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! 🥕🥬🥦🌽🌶🫑🫐🍓🥔
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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?
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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?
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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 • December 21, 2012

Outfit Post: Plum+Olive

Wearing:
Top: c/o Sugarlips
Pants: Banana Republic (similar)
Olive Coat: Old Navy
Heels: Classiques Entier
Bracelet: J.Crew
Necklace: F21
Bag: Vintage Coach (similar)
Lips: Plum Perfect
I absolutely adore the color combinations in this outfit. It’s one of those that I paired together on a whim, but it turned out being gorgeous! I’m not sure why I never thought to pair olive with plum, but for some reason it never dawned on me how gorgeous they are together. I’d been hunting for the perfect olive colored parka to wear for the colder months, and this one is just amazing, and you can’t beat the price! Lastly, I’d like to mention that even though this top appears like it’s lacy, it’s actually super soft and comfortable. I love how it takes the typical t-shirt and pants look up a notch with the gorgeous lace-like pattern, and the fun flare at the bottom. My peplum obsession is still going strong! Hope you’re all gearing up for the holidays! I know I’m ready 🙂 Thank you so much for reading.

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Comments

  1. Carly says

    December 21, 2012 at 3:51 am

    That top is ADORABLE, it looks perfect on you!

    Carly
    http://www.lipglossandcrayons.com

    Reply
  2. Cathy says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:02 am

    Gorgeous color combo…purple + olive….who would have thought?! Also loving the cream lace mixed into the look 🙂

    http://cstyledesign.blogspot.com

    Reply
  3. AhkaVintage says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:33 am

    It does work well! I love the plum jeans – and the army style olive works well without it being too army-ish. I have had an olive overcoat similar for a couple of years and it gets well worn.
    http://www.AhkaVintage.com

    Reply
  4. Kelly Ann says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:42 am

    This outfit is stunning, I actually like every single element. Your blog is too cute and I am now following you so I do not miss out on any of your cute outfits!

    xx
    Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes
    500 Follower Kate Spade Giveaway

    Reply
  5. Breakfast at Cindi's says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:26 am

    You look lovely !
    Love the color of those pants : )

    xo,
    Cindi
    Breakfast at Cindi’s

    Reply
  6. Nikki says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:43 am

    I love the colour of your pants, and the top is so beautiful!!:) You look really pretty! Xx

    Reply
  7. Maria Camila says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:43 am

    I am so loving this, you look FANTASTIC. And the color of those pants are amazing.

    XO, Adropofbliss.Blogspot.Com

    Reply
  8. Sylvia says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:49 am

    Great color combo! Love the plum pants. They look lovely with the olive green jacket 🙂

    Sylvia
    http://www.sylvialovespink.com

    Reply
  9. Natali says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:24 am

    Beautiful combination of colors!! Love your pants and bag!

    http://lartoffashion.blogspot.com

    Reply
  10. prettyanddelectable says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:46 am

    Lovely outfit! I have the same jacket in the charcoal grey color… so comfortable, and such a great price point. Love those cap toe heels!

    Reply
  11. Diva In Me says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:46 am

    You definitely look good and I think plum or burgundy will be quite popular for a while =)
    *If you have some time, I hope you would try your luck at my blog's giveaway.

    http://www.diva-in-me.com

    Reply
  12. Alessandra Mazzanti says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:27 am

    Hi Elle! Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog..
    I think that your blog is amazing!
    I follow you back!

    Kiss
    Ale

    New post!
    http://www.thelifeseenfromabove.com

    Reply
  13. Ashley Taylor says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:32 am

    You look great in peplum 🙂 Love the color palette of this too!

    xo Ashley
    luckylittlebird.blogspot.com

    Reply
  14. Sabrina says

    December 21, 2012 at 9:55 am

    Great colours,this is super pretty.Thanks for your nice comment and for following.I am your newest gfc follower 😉
    Merry Christmas and happy holidays 🙂
    Sabrina

    Reply
  15. Sola ante el espejo says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:24 am

    Lovely look! Thank you for visit my blog. I'm now following you. Merry Christmas dear.
    http://solaanteelespejo.blogspot.com.es/

    Reply
  16. purecanesugarfashion says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Love these colors together 🙂
    You look so pretty!
    ♥ xoxo Cori

    http://www.purecanesugarfashion.wordpress.com

    Reply
  17. MayLoveFashion says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:28 am

    nice look!

    Reply
  18. Ms. Dainty Doll says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:33 am

    gorgeous x

    Reply
  19. Distinct says

    December 21, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Sure I follow you, you have a very nice blog and I love your style!
    Your pants are so cute and the combination is perfect 🙂
    Thanks for your sweet comment, I have new post!
    Have a nice day darling!!

    Reply
  20. Jennifer Montes says

    December 21, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Hi! Thanks for visiting me:)i love your blog I follow you back!
    Keep in touch

    mipalaciodelamoda.blogspot.com.es

    Reply
  21. Carolyne O' says

    December 21, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    You are super pretty, love the bag <3
    Xxx dear

    Carolina

    http://www.the-world-c.blogspot.com

    Reply
  22. classicgirl says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    I think it's a very good idea to pair kaki and plum. You look so cute in that outfit, you're lucky to have found the perfect parka!
    xoxo

    Reply
  23. Preslava Tsacheva says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Amazing casual look! I love it 🙂 Your top is beautiful 🙂

    http://gamesoffashion.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  24. Citrus - Refreshing Fashion says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    wow this is such a pretty look i love the lace peplum and the pant color is gorgeous!

    Meghan
    citrusrefreshingfashion.blogspot.com
    $50 TJMAXX Giveaway on the blog!

    Reply
  25. Megan says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    How pretty! And these are two of my favorite colors – you wear them well! 🙂 Have a great weekend.

    Reply
  26. Vania Aprilia says

    December 21, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    you look really pretty! love how the jacket adds a boyish touch!

    Love,
    Pudding Monster

    Reply
  27. Emily Beth says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Love that lace top and plum pants! Such a great outfit!
    xo Emily Beth

    Reply
  28. Sausan Hanifah says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Hello, dear! I love your cute blog! 🙂
    Btw, wanna follow each other via GFC? Let me know 😉

    sausanhanifah.blogspot.com

    Reply
  29. Megan Maddison says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    I love this color combo too – and that peplum top is adorable.

    Megan
    budgetfashion101.blogspot.ca

    Reply
  30. Mili R says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    love the color combination 🙂 so great that top is stylish and so comfy! what more can you ask for
    xx mili

    callmemaeby.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  31. pretty little things says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    love your pants,,great outfit.
    xo sabbi

    Reply
  32. ka milka says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    lovely ;]]]
    http://WWW.LIVE-STYLE20.BLOGSPOT.COM

    i invite to me !!

    Reply
  33. Nico says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Great look, pants and top are amazing!

    http://lowbudget-lowcost.blogspot.it/2012/12/glunge-in-your-closet.html

    Reply
  34. Gvozdeva Jenny says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    You look so chic!
    Follow your blog by GFC, hope, you’ll follow me back)

    my blog – Kicky Jane
    My Twitter

    Reply
  35. elena vasilevska says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    You look stunning! Love your shoes!

    http://shybutsecretlyfab.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  36. Imani Love says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Perfect from head to toe!
    x
    -Imani Love

    Reply
  37. Tian says

    December 21, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    This outfit has a great simple elegance to it! I love the top, the shoes, and the necklace.

    aspiringforever.blogspot.com

    Reply
  38. Suu ♥ says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    this outfit is perfect 🙂 i like it 🙂
    wanna follow each other? let me know 🙂
    xoxo ♥

    Reply
  39. Tammy says

    December 22, 2012 at 2:01 am

    Gorgeous outfit! I love that color purple, it's perfect~
    I am now following you as well 🙂

    -Tammy
    http://silksatinlace.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  40. Lulu Soler says

    December 22, 2012 at 2:15 am

    Love the lace top and shoes! Beautiful. Perhaps we could follow each other?

    xo Lulu
    simplylulustyle.com

    Reply
  41. Style Outlaw says

    December 22, 2012 at 7:01 am

    I also love this color combo. You always seem to add a fresh spin on trends and your styling is always on point lol I loved that cute top.

    Reply
  42. Lovely says

    December 22, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Thank you for following me, I just followed you back now 🙂 really great outfit! :)x

    Reply
  43. Paolo TheLookLover says

    December 22, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Ciao :)) Your look is very nice!! I like your blog, if you like mune follow each other? Kiss,Paolo

    Reply
  44. Re-Volution says

    December 22, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    i love your blog!
    your clothes are beautiful!!

    http://therevolutiongoeson.blogspot.de/

    Reply
  45. Kimberly says

    December 23, 2012 at 2:02 am

    I seriously love every piece in your outfit! That peplum top looks stunning on you and those shoes are perfect! I'm your newest follower via google (#982). I'd love it if you could check out my blog and maybe follow as well? =D

    xoxo can't wait to read more, beautiful!
    http://sensiblestylista.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  46. MONYALE says

    December 23, 2012 at 2:53 am

    Love your peplum lace top! The color combo is amazing!

    Xx,
    http://www.casualuxe.blogspot.com

    Reply
  47. Zhanna Frid says

    December 23, 2012 at 3:04 am

    I love the color combination as well! Beautiful pictures and a great casual outfit!! I would love to follow each other!
    XO,
    Zhanna
    http://www.lifeandbows.com

    Reply
  48. simplychic says

    December 23, 2012 at 3:32 am

    i love the pumps, the peplum and the pants!

    Reply
  49. casper+pearl says

    December 23, 2012 at 4:05 am

    this is a super gorgeous outfit! adoring it!

    lots of love from the c&p girls,
    casper&pearl blog
    xx

    Reply
  50. Wanderlust And Such says

    December 23, 2012 at 6:10 am

    You're perfect and I absolutely love the color of those pants!
    xo
    Olivia
    http://www.wanderlust-and-such.blogspot.com

    Reply
  51. Sara SHOEmaker says

    December 23, 2012 at 8:29 am

    I am now a follower! love your style, and your photography. you have very refined and pretty taste!

    Reply
  52. Me, My fashion and I says

    December 23, 2012 at 11:17 am

    Cool blog and lovely outfit!!!!!!!!!

    Kisses from Me, My fashion and I

    http://maissydaniels.blogspot.com.es

    Reply
  53. mutianugrabita says

    December 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    thanks for dropping by. following you now. keep in touch 🙂
    http://aratsalatsa.blogspot.com

    Reply
  54. Carmen says

    December 23, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    Great outfit, the colour of your pants is just wow!
    xx
    http://www.clothesandcamera.com

    Reply
  55. ✿εïзMiniεïзpijiεïз✿ says

    December 23, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    I loved 😀 beutiful !!!

    minipiji.blogspot.com

    Reply
  56. Christina, Esq. says

    December 23, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    What a great color combo!

    Reply
  57. The Pink Book of Style says

    December 23, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Following you back =)

    Nice outfit btw =p

    xx,
    C

    Reply
  58. Living_in_aShoe says

    December 23, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    that top is so cute and I love the shoes too!

    Reply
  59. Linda says

    December 24, 2012 at 2:06 am

    Purple and olive are indeed a great colour combo… Love that top, it's a great neutral between olive and purple… Overall a very chic look! xx

    x Hope you have a Merry Christmas! x
    http://thecurvygirlinthecorner.blogspot.com

    Reply
  60. Laura (White Winters) says

    December 24, 2012 at 6:26 am

    I love the plum pants!

    Laura
    http://www.whitewintersblog.com

    Reply
  61. Lavender Loafers says

    December 24, 2012 at 9:22 am

    You look stunning!!!! Love your plum oants and shoes! Follow you back, thank you! 🙂 Marry Xmass!!!!!!!!! Happy Xmass!!!!!!

    Reply
  62. Ana Filipa says

    December 24, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    super cute! hope you ll visit our blog, and flw us back.

    giveaway o our blog. xx

    Reply
  63. Tie Bow-tie says

    December 24, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Color of your pants is amazing!
    Following you back!

    Reply
  64. Angela says

    December 24, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Great oufit. Love! Following you now.
    Method Clothe

    Reply
  65. LoRguez says

    December 24, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Great outfit, lovely parka and peplum shirt.

    Thanks for your visit and comment on my blog, i follow you back. Merry Christmas.

    http://stylebookandsecrets.blogspot.com.es/

    Reply
  66. Cambria says

    December 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Quite, quite fantastic…I adore your lace peplum (I'm wearing one today too!) and those jeans are the perfect shade of plum. It's casual but chic, hit the nail on the head!

    <3 Cambria
    jupefashion.blogspot.com

    Check out my Jose Eber……GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

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  67. Am2Pm Chic says

    December 24, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    love the plum color!

    thanks for the sweet comments

    merry christmas to you!!!

    xx

    selvia
    am2pmchic.com

    Reply
  68. Meg Eileen Carroll says

    December 25, 2012 at 9:56 am

    glamourous, chic, gorgeous, and you make it look effortless. Yes, I agree the colouring is gorgeous, that plum and beige are perfect together! Merry Christmas!

    http://meggymoo0.blogspot.com

    Reply
  69. Babi says

    December 25, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Amazing outfit!! I'm already following you!! 🙂

    Kisses,

    Babi
    http://www.voguebuster.net

    Reply
  70. Megha Sarin says

    December 25, 2012 at 11:49 am

    You look amazing 🙂
    So classy and pristine 🙂

    love
    http://www.meghasarin.com

    Reply
  71. Rachel Lynne says

    December 25, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Such an adorable top! I just bought one like it and it is my new favorite!!!!! I love how you paired with with those pants and a military green jacket! Perfect as always Elle 🙂

    Reply
  72. Jessica Cai says

    December 25, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    love the plum and olive color combination! gorgeous 🙂 followed you back dear xo jess
    http://www.stylizedluxe.blogspot.com

    Reply
  73. Linde Lou says

    December 25, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Wow. I Love it! You have so so great blog! <3

    Would You like to follow each other? 🙂
    http://linde-lo.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  74. Afeeyah says

    December 26, 2012 at 12:02 am

    Love the plum trousers and I loooooove peplum; Merry Christmas
    hun, btw I followed you and I hope you can check out my blog.
    xxxAfeeyahxxx

    http://smilerrr.blogspot.co.uk/

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  75. Marisa Noelle says

    December 26, 2012 at 5:13 am

    Oh my goodness, those plum trousers are practically to die for! I'm really loving the little pop of jade green in your pendant too. Thanks so much for your sweet comment – I love your blog and am following you now too 🙂 xo Marisa

    Reply
  76. The Fashion Scan says

    December 26, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Great look dear!!! Lovely blog!!! Follow each other on Fb and on the other socials?? Let me know dear!!! kiss 😀

    http://thefashionscan.blogspot.it/

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  77. Giulia says

    December 26, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Great look 🙂
    Wanna follow each other ??

    http://thefashionshadowbygiulia.blogspot.it/

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  78. Vanessa Mae says

    December 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    I LOVE the look! The colours work so well together, and it looks so cute! :
    xoxo

    http://www.nessa-mae.blogspot.co.uk

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  79. Clara Turbay says

    December 26, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    its awesome!

    Reply
  80. Go For The Glam says

    December 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    So glad you found my blog, I just followed you and I am so happy I did! I love the olive + cream + plum combination! Great look 🙂

    xo Olivia
    go for the glam

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  81. FierceandFashionable says

    December 26, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog!! I'm following you on bloglovin now! Love this outfit, especially the shoes!

    xo Michelle

    Fierce & Fashionable

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  82. Mica says

    December 27, 2012 at 12:19 am

    Such a lovely outfit! I really like the lace peplum top with the coloured jeans 🙂

    Hope you had a merry Christmas 🙂

    AwayFromTheBlue.blogspot.com.au

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  83. Perpetuity says

    December 27, 2012 at 3:12 am

    Gorgeous color mix! Love that top

    Reply
  84. Allison says

    December 27, 2012 at 4:35 am

    I love the color of your pants!
    🙂
    Allison

    A's Fashion Files
    Shop Kawaii Kitsch by A on Etsy!

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  85. Suu ♥ says

    December 27, 2012 at 5:56 am

    I love your pants 🙂
    I came back that we can follow each other 🙂 I'm following you now 🙂
    So I hope that you follow me back 🙂

    xxx

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  86. Giulia says

    December 27, 2012 at 8:16 am

    I follow u now as the fashion shadow #1002 hope that you'll follow me back
    as promised
    xoxo

    http://thefashionshadowbygiulia.blogspot.it/

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  87. JULIETTE says

    December 27, 2012 at 8:35 am

    What a nice outfit!

    http://THEREDCOATODYSSEY.BLOGSPOT.COM

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  88. Nicola @ The Sequin Cinderella says

    December 27, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    You look great 🙂 following you now, thank you for following me too!

    http://www.thesequincinderella.com

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  89. The Fashion Scan says

    December 27, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks for following dear!!! Sure, I follow you on GFC as Elisa Raimondo and also on Facebook!!! Follow me back on both please!!!! Hope to see u soon on my blog!!! kiss 😀

    http://thefashionscan.blogspot.it/

    Reply
  90. Gabriele says

    December 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    gorgeous plum colour clothes! such a pretty outfit! 🙂 I'm following you hun too. xx

    Reply
  91. Maya {CharminglyStyled} says

    December 27, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Ohlala! Loving those pants – I'm in serious need of some plum beauties in my life!

    xx,
    Maya

    Reply
  92. Carolina Krews says

    December 27, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    great blog!
    thank you for your comment

    xo

    C.

    Reply
  93. Genie says

    December 27, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    The olive and plum combination are crazy beautiful together! I love the lace peplum along with the classic turn lock vintage (OMG) Coach messenger bag. The capped heels are the perfect addition to this outfit, and I can definitely see myself wearing this for a trip the the mall, or even hanging out with a bunch of girlfriends. Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I'll be back and looking at your posts soon 🙂

    xoxo,
    Genie

    http://www.uniqueandchicstyle.blogspot.com

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  94. Guiselle Rasmussen says

    December 27, 2012 at 11:35 pm

    Hello beautiful
    I just discovered your blog, I liked it,, do you think if we keep?? I already SIGO,,, follow me you me??
    I have new post, I hope!
    kisses
    Gigi

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  95. Suzie Q says

    December 28, 2012 at 12:47 am

    Beautiful and chic outfit. Love the burgundy and olive green together! The Coach vintage bag is just so classic!

    xoxo,
    Suzie Q
    http://www.StyleCueBySuzieQ.com

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  96. The Preppy Student says

    December 28, 2012 at 11:16 am

    that is one beautiful outfit!

    Reply
  97. Luna S says

    December 28, 2012 at 11:50 am

    this post is lovely! x

    luna

    Reply
  98. AVY says

    December 28, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Love the color combo, very pretty.

    / Avy
    http://MyMotherFuckedMickJagger.blogspot.com

    ♥

    Reply
  99. Estefanía Ainoza says

    December 28, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Really nice!!! I love it!!

    Reply
  100. ChelsBops says

    December 28, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Love this outfit! The jacket reminds me of the Barbour I just got for Christmas. Check it out on my newest post!

    bopontrend.com

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  101. Katies says

    December 28, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    I love your pants and heels:) I follow you and I hope you follow back:) kisses from Poland:):*

    Reply
  102. Georgia. says

    December 28, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    so beautiful, I love the colour of the jeans! <3

    //teandtwosugars.blogspot.com xx

    Reply
  103. Sabrina says

    December 28, 2012 at 11:35 pm

    What a gorgeous color combination! Plum and olive green is truly a color match made in heaven. I'm also loving that pretty lace peplum top! 🙂

    xo,
    Sabrina
    http://www.rougespark.com

    Reply
  104. Little Rosalie says

    December 29, 2012 at 12:23 am

    Yes. Just yes to all of this.

    -Little Rosalie
    http://www.littleprintscharming.blogspot.com

    Reply
  105. Emily Devine says

    December 29, 2012 at 12:57 am

    Gorgeous outfit! I'm kind of obsessed with you pants.

    Reply
  106. Francesca says

    December 29, 2012 at 1:47 am

    Beautiful photos! Happy holidays 🙂

    xx

    Reply
  107. Me Peerless says

    December 30, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    your pretty! love your top
    Following you now

    Xxx
    Meral
    Me-Peerless

    Reply
  108. algara complex says

    January 4, 2013 at 11:04 am

    Nice shoes <3

    P.S. If you like my blog and follow it, leave a note and I'll make sure to follow back 🙂

    Reply
  109. sassysouthernliving.com says

    January 11, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Plum is a great color on you! I need more of that color in my closet.

    Reply
  110. Montana Brian says

    January 17, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Those pants are such a beautiful color! I've been searching everywhere for a pair like that!

    Reply
  111. Emily says

    January 20, 2013 at 3:56 am

    LOVE the outfit so much! and you're blog header is gorgeous!

    Reply
  112. the magpie says

    January 24, 2013 at 1:31 am

    This shirt is darling. And those shoes? Oo-la-la! Such a feminine and flirty look.

    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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