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Fun Links & Inspiration

The Hundred Languages of Children

March 31, 2009

Later today, you can expect the third installment in my series on hunting for a preschool, where I will be covering schools influenced by the municipal preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. What follows here is a poem by Loris Malaguzzi, the founder of the Reggio Emilia schools:

No way. The hundred is there.
The child
is made of [...]

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Weekend Link Love

March 27, 2009

What are you up to this weekend? I don’t have any big plans, but I would like to spend more time outside. The sun has been peeking out more lately, and I can’t wait until it feels nice enough to have a picnic! Before I sign off, I thought I’d leave you with a few [...]

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Discussion Topic: How Do You Define Success?

March 26, 2009

As I am in the process of shifting gears in my career, I have been thinking a lot about what it means, on a personal level, to be successful. There is a very narrow definition of success in the culture at large that mostly has to do with making boatloads of money and getting recognition [...]

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Update: Sites I *Love*

March 24, 2009

Love Print by Made By Girl
Hello folks! Just wanted to give you a little heads-up – I have added some delicious new sites to my list. I was waiting to put them into neat little categories, but eh, I can’t do it all. So why not make yourself a cup of tea and have a [...]

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Backyard Homesteading Workshops

March 24, 2009

Between the economy, the green movement, and the resurgence of crafts and handmade goods, now feels like the ideal time to make a move towards more sustainable living. Reading this book got my mind racing with backyard homesteading possibilities (chickens! honeybees!), but it can be difficult to know where to begin. Books are fantastic, but [...]

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Do Good: Make a Child Smile!

March 24, 2009

It’s a fact: kids love getting mail. This simple truth led Alexandra Bakker to found Make A Child Smile, an organization devoted to helping children who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses get good stuff in the mail. If you want to help, go to the Make A child Smile website and click on “Featured Kids” [...]

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10 Things I Am Grateful For

March 23, 2009

Hello there! I thought I would kick off Monday with a little inspiration – I’ve made a list of 10 things I am grateful for, and I encourage you to do the same in the comments section. It is so important not to lose sight of the good things happening in our lives, don’t you [...]

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We Have A Winner!!

March 19, 2009

I really enjoyed reading every one of your comments on my 100th Post Giveaway – from swimming in lakes, catching crawdads, making mud pies, hiking, camping, skiing and ice skating to spotting animals, building forts, acting out stories, picking vegetables, flowers and blueberries, and climbing trees; you have reminded me of the many ways we [...]

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Discussion Topic: How Do You Feed Your Creativity?

March 18, 2009

The more blogs I read, the more amazing women I find out there who seem to have boundless reserves of energy and creativity (see Amanda Soule and Holly Becker, just for starters). How do they do it? I believe that we are all creative, and that finding ways to express our creativity is an essential [...]

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100th Post Giveaway!!!

March 11, 2009

Wow! 100 posts already? Time does fly when you’re having fun In honor of this little milestone, I am giving away a nature kit to one lucky reader: I will include a copy of one of my favorite books, I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders [...]

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