with others before we prioritize their relationships with us. We don’t value the family unit the way we used to decades ago, and it’s to the detriment of our children. 

I will gift this book to every new parent I meet from now on because of the wisdom the authors share. I wish all parents would read it so we could be on the same page as a society and those of us who choose to hold on to our kids wouldn’t be going against the grain. So this is my plea to you. If anything I’ve said piqued your interest, or struck a chord, please read Hold On To Your Kids! ✨

(For those of you who have read it! Share your thoughts with us! Help me convince everyone to read it! 👏🏻)
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Uncategorized • May 2, 2012

Outfit Post: Maxi & Stripes (Plus a GIVEAWAY!)

Outfit Details:
Top: Forever 21
Maxi Skirt: Forever 21 (similar)
Belt: H&M
Hat: Wet Seal
Sandals: Express
Clutch: H&M
Bracelets: H&M
Watch: Michael Kors

Okay, I know you guys are really excited, but first-this outfit is one of those that I put on, and was immediately attracted to because of comfort. I like this skirt because of the bright, Springy color however, it is also surprisingly versatile. Pairing it with this sleeveless shirt and a pair of sandals was a no-brainer…and thank goodness for no-brainer outfits this week, because I will be using my brain way too much for finals week. I just keep my sights set on my favorite part of finals week-the day I sell back my textbooks. I go in there with my bag full of books that I paid way too much money for in hopes of receiving, maybe, a quarter of what I paid for them originally.  However, that’s the life of a college student- you have to buy books! …Or do you?

I recently learned about the ever-so convenient, money-saving textbook rental program CampusBookRentals.com. With this site you can rent textbooks for the duration of the semester 40-90% cheaper than if you buy them elsewhere! It’s also nice because they have free shipping both ways, and you’re even allowed to highlight in the books you rent. So, I know a lot of you readers are students like me, and in honor of my upcoming graduation, CampusBookRentals has offered a $50 gift card towards a book rental for the upcoming Summer or Fall semesters to one of Living in Color’s student readers! All you have to do to enter is meet the criteria below:

How to Enter:
1. Be a follower of Living in Color
2.  Leave a comment below
For Extra Entries:
1. Follow this blog on Twitter
3. Like this blog on Facebook
4. Tweet about this giveaway
(please leave a comment below for each extra entry!)
*giveaway only open to U.S.
Good luck, friends!
I will pick the winner at random on May 10!

xo.

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Comments

  1. caise says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:54 am

    you look beautiful! this skirt is gorgeous! I love this color

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:21 pm

      thank you so much! it's one of my favorite spring colors for sure 🙂

      Reply
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  2. Ashley Brooke says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:01 am

    gorgeous outfit! New follower on GFC, can't wait to catch up on your posts 🙂

    Thanks! ashleybrookeblog@gmail.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      thank you so much ashley! Also, i'm excited that you entered our giveaway! Can I get a link to your blog?? 🙂

      Reply
  3. Ashley Brooke says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:02 am

    Also following you on twitter! thanks 🙂 ashleybrookeblog@gmail.com

    Reply
  4. J n Nty says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:17 am

    Love ur outfit,cute skirt

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Traveling in Flats says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:17 am

    This is such a pretty look; I admire you for wearing such a stylish outfit during finals week! Haha, I would be in sweats and a t-shirt.

    – Nita
    travelinginflats.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      thanks, Nita! What a pretty name! 🙂

      Reply
  6. kiki says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:23 am

    great skirt. loove the color 🙂

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:23 pm

      thank you!
      xo, L

      Reply
  7. La Dolce Vita says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:35 am

    Love the simplicity of the outfit here ! Great for summer.

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:23 pm

      thanks! I like simple outfits 🙂

      Reply
  8. Abbys-World-Closet says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:39 am

    Love this whole look! Super chic 😉

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:28 pm

      thanks, dear!

      Reply
  9. Arika Yasmine says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:49 am

    Hey dear, thanks for the comment on my blog…
    I wanted to join this giveaway but when I read below it is written. Open for US only :p

    Sure we can follow each other and I have followed you first.
    Follower number 273…
    Can't wait for you to do the same…

    xoxo
    http://www.arikayasmine.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:28 pm

      thanks so much for following my blog! So sorry my giveaway is U.S. only 🙁 maybe next time, love!!

      Reply
  10. Becoming Refined says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Love the maxi and the vertical stripes!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:28 pm

      thanks, dear!

      Reply
  11. Sara says

    May 2, 2012 at 7:02 am

    The striped top and the maxi dress look amazing together! And I absolutely adore that hat! Good luck with finals, girl! xo

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:28 pm

      aw thank you! They went well- glad it's over! ha 🙂

      Reply
  12. Laura says

    May 2, 2012 at 8:29 am

    Thank you so much! Love your skirt!
    xxx
    fashionstiletto.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:33 pm

      thanks!
      xo, L

      Reply
  13. Heather says

    May 2, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Love this! Great skirt.

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:38 pm

      Thanks, Heather!!

      Reply
  14. Ruhani says

    May 2, 2012 at 9:35 am

    That's a beautiful dress 🙂

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks, my dear!
      xo, L

      Reply
  15. Scarllet Gonçalves says

    May 2, 2012 at 10:46 am

    Stunning as always!
    We definitely should follow each other =)
    have a good day beautiful.
    http://www.scarlletgs.blogspot.com.br/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:46 pm

      sounds great! I'm following you, dear!

      Reply
  16. Annie says

    May 2, 2012 at 11:04 am

    LOVE this outfit! That color (teal) looks gorgeous on you, and what a cute striped blouse 🙂

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:47 pm

      Thanks, Annie 🙂

      Reply
  17. Katie- Hems for Her says

    May 2, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Girl, you were made for hats! They suit you. It makes you look like a 1940s starlet.

    This outfit is really cute- breezy and effortless. I love the color of the skirt!
    Good luck with your exams <3

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:47 pm

      Aw that's the sweetest comment ever, Katie! My day is officially made 😉

      Reply
  18. A's Mode World says

    May 2, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Great spring outfit! Good luck on your finals. I'll be revisiting your blog!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 7, 2012 at 11:47 pm

      Thanks I sure hope so 🙂
      xo, L

      Reply
  19. GOT LOVE? says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    lovely outfit. I really adore the skirt and the beautiful hat <3

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:05 am

      thank you!
      xo, L

      Reply
  20. winetastegirl.com says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    I love your fedora. I just saw some really cute ones at Banana yesterday, but I love the sweet ribbon detail on yours. Cute! I hope you'll check out my post today on sweet and sassy shorts and leave me your feedback.
    http://www.winetastegirl.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:05 am

      thanks, lady! I checked out your post- you're just darling!

      Reply
  21. Sivi says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    HI!!! thanks for you sweet coment!!:) fantastic look, lovely this skirt!! 🙂
    I follow you 😉

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:05 am

      thanks for following, love!

      Reply
  22. MIRTE says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    Cute outfit!!

    http://www.fashion-mind.com‏

    Reply
  23. danielle p. says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    just got that same shirt :] and i am loving your hat! following you back!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:10 am

      ohhh! I'd love to see how you style it! 🙂

      Reply
  24. Ally O says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Thanks for your lovely comment!
    :))

    I would be thrilled to follow you…
    hope we DO keep in touch
    xoxo
    http://thegirlwithblueglasses.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:10 am

      so do I, Ally!
      xo, L

      Reply
  25. Raych says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Love the color of that skirt! perfect for summer!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:16 am

      thanks! just visited your blog, and I love it!

      Reply
  26. Fanciful. says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    LOVE this outfit, I am all about being comfy! I am excited about your giveaway!! I follow your blog, twitter, and now facebook!! Have a great day!
    xo, Jess

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:18 am

      yay! Thanks for entering the giveaway, dear!
      xo, L

      Reply
  27. Fanciful. says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    oops I don't read directions, apparently!
    This comment is for following you on Twitter!
    xo J

    Reply
  28. Fanciful. says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    {I liked your fb} 🙂
    Jess

    Reply
  29. Grace says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    Right up my alley. I take summer classes along with my regular semester classes and books cost me SO much money. I'm already a follower {and adore your blog}.

    A Southern Drawl

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:18 am

      aww, thank you for entering, Love!
      xo, L

      Reply
  30. Britt @ The Magnolia Pair says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Love this outfit, how pretty! SOmething I'd definitely wear! (Oh and I am happy to follow you back =] )

    And I follow you !

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:19 am

      thanks for following me, and entering the giveaway!
      xo.

      Reply
  31. Britt @ The Magnolia Pair says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    I follow you via twitter !

    Reply
  32. Marta C. (MBPlace) says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Thanks for your comment
    I love the outfit, the maxi skirt is awesome!
    Have a nice day xx

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:19 am

      thank you!

      Reply
  33. S says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    You look gorgeous, simply and chic!
    Great outfit!
    xxx
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:20 am

      thanks, so much! about to check out your blog!

      Reply
  34. Blonde hair, Blue jeans says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    colourful! 🙂

    Reply
  35. Rachael says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Love, love this skirt. Perfect for spring and summer. Looks beautiful on you! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for following me! Following you back 🙂 Good luck with finals this week!!
    xoxo,
    Rachael
    http://www.rachaelkhawkins.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:25 am

      Thanks, Rachael! It's lovely to meet you!
      xo, L

      Reply
  36. Amy Shaughnessy says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Cute skirt! I used to look for my books on Amazon.com because the school book store was so expensive! This is a great giveaway for college students. Too bad I'm 10 years too late…:)

    Amy

    fashionandbeautyfinds.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:30 am

      haha, yeah, I can't wait until i'm done with school and i can look back on it ten years from now 🙂

      Reply
  37. Valentina says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I adore the colour of your maxi skirt!!

    check out my blog if you want, I m new, I'd really appreciate..we could follow each other 😉
    http://itsnotjustanotherfashionblog.blogspot.it/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:31 am

      thanks, I sure will!

      Reply
  38. Stefania B. says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    the maxi skirt is wonderful.

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:38 am

      thank you, lovely!

      Reply
  39. Always Maylee says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    You are looking beautiful, love this outfit on you! And that hat is pretty adorable and perfect.

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:38 am

      thanks, Yi-Chia! you're so sweet!

      Reply
  40. Carrie says

    May 2, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Love your skirt, actually love your whole outfit! So pretty!

    Style in the City

    Reply
  41. Rotschopf says

    May 2, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    uh wow, this skirt is absolutely wonderful! wish i had one like this!
    the colour and your accessories. beautiful!

    love your style.
    wish u a nice evening.
    xx

    Reply
  42. Amy K says

    May 2, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Love your style and I love your blog. I think we should follow each other – http://amyklundt.blogspot.com/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:41 am

      Thanks Amy K! I think so too 🙂

      Reply
  43. Andrea D says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Girl, this is NOT how I looked "comfy" during finals weeks. More like sweatpants and unwashed hair. You look gorgeous, and I love the color of that skirt!
    Congrats on wrapping up your last semester of undergrad! Also, go celebrate by eating some Andy's frozen custard for me…I miss it SO much!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:48 am

      awww thanks, dear! Would you believe that I JUST went tonight!! 🙂 I got the James Brownie Jackhammer! What's your favorite thing to eat!?

      Reply
  44. Victoria says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Such a lovely look! I love your skirt 🙂

    – Victoria
    http://www.Vickkitas.blogspot.se

    Reply
  45. Styl Siren says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    Love your skirt ! You look gorgeous <3

    following you ,
    hope you can follow us back <3

    xx,
    http://www.stylsiren.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:48 am

      thanks, darlings! I will follow you back!

      Reply
  46. Nee says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    thanks a lot for your comment pretty:) following you too <33

    Love,
    Nee
    ROSECANDLE11

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:49 am

      Thanks, Nee!
      xo, L

      Reply
  47. Buzz says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    oh so sad it's only for US =(

    Reply
  48. TheStylist LA says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Love this outfit! particularly love the skirt. I am all about comfort, especially when work has me running around all day. It's nice to find outfits that are chic but comfortable as well.

    Love your blog! Stop by mine i you want 🙂

    xx
    Emily
    TheStylist LA
    http://www.stylistla.com/blog

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:52 am

      thanks, I sure will!

      Reply
  49. Alba says

    May 2, 2012 at 7:13 pm

    Thanks, of course I'll follow you back 🙂

    You look great with that skirt!

    http://voguesweetvogue.blogspot.com.es/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:58 am

      thank you so much!
      xo, L

      Reply
  50. Emily Devine says

    May 2, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Love love love this! Such a pretty outfit. And the color of that skirt is beautiful!

    Reply
  51. TheUrbanUmbrella says

    May 2, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Lovely look!
    Too bad I can't enter the giveaway, I am not a USA citizen!
    xx


    The Urban Umbrella
    xoxo

    http://www.theurbanumbrella.com/

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:59 am

      so sorry, dear! Hopefully next giveaway! 🙂

      Reply
  52. Rachel Lynne says

    May 2, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    You look so cute! I love the color of your skirt and sigh… jealous, wish I was still in school 😉 I just had some friends finish up classes and also sadly I think that's the last of them finishing undergrad! I wish I could enter the giveaway, but sadly I am no longer in school and am just beginning to look into grad schools!

    xoxo,
    Rachel
    http://www.rachelslookbook.com

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:59 am

      grad school should be fun! haha 🙂

      Reply
  53. Elsa says

    May 2, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    I love this outfit! It makes such a statement, while looking comfortable! Number one on my wishlist is a bright colored maxi skirt! lol.
    I hope you do great on your finals and congratulations on almost graduating!

    xo
    Mix & Match

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 6:59 am

      thanks so much Elsa!
      xo, L

      Reply
  54. The Scent of Glamour says

    May 2, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Amazing look and gorgeous skirt! Love the color! Lovely blog and style!!!
    If you want, check out my blog

    http://thescentofglamour.blogspot.com/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:01 am

      I sure will, hun! thanks!

      Reply
  55. Jenna Hughes says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:58 am

    love the blouse!! hello to a fellow SoCal girl 🙂

    http://underthefluorescents.blogspot.com/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:03 am

      aww, yay!

      Reply
  56. Annmarie Pipa says

    May 3, 2012 at 2:55 am

    so pretty!!

    Reply
  57. Amanda Raborn says

    May 3, 2012 at 4:04 am

    LOVE the blue skirt. Such a great pop of color, and you can never go wrong when it's comfortable too! Good luck with finals- That's such a great a feeling when you walk out of that last test. The end is in sight sister! Super cool giveaway, as well!

    So glad I stumbled upon your blog! Love the versatility in what you post and your outfits!

    Amanda
    It's an Easy Life

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:04 am

      thanks, dear! I'm about to check out your blog!

      Reply
  58. Wil Harris says

    May 3, 2012 at 5:56 am

    Love this outfit! It reminds me of the beach. The skirt is the ocean and the top is the sand. 🙂

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:10 am

      aww, love that interpretation! 🙂

      Reply
  59. Jules says

    May 3, 2012 at 10:45 am

    You look so cute! Love your skirt, the colour is perfect for you!

    Xo Jules
    http://www.stylebyjules.blogspot.com

    Reply
  60. Alina Anghel says

    May 3, 2012 at 11:39 am

    love the colour of the skirt! super cute blog! xx

    http://www.theprovocativecouture.com/

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:11 am

      thanks so much!

      Reply
  61. Estilo Hedónico says

    May 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    Amazing!!!I love it!!

    http://estilohedonico.blogspot.pt/

    xoxo

    Reply
  62. Cathy says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    LOVE that skirt! The hat is great on you as well! Love it!
    http://www.cathykhayes.blogspot.com

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:11 am

      thank you, Cathy!

      Reply
  63. Femke. says

    May 3, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Beautiful outfit,
    really beautiful colorcombination! 🙂

    XOFEMKE.
    http://www.myfashion-expression.blogspot.com

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  64. Estilo Hedónico says

    May 3, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    I love your outfit!!! 🙂

    http://estilohedonico.blogspot.pt/

    xoxo

    Reply
  65. Rachel says

    May 3, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    I have just been looking around your blog and I love your style! It has inspired me for some outfit ideas! I would love it if you could come and look at my blog and maybe we could follow each other on GFC, Bloglovin and Facebook! Xx

    http://www.rachelsfashionpatch.blogspot.com

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:13 am

      awesome, glad my outfits could serve as some inspiration!

      Reply
  66. Sophie says

    May 3, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    I'm not actually writing to enter the give away but just because whoever takes your pictures is wonderful and the way you put the posts together is inspiring <3

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:14 am

      thank you so much, Sophie! This comment is just so sweet and heartfelt 🙂

      Reply
  67. Tala says

    May 3, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Great skirt!

    http://365daysfashiondiary.blogspot.com

    Reply
  68. Tami Jackson says

    May 3, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    OH I LOVE YOUR BLOG! SUCH BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS! I WANT THAT SKIRT!! i AM GOING TO FOLLOW:)
    XO TAMI

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:16 am

      Thanks, Tami!

      Reply
  69. Alison says

    May 3, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    love this maxi skirt! such a pretty color on you 🙂

    http://www.stylingmylife.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:18 am

      thank you, Alison!

      Reply
  70. marie says

    May 4, 2012 at 6:59 am

    the skirt is so beautiful!

    xx

    Reply
  71. Chezka says

    May 4, 2012 at 9:09 am

    The color of your skirt is so amazing! This is a great summer outfit 🙂

    – Che

    http://www.style-che.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:21 am

      Thank you dear!

      Reply
  72. Vicky says

    May 4, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    This is so stunning! Love the hat! xx

    The Golden Bun | new post | follow me

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:30 am

      thanks, Vicky!

      Reply
  73. Vanessa says

    May 5, 2012 at 9:23 am

    love the outfit

    Reply
  74. Anny Mart says

    May 5, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Hi dear, your blog is really amazing! Fascinating posts! I just love it and I'm following! I hope you'll visit me and follow mine too.

    Kisses,
    Anny Mart, blogger from Russia
    http://www.annymart.ru

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    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:30 am

      I sure will visit your blog dear!
      xo, L

      Reply
  75. pqaua1991 says

    May 5, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    great look, this skirt has beautiful color 🙂

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:30 am

      thank you!
      xo, L

      Reply
  76. lantern slide says

    May 5, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    nice

    Reply
  77. Lu! says

    May 5, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Lovely outfit!! I love this skirt!! 🙂
    Congrats for your graduation!! 😉
    Kisses!!

    http://luruluu.blogspot.com/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:31 am

      thank you Lu! 🙂
      xo

      Reply
  78. Kat says

    May 6, 2012 at 1:02 am

    wow this is like the perfect giveaway!!! 😀 im actually heading to college in the fall 🙂 so excited 🙂

    im following 🙂

    katslovefashion.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:31 am

      awesome! thanks so much for entering!

      Reply
  79. Kat says

    May 6, 2012 at 1:02 am

    oh and i almost forgot to mention how amazing you look!! love this outfit!! its sooo perfect for the summer 😀

    katslovefashion.blogspot.com

    Reply
  80. Fashion Diaries says

    May 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    love this amazing skirt…nice hat too!!

    xx
    Nelly
    http://e-fashiondiaries.blogspot.com/

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:31 am

      thanks, Nelly!

      Reply
  81. Tatiana B. says

    May 6, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    Love your outfit and the colour of your skirt!

    Love your blog, follow each other's both with GFC and facebook?
    Kiss!

    Tati ♥ pearls
    Tati ♥ pearls on Facebook

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:31 am

      thank you, Tatiana!

      Reply
  82. Gabriele V. says

    May 6, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Hello dear,
    maybe you would like to follow each other's blogs with blogger or via blgolovin? Or even both?

    wolffashion.blogspot.com

    have a nice day!
    gV

    Reply
  83. Lisa Hakola says

    May 6, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Love the vibrant colour of the skirt! Just ran into your blog and have thoroughly enjoyed peaking into each post. Will no doubt return 🙂 xx

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:32 am

      awesome! can't wait, Lisa!

      Reply
  84. Allison says

    May 7, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Really love the color of your skirt & how you paired it with a striped top!

    🙂
    Allison
    afashionfiles.blogspot.com

    Reply
  85. Nici says

    May 7, 2012 at 7:07 am

    Love this skirt, such a nice color!
    Really nice blog!
    Following you now!

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:32 am

      thanks for following, Nici! 🙂

      Reply
  86. Amy says

    May 7, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    This entire outfit is swoon worthy I love the soft stripes with the bold color.
    xoxo, Amy
    http://www.amyisthinking.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • livingincolorblog says

      May 8, 2012 at 7:32 am

      aw thank you Amy!
      That's sweet!

      Reply
  87. Jenny Bodell says

    May 22, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Oh my goodness. I love this outfit. It's perfect!! I'm officially your newest follower!
    jennybodell.blogspot.com

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This week I’m writing + filming about a hallmark This week I’m writing + filming about a hallmark of the Charlotte Mason method: narration. Have you ever heard of it? What would you like to know? 

I’m focusing heavily on how we use narration in our homeschool, but if you have specific questions about it, I would love for you to 1. Take the poll in my stories, and 2. Ask any questions you may have about narration in the comments so that I can answer them in my video! ❤️
Happy Mother’s Day! I especially want to encoura Happy Mother’s Day! I especially want to encourage those who are intentionally making a better life for their children than what they may have experienced as kids. It is not easy to change the cycle, but it’s well worth the effort. 

In the words of Louisa May Alcott, “A woman's happiest kingdom is home, her highest honor is the art of ruling it not as a queen, but a wise wife and mother."
📚 We are moving right along with term three of 📚 We are moving right along with term three of our school year. Slow but steady, we will finish up mid June and I’ll begin prepping for next school year in July and August! 📚

Here’s some of my random old and new tips + what I’ve been doing to help keep organized with the CMEC. 

01. Keep a regular day for nature outings or field trips. We have two days a week where I intentionally plan a hike or museum visit, etc. One is usually at the middle of the week and the other is at the end. It offers great variety to our weeks.

02. Notebook! I have had the girls consistently notebook this year, and it’s been such a delight to go back and see my form 1b student’s progress! I have a video coming out about how we notebook and why you should try it very soon! 

03. To stay on track with our morning timetable I’ve been writing the time we end each lesson in my logbook. It’s really changed how productive I am in making sure we get everything on our timetable done for the day. (I have a video on my logbook if you’re interested in learning more about that!)

04. And 05. Popsicle sticks! Friends, if you’re already a CMEC family, use these to help you choose which activities you review! I have on these for old singing games, French songs, folk dances or Swedish drill routines. I’ll share more on what I have on ours, specifically, but it’s fun because the girls and I get to be surprised rather than me choosing what we review!

06. Art instruction. Originally I had us doing three art lessons per week in the afternoon, but it didn’t allow for enough free choice, so we’ve reduced it down to one formal lesson a week for six weeks, then we change the method. So right now we are in week two of our chalkdrawing lessons. After six weeks we will switch to brush drawing instruction for the remainder of the term! As Charlotte Mason recommends, we draw from memory, model, and from imagination. 🌞

I hope this was helpful to you! So many of you guys are using @the.cmec next year! I am SO excited to see all of you at the online form meetings this coming year! 👏🏻 #thecmec #thecmecform1 #charlottemason
Do you keep your spices in a cabinet, on a shelf o Do you keep your spices in a cabinet, on a shelf or in a drawer? This drawer is right next to my stove and it’s my favorite way to store my spices! I reuse these little jars and fill them every couple of weeks with my bulk @azurestandard spices. 🧂
Are you planting a garden this year? What are you Are you planting a garden this year? What are you growing? Containers and raised beds? Or in ground? What do you plan to grow? Veggies? Flowers? We are doing a little bit of everything. 😍

It’s my third year growing food. (And ironically, our third house 😅) We just got our @greenstalkgarden planter, several @smartpots, and six raised beds that are ready to be filled next weekend. Really looking forward to this gardening season! 🥕🥬🥦🌽🌶🫑🫐🍓🥔
“Let then once get in touch with nature and a ha “Let then once get in touch with nature and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life.” -Charlotte Mason 

My kiddo had a birthday this past weekend. We do one main gift and a couple of small gifts; typically they’re  things they can use outdoors. Bikes have been a popular birthday item around here! My eldest wanted an apple tree last year. ☺️ But this year we got N a mud kitchen! Some friends of ours had one they built, and it inspired us. My kiddos have been playing on the forest floor in the mud for years now, but it’s exciting for them to have a little space in our garden for mud play. 🌳 What are some fun outdoorsy gifts you’ve purchased for your kids?
📚 When should I teach my child to read? How sho 📚 When should I teach my child to read? How should I teach my child to read? What does Charlotte Mason say about reading lessons? How did she teach children how to read? What curriculum do you use to teach your child how to read? 📚
These are all questions I answered in my blog post and video, “teaching reading the Charlotte Mason way” 📚 you can also swipe over to see some of my favorite CM quotes on teaching reading! 📚

I also shared what I do with my 3-year-old (which is very minimal) if you have younger children. You can view the post at the link in my profile! Are you up children school-aged? What do you use to teach reading?
I needed to accomplish a lot today. There was more I needed to accomplish a lot today. There was more unpacking and organizing to be done, pictures to be framed, meal planning to do, laundry that needed folding, bike rides to be had, meals to be prepared, sourdough to be prepped and lesson planning + pre-reading to do. Oh and dishes. So many dishes. 😅

I do essentially all of the inside housework aside from taking out the trash + recycle, but for a season my husband helped out while N was small by doing dinner dishes and sometimes even preparing dinner so I could nurse her after we ate. But as of late, I’m trying something new where I don’t ask my husband to clean up after dinner and instead I do it myself. I don’t mind it, and since my girls are old enough to get their own pj’s on now, I’ve been doing dinner clean-up (as well as lunch and breakfast clean-up and prep!) before I head upstairs to tuck them in, read them a story and sit with them while they fall asleep. Call me old fashioned, but I’m happy to do it, and I delight in my husband being able to enjoy some time with the girls after dinner instead of clean up a mess after a long day of working.

I’m not really sure where I’m going with this post - I’ve felt pulled in so many directions today and it’s something I feel often, (and I’m sure so many of you can relate) but after five months without a home to care for and nurture I simply can’t feel frustrated or annoyed at my list of 10,000 things I need to do. Instead I pray my way through each task. I sip tea in between. I light a candle and wear my great-grandmother’s apron as I work. I read notes like the one my six-year-old left for me this morning and I weep tears of gratitude and joy. Happy Sunday, my friends. ❤️ 
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(swipe to read her note 🥰 + a transcription in the comments!)
Remember that word we heard so often when we were Remember that word we heard so often when we were parenting infants? Attachment.  What comes to mind? Breastfeeding on demand. Co-sleeping. Babywearing. All of those things that come pretty natural to us when taking care of a baby. But did you know that attachment doesn’t just end when your child gets bigger? Attachment is actually necessary THROUGH adolescence. 😳

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté is a brilliant book that stopped me in my tracks. The book addresses the severe lack of attachment to parents that is incidentally replaced by an attachment to peers. I wrote all about it on my blog, but if you swipe over you can see a few passages that I underlined, highlighted, and wrote down in my notebook. 

Peer culture is more prevalent than ever. Not only because our society now prefers it that way, but because of social media’s ability to unite our youth in an unprecedented way. What we need is a shift in how we pass down culture to our kids from a horizontal attachment (peer to peer) back to a vertical attachment (family to child). I’ve often felt this long before I read this book, but we prioritize our Children’s friendships and relationships with others before we prioritize their relationships with us. We don’t value the family unit the way we used to decades ago, and it’s to the detriment of our children. 

I will gift this book to every new parent I meet from now on because of the wisdom the authors share. I wish all parents would read it so we could be on the same page as a society and those of us who choose to hold on to our kids wouldn’t be going against the grain. So this is my plea to you. If anything I’ve said piqued your interest, or struck a chord, please read Hold On To Your Kids! ✨

(For those of you who have read it! Share your thoughts with us! Help me convince everyone to read it! 👏🏻)
I promised I would share how I teach foreign langu I promised I would share how I teach foreign language the Mason way✨

When my oldest (now 6) was younger we loved and used @theculturedkid but since beginning formal lessons we’ve switched to this wonderful book by @cherrydalepress. 

Mason recommends that students learn 5-6 new French words a day and that they use them frequently. She writes in Home Education, “…children should learn French orally, by listening to and repeating French words and phrases; that they should begin so early that the difference of the accent does not strike them, but they repeat the French word all the same as if it were English, and use it freely…” (p. 80) she then writes about how important it is to employ the use of French vocabulary words during time out-of-doors. My kids and I have taken this to heart, because it isn’t uncommon for us all to be walking along the hiking trail, singing our French folk songs together. It’s something I’ll remember that we do together for many years. 

The Cherrydale Press program allows the child to learn common phrases, orally, a bit at a time. Along the way, they learn common verbs and vocabulary. 

Each “series” lasts about 2 weeks.
So here is the process we go through in that time:

01. We practice and memorize the English phrases. 
Here’s an example: 
I take the book.
I open the book.
I close the book.
So we say the phrases as we ACT THEM OUT, which is crucial to this method of learning French and retaining it! It’s helped me tremendously as a non-native speaker.

02. We then learn the French verbs from those phrases in French: je prends, j’ouvre, and je ferme. We memorize how to say them and act them out!

03. We learn the whole thing in French as we act it out. 
Je prends le livre.
j’ouvre le livre.
je ferme le livre.

After my daughter can say/act them without error, on her own, we move on to the next series!

Thanks to The Living Page, I keep a French notebook where I record the phrases or words we learn! (That’s what I shared in my stories the other day!)

In addition to this program, we have two French folk songs, one French vocabulary song per term (we sing daily) and a story we listen to in French, thanks to @the.cmec and their support!

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