TBR List Declutter, Issue 47
Tangent: Duplicity, or Junior High: You Can Check Out, but You Can Never Leave The other day I hosted an event at my house. One of those who attended brought … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 47
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TBR List Declutter, Issue 46
Tangent: Music Theory At the park the other day, my son called to me from the swings. “Hey, Mom! What song is this? NAH-na-NAH-na-NAH-na-na-na-NAH!” “I think that’s ‘Für Elise,’” I … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 46
TBR List Declutter, Issue 45
Tangent: TBR Envy The other day I clicked on the profile of a Goodreads reviewer whose reviews I see with some frequency and discovered that they have more than 3,000 … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 45
Crying in the Library of Congress
My family are library super-users. We manage holds, checkouts, renewals, and returns with a carefully balanced choreography. We love libraries so much that when my children go to bookstores, my … Continue reading Crying in the Library of Congress
Raising Readers: Selecting Books
A week or so ago, I wrote about how my spouse and I accidentally created a Reading Culture at our house, and then accidentally inculcated our children into it. Today, I wanted to … Continue reading Raising Readers: Selecting Books
Homeschool – A Day in the Life: Wednesday
Third in a series of prose snapshots of a day in my homeschooling life. This is a reflection of an ideal Wednesday. An actual Wednesday might look a little (or … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life: Wednesday
ROW80: Halloween Check-in, Library Love, and Indigo Girls
I love library days (usually Wednesdays in our house). The kids and I trek to the library, pick up bags of books, and trek home. Used to be, we’d walk … Continue reading ROW80: Halloween Check-in, Library Love, and Indigo Girls
The Mood-Enhancing Properties of the Library
Nothing of substance has changed in our situation. There are still no rentals available, we’re still in the tiny hotel room, the roads around here are still confusing and lacking … Continue reading The Mood-Enhancing Properties of the Library
Ahh, Friday…
NaNoWriMo Day 12 word count: 20,906 I got a good hour of writing in at the library today, paid all of my overdue fines, picked up a book I had … Continue reading Ahh, Friday…
Imperfect Happiness 