Homeschooling for 3

You know, sometimes quoting that great philosopher, Bugs Bunny "A Rabbit's gotta do what a Rabbit's gotta do!" And that's even more true if you're a busy mom, wife, homeschooler, virtual assistant, friend, sister and daughter. Although my primary personality is blue I do have a lot of yellow mixed in there. And that's when the trouble starts! I don't like to see people suffer. I try to help people as much as I can to reach their dreams and work out their problems. I try to spend time with them and make sure that everyone is okay. And it's killing me. You see, all the of the things I've described above are wonderful things to do. My problem is that I get so wrapped up in doing those things for others that I don't get to do the things that I need to do in order to be productive and happy. My children don't get to spend the amount of time that they want to spend with me because I'm on the telephone counseling others. My business ...

Thanks to Amethy for bringing this to my attention. I got a kick out of it. Out of all of the points mentioned in the article Gripe #2 is my pet peeve. Here's what it says: "Learn what the words "socialize" and "socialization" mean, and use the one you really mean instead of mixing them up the way you do now. Socializing means hanging out with other people for fun. Socialization means having acquired the skills necessary to do so successfully and pleasantly. If you're talking to me and my kids, that means that we do in fact go outside now and then to visit the other human beings on the planet, and you can safely assume that we've got a decent grasp of both concepts." [For the full article visit http://www.secular-homeschooling.com/001/bitter_homeschooler.html ] Socialization (according to Clausen as quoted in Wilkipedia) refers: "to the process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it. For the individual it provides the resource...

I've noticed that Sundays put me into a contemplative mood these days. Maybe it's because I've found a church that feels like home. Or maybe I'm just too pooped from the week of working, educating (and the never ending battle to keep my house clean) that all I have energy for is thinking. Today I stumbled upon a website that's whole premise is based upon the 31st chapter of Proverbs ( http://avirtuouswoman.org ). The person who was blogging about the site felt that it was very negative towards women. This of course caught my attention, so I went to take a look at it. I was pleasantly surprised to find it very practical. Now, I'm not one of those people who believe that women should be subservient to men. Actually, my older brother predicted that no one would ever marry me because I'm so opinionated and want to be right all of the time. Well, I proved him wrong -- I got two guys to marry me, so there! ( Ooops , I forgot, he probably won't be read...

A few years ago I joined Shaklee's as a way to make money, but the timing wasn't right and I really wasn't interested in marketing the products. I was very interested, however, in consuming their chocolate soy shake which helped me lose a lot of the post-pregnancy weight I'd put on after the birth of my daughter. Anyway, my sponsor's daughter, Lori ( http://www.shaklee.net/lorirussel ) still keeps me in the loop and shares "food for thought" articles. I found this one to be quite thought-provoking and thought that I might share it with you. Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 11/2/07 - "Judging Others" Have you heard it said, that the things you see and dislike in others are things you probably dislike about yourself? When you see things about other people that you don't like, can it teach you anything about yourself? For instance, if you look at someone and think,"He is angry, and I don't like that," could it be that...