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That specific moment…

Posted on October 21, 2016November 3, 2016 by heather

In a Facebook group for worldschooling families, the question was asked: “What was the specific moment that made each and every one of you say, I’m going to travel the world with my family?” I started to formulate a post in reply, but my answer got long and I decided it would be better to Read More

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Houseless and happy

Posted on April 2, 2013July 6, 2016 by heather

We are “homeless” right now, actually between houses. We’re downsizing – or rightsizing as I prefer to think of it – and are fortunate to have sold quickly,  but before we could get into our new place. While most all our stuff is in storage and we only have a small portion of our belongings Read More

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Right-Sizing

Posted on January 3, 2013November 3, 2016 by heather

Wondering what right-sizing means? In short, to right-size (also sometimes written as all one word, rightsize)  is to focus on converting something to the optimum size. I first learned the term at work, in the context of saving energy. For instance, for maximum energy efficiency you should right-size your pots to the burners on your stove Read More

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Leaving the workforce (and the aftermath)

Posted on April 24, 2012November 3, 2016 by heather

Leaving my job was the easy part. After thinking about it for a long time, putting the plan into action was relatively uncomplicated. As always, I put lots of thought and effort into making things as smooth as possible for the people around me. I made how-to guides for all the tasks only I knew Read More

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That mom

Posted on June 29, 2011July 6, 2016 by heather

I ran across a spontaneous blog carnival from last year and have been so inspired by the posts that I just had to write about it, because I want to be That Mom, too. I want to spend my every waking moment with our kid, living life. I want to experience all the crazy things Read More

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Earnings vs. income

Posted on January 30, 2011July 6, 2016 by heather

Lifestyle seems to grow to accommodate the income available. For most people that means that as your paycheck goes up, what you expect to be able to buy or do keeps pace as well, resulting in a new norm that closely matches current earning capability. Newly middle class people choose middle class cars, houses and Read More

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Not too often you'll see us up before sunrise unle Not too often you'll see us up before sunrise unless it's a travel day, but we made an exception today to join the #especiallyforyou breast cancer walk/run. There were over 15k people signed up!! Was also only about 40*f (4.5c). Brr!
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Birthday walk at the arboretum Birthday walk at the arboretum
Visiting family in my hometown, May Visiting family in my hometown, May
We're at UWG this week! I'm nervous but he's more We're at UWG this week! I'm nervous but he's more than ready to start getting back out into the world. I think it's our 8th time attending. #unschoolerswaterparkgathering #thisishowweunschool#unschooling #unschoolers
Our son created this following an art prompt on De Our son created this following an art prompt on DeviantArt. It's Mona Lisa, reimagined in the style he's been using for a lot of his art lately. If you look at it more closely you'll see the dozens of drawings within.

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