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 • July 31, 2012

Outfit Post: Versatility At It’s Finest

Outfit Details:
Dress: c/o Sheinside
Flower Pin: H&M
Pavé link bracelet: J.Crew
Large chain link bracelet: Macy’s (similar)
Pavé tip cord bracelet: T+J Designs
Gold Bangles: Icing
Necklace: Kate Spade
Flats: Me Too
Bag: Vintage Coach via Poshmark

The lovely people over at Sheinside offered to send me a few things, and this is one of the pieces I chose- a white dress is perfect for any season! It can be worn by itself with some cute accessories for summer, and can be layered up and paired with some boots for the colder seasons! On another note, I’ve developed a knack for the classic Coach purse- I’m not a fan of the lettering or anything on the more modern versions, but a good ‘ol classic Willis Coach bag is just to die for.


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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: coach, gold accessories, j.crew pave link bracelet, Kate Spade jewelry, Me Too flats, Outfit of the day, Sheinside, Sheinside clothing, summer style, TJdesigns jewelry, vintage coach purse, white lace dress

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  1. Dana says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:22 am

    I have the same flower pin and have envisioned it on a blazer or in a hair style but not on a dress. Very pretty and imaginative!

    http://danaslookbook.blogspot.com/

    XOXO Dana

    Reply
  2. BERTHA NATASHA says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Lovely pictures <3

    Sincerely,
    BERTHA NATASHA

    Reply
  3. Missy Cheeks says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:50 am

    So cute your dress 🙂
    Kisses

    http://www.facebook.com/MissyCheeksLooks?ref=hl

    Reply
  4. Cathy says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:24 am

    Beautiful feminine look! Love this bag style too…I have it in red and mahogany brown 🙂

    http://cstyledesign.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. The Students Wife says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:34 am

    Love your dress!! that is so cute!!

    followme@ http://www.studentswife.com

    Reply
  6. Alee R. says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:40 am

    I love this loook very feminine and perfectly simple 🙂

    xoxo, Alee
    http://aleemerican.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Valentina says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:40 am

    beautiful pics and beautiful you!

    http://itsnotjustanotherfashionblog.blogspot.it/

    Reply
  8. Nikki says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:58 am

    Lovely outfit! I always love a white dress for summer, they're gorgeous!:)Xx

    Reply
  9. Lisina Betty says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:59 am

    lovely blog if you want we can following each other???… we have one mummy and doughter blog!! kiss http://comeduegoccedacqua.blogspot.it/

    Reply
  10. Show Pony says

    July 31, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Gorgeous dress!

    Jess xx

    http://showponyblog.blogspot.com.au/

    Reply
  11. Sparkle says

    July 31, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    wow. that dressis so pretty and gilr.
    i want it 🙂

    xx

    Reply
  12. Elfena says

    July 31, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    You look great. Nice blog. What about following each other?

    Reply
  13. Psycho Cat says

    July 31, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    What a gorgeous pictures and I love everything about this cute outfit 🙂

    Reply
  14. Katie Frank says

    July 31, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    this dress is so beautiful <3 i love such dresses. you look so girly but wow. it's really great ! well done.
    http://coeursdefoxes.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  15. ka milka says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    cute 😉

    http://www.live-style20.blogspot.com/// http://www.facebook.com.kamila321

    Reply
  16. Kirsten Wiemer says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    oh my gosh, that dress is possibly the cutest dress ever. love it. seriously i want it. its perfect. haha

    K

    Reply
  17. Savannah says

    July 31, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    You look so chic! I love that dress.
    xxx

    Reply
  18. Alexa says

    July 31, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    that dress is sooo pretty <3 it looks amazing on you and these shots are gorgeous

    Alexa <3
    http://sleepeatbreathefashion.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  19. Tashia says

    July 31, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    The lace on that dress is so beautiful and delicate. Love it! I'm with you on Coach. I don't want to be a walking bilboard, but some of their classic leather bags are really nice.

    Reply
  20. Sofia says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Lovely outfit!

    http://insofiashoes.blogspot.pt

    Reply
  21. TheUrbanUmbrella says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Beautiful dress, love the sweet aqua flower too!
    xx

    xoxo Bree
    The Urban Umbrella

    http://www.theurbanumbrella.com/

    Reply
  22. Wanderlust And Such says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    I LOVE THIS DRESS SO MUCH. Absolutely gorgeous. And the setting of these photos is gorgeous as well!
    xo
    Olivia
    http://www.wanderlust-and-such.blogspot.com

    Reply
  23. Apurva says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    Absolutely love your blog ^_^

    Follow each other?
    Follow me via GFC : http://kalapalette.blogspot.in/
    Twitter : https://twitter.com/apurva_27
    Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/Kalapalette

    Kindly let me know where all you are following and I will return the favor.

    Spread some love.

    Apurva
    http://kalapalette.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  24. Rachel Lynne says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    Love the white dress! 🙂 And the flower adds just the right amount of color! Pretty 🙂

    Reply
  25. Sandra Rosa says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    You have an inspiring blog, mind to follow each other? 🙂

    xxx
    Sandra
    http://www.sunkissedlovechild.blogspot.com

    Reply
  26. alison*elle says

    July 31, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    This is such a cute dress, Elle! Looks just lovely on you!

    xo, alison*elle

    Reply
  27. Lily says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Absolutely ADORE your photos, blog, and style. Love the little mint flower on your dress. Now following you, hope you can check out my blog!

    Reply
  28. Alba says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Such a lovely dress!

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

    Reply
  29. Cidade do Pecado says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    I love your dress 😀

    xoxo

    Reply
  30. Gagan says

    July 31, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    This dress is so pretty, loving the cute pop of colour with the flower pin!

    Reply
  31. Katie- Hems for Her says

    July 31, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    These photos scream summertime to me! I love them. They are so elegant and beautiful, but I have to ask- did you intentionally not do a face shot? I saw a glimpse of your face in one, but that was it. I love them- the angles are amazing and seriously gorgeous. I was just curious!

    Reply
  32. Katie's Bliss says

    August 1, 2012 at 2:11 am

    I love my Coach classic purse as well! The lettering and prints on a lot of their bags just don't really appeal to me.

    katiesbliss.com

    Reply
  33. Amy K says

    August 1, 2012 at 2:27 am

    Hello! I love your blog. What do you think about following each other?

    Much Love,
    http://amyklundt.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  34. Holly Foxen Wells of Glamour Mash says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:37 am

    Wow- that dress is so cute! And I LOVE how you accessorized it! Love Kate Spade jewelry!!!

    P.S. I have some exciting news! I am moving my blog over from ThreeLayerCake to GlamourMash and would love if you followed me there! I haven’t made the official announcement to my followers yet but I wanted to let some of my favorite bloggers (YOU!) know first! 



    Hope you have a fabulous week!!!



    xx

    Holly Foxen Wells

    GlamourMash

    Reply
  35. Elena says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:17 am

    The dress is lovely- I wasn't familiar with the brand but I will make sure to check it out now. Thanks for sharing!
    Also, thank you for your sweet words on my blog post. I just followed you back with bloglovin, hope that we can keep in touch!

    xx
    Elena- Blue Velvet

    Reply
  36. Diana says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:59 am

    What a cute white dress!

    Thanks for your comment! Let me know if you wanna follow each other and I'll follow you back 🙂

    http://petitemini.blogspot.se/

    Reply
  37. Penelope says

    August 1, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    amazing outfit dear!! ;))
    Thanks for your comment on my blog, I follow you now!!

    Greta

    New post! :))
    http://ilfilodipenelopeblog.blogspot.it/2012/08/a-special-thanks-to-fossil.html

    Reply
  38. Nathalie Kartika Putri says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    You look lovely in that dress dear!

    natzcracker

    Reply
  39. Olga Choi says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    This is really amazing look, dear~ I love the color and the way you styled up the whole outfit~!
    Thank you for your lovely comment in my blog, dear~! ) Yours is so nice and full of interesting ideas, so yes,
    I will be happy to join it immediately~! )
    waiting for you in mine – hope we will be friends 🙂
    Keep posting~! )

    ❤
    Olga
    http://www.myblondegal.com/

    Reply
  40. Sick by Trend says

    August 1, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    Lovely outfit! 🙂

    xx

    http://www.sickbytrend.com

    Reply
  41. Mrs C says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    TOO SWEET FOR WORDS, BABY-DOLL! 😀

    KISSES FROM :
    A SMALL BLOG WITH A BIG HEART
    MRS JACK OF ALL TRADES DAILY where Fashion and Food collide!
    http://mrsjackofalltradesdaily.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  42. Delplancq Lisa says

    August 1, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Your dress are so BEAUTIFUL !!!
    I like it !

    http://i-feel-the-rain.blogspot.fr/

    Reply
  43. ms.composure says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    very very cute dress girl! it looks amazing on you!!

    http://infinitelifefitness.com
    http://mscomposure.blogspot.com

    Reply
  44. Pins, Needles & Fashion says

    August 2, 2012 at 1:44 am

    That dress is adorable and you look stunning in it. I also love the bag!

    http://www.pinsneedlesfashion.blogspot.com

    Reply
  45. Nicole says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Simply lovely. And you look lovely in it 🙂

    Reply
  46. iaia e cris says

    August 2, 2012 at 6:20 am

    Hi darling, just discover your blog, like it!!!
    Want do you think about follow each other???
    Let me know!!!
    Laura
    http://www.iaiaecris.com

    Reply
  47. Lei says

    August 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Your dress is super cute !And the bag ! It's so tiny & lovely !!

    Love your style xx

    http://thebeautifullust.blogspot.com

    Reply
  48. Street Fashion Paris says

    August 2, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Lovely dress!!! I love the blue flower as well!!!

    Reply
  49. Rose Mode says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    This is an awesome dress that you have here =)

    Reply
  50. Make it simple. says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Great outfit, amazing dress!!!
    Everything looks great on you!
    Following you now, hoping you will follow me too.
    Also, you can like our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Makeitsimple/444396382261888
    <3

    Reply
  51. esteephs says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Great pictures & beautiful outfit!
    the dress is amazing 🙂
    kisses.

    http://www.esteephs.blogspot.com.es

    Reply
  52. sophistifunk says

    August 3, 2012 at 3:18 am

    i am obsessed with your dress! do you live in az? it looks like it! if so, i do too 🙂

    xo brie
    http://www.sophistifunkblog.blogspot.com

    Reply
  53. The Sunshine District says

    August 3, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Really adorable outfit 🙂 I really love white and turquoise together!
    xo Jac
    thesunshinedistrict.blogspot.com

    Reply
  54. Meg Eileen Carroll says

    August 3, 2012 at 8:58 am

    This dress is adorable, I love the white lace bodice and the green flower adds a nice touch. thank you for following my blog 😀

    http://meggymoo0.blogspot.com

    Reply
  55. Annie says

    August 3, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    What a pretty little dress – love it!

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

    Reply
  56. ♥ Cassandra (Backtofive) says

    August 3, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Beautiful pictures and cute outfit! You are amazing! 😀

    backtofive.blogspot.com
    backtofive.blogspot.com
    backtofive's twitter

    xoxo backtofive

    Reply
  57. Julian Tanoto says

    August 3, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    lovely dress & scenery ! <3

    Journal J

    Reply
  58. Girl Lilikoi says

    August 3, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    Your dress is so pretty! I simply adore that embroidery and eyelet details! U look so cute dear, love it! Im SOLD! Following u on gfc now. Have a great weekend

    www,girllilikoi.com

    Reply
  59. Stylist Steph says

    August 3, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    Beautiful photos, I love the setting and at sunset, perfect! That dress is amazing too, a perfect summers look!

    http://www.styliststeph.blogspot.com

    Reply
  60. Rosy (of Raindrops on Rosy) says

    August 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    I absolutely love the look of nude shoes, and especially if they're patent leather, but the thing is the only ones I ever find are what look like hooker heels so I always skip them, they would be perfect in flats. I like the touch of color on that beautiful summer dress:)

    Would you like to follow each other? I just started following you:)

    Reply
  61. Kim (A Very Sweet Blog) says

    August 3, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    you look so sweet! that's a darling dress! love your shoes.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

    Reply
  62. Uncover Fashion says

    August 6, 2012 at 4:50 am

    Your style is to die for!! Thanks for finding my blog so now i get to follow yours! I adore how you mix high end pieces with cheaper items. Fab!

    So glad your following me back! 🙂

    XX A

    uncoverfashion.blogspot.com

    Reply
  63. Emmett Katherine says

    August 7, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    This is such a pretty dress, love how you've added a bit of mint with the flower pin.

    Reply
  64. the Queen City Style says

    August 9, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Elle,

    Thanks so much for visiting the Queen City Style, so I could find you! I have been perusing your posts…. love them all! I love this dress. Following now, and I look forward to more fabulous outfits! Best, Whitley

    Reply
  65. The Merchant Project says

    August 14, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    i love me a good flower pin! that is a great one in an awesome color!

    Reply
  66. Andreea♥ says

    August 29, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Gorgeous dress! Beautiful outfit! Kisses

    Reply
  67. Baby Meg says

    September 2, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Wow- lucky you- that dress is amazing!!

    Reply

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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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