Mavenhood: The musings of a pathological helper

Love this post. I feel the same way about being a...

2012-05-29T20:18:12.121-07:00

Love this post. I feel the same way about being a "gardner of children" and I love the brain surgery comparison, because that is SO true. I definitely believe in Leadership education and I think you defined it so well. :)

I really enjoyed reading this post. I hadn't t...

2012-05-29T18:29:29.700-07:00

I really enjoyed reading this post. I hadn't thought of a person's life journey as a plant before.
Thanks!

Great post. This is something that we all cycle t...

2012-01-09T11:18:20.444-08:00

Great post. This is something that we all cycle through to some degree, and I appreciate your honest sharing of this decision. You will be missed at school, but I think you're on the right track.

I also think that you might be like me in that I am my own worst critic. I get too hard on myself, and focusing on one small thing to work on is a great way to work through that. Once again, thanks for sharing.

I also recommend checking out clearpathtraining.com.

Jonathan

Hi Jennifer, I found you through the TJED marketpl...

2011-07-21T06:47:04.312-07:00

Hi Jennifer, I found you through the TJED marketplace website under the mentor section. I wasn't sure how to contact you through that site, so I am trying to contact you through here. I am interested in you mentoring me and have a few questions for you. Could you e-mail me at chelsea.garner at gmail.com so that we could talk. Thanks!

This is great. Thanks!

2011-07-08T21:07:37.618-07:00

This is great. Thanks!

Silly me! That should be the First Battle of Bull...

2011-04-26T11:20:48.547-07:00

Silly me! That should be the First Battle of Bull Run, not Bunker Hill:). And speaking of the Civil War, the verification word is "unities"!

Hmmm. I think I'd add the First Battle of Bun...

2011-04-26T11:19:20.475-07:00

Hmmm. I think I'd add the First Battle of Bunker Hill, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and the election of Ronald Reagan if it were me. But then, I'm a politics junkie. I like how many books are on your list! Looking at which books were published when is a neat way to survey history.

Thanks Mr. S. I'll take all the help I can ge...

2011-04-20T10:43:24.914-07:00

Thanks Mr. S. I'll take all the help I can get!

We are a not-for-profit educational organization, ...

2011-04-20T06:22:59.509-07:00

We are a not-for-profit educational organization, founded by Mortimer Adler and we have recently made an exciting discovery--three years after writing the wonderfully expanded third edition of How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren made a series of thirteen 14-minute videos--lively discussing the art of reading. The videos were produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica. For reasons unknown, sometime after their original publication, these videos were lost.

Three hours with Mortimer Adler on one DVD. A must for libraries and classroom teaching the art of reading.

I cannot exaggerate how instructive these programs are--we are so sure that you will agree, if you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your donation.

Please go here to see a clip and learn more:

http://www.thegreatideas.org/HowToReadABook.htm

ISBN: 978-1-61535-311-8

Thank you,

Max Weismann

Good luck on your final! :-)

2011-04-19T20:57:07.108-07:00

Good luck on your final! :-)

Jen So great to read this. I think it's very e...

2011-02-05T00:33:49.673-08:00

Jen
So great to read this. I think it's very easy to get into an "all or nothing mentality" and end up feeling overwhelmed. This was a good reminder to me of all the resources available, and of how influential TJed has been in my family's life, as we have found things that have resonated with us then tried them out in our home.

Thanks Tracy! That is encouraging. I can't w...

2011-01-31T11:27:30.724-08:00

Thanks Tracy! That is encouraging. I can't wait for the day when we have a robust TJED Community in the Puget Sound.

Great post! Amazingly succinct and thorough overvi...

2011-01-31T08:44:34.109-08:00

Great post! Amazingly succinct and thorough overview.

I love your thoughts - especially about the Inner ...

2011-01-31T08:16:44.143-08:00

I love your thoughts - especially about the Inner Ring. I have been building our TJED community in Idaho for many years and it is really thriving right now. It is so exciting to see youth studying hard, parents leading and mentoring, children looking forward with anticipation to when they will be scholars, and families having a powerful educational experience together!

The principles of TJed have changed my life. It ha...

2011-01-30T18:52:59.155-08:00

The principles of TJed have changed my life. It has taught me how to be a better parent and friend to my children. I am so grateful for the DeMilles. They ROCK!!

Good Luck Kathryn! I hope you find it useful for ...

2011-01-30T09:17:59.608-08:00

Good Luck Kathryn! I hope you find it useful for you!

I have been curious about TJED for a while. Since ...

2011-01-30T01:47:38.364-08:00

I have been curious about TJED for a while. Since its not exclusive I do believe I will look into it. Thanks for the little look in and the links to get started.

Hahahaha...maybe you got my first comment? I notic...

2010-12-16T23:56:27.181-08:00

Hahahaha...maybe you got my first comment? I notice now that it says you have to approve it. I don't think you got it, but maybe you did.

OH. MY. Gosh. I just left a massive comment, but n...

2010-12-16T23:55:39.909-08:00

OH. MY. Gosh. I just left a massive comment, but not longer than the other ones, and google didn't post it, and it is gone! Bummer! Just saying I'm on the same page, I have a VitaMix and we are obsessed with it. I have a great naturopath that specializes in babies and children (hard to find) and I highly recommend her if you are interested. Her food introduction recommendations are like what you are doing with your kids. We don't do cow milk either. What else was I commenting (this is the short version)...oh, try coconut oil for your butter. I buy the Spectrum brand they sell at Fred Meyer. Soooo good. I usually add sea salt if I spread it on bread. I ate an alkaline diet for about a year, my aunt cured herself of breast cancer eating that way so I went to a retreat to learn more. I totally believe it is the way to be, I just can't commit...soooooo restrictive. I am more moderate, we eat scarce meats, and all organic when we eat it...blah, blah, I've been commenting forever. Still reading!

I have to suggest coconut oil. You can buy it so t...

2010-12-16T23:50:17.682-08:00

I have to suggest coconut oil. You can buy it so that it doesn't taste like coconut and it is my butter substitute. I love all that you wrote. I have never given any rice cereals to my kiddos, and I have a vitamix, so I make all their food too, so cheap and so easy and organic and tasty enough that I lick my fingers while I'm making it! I throw in a lot of cucumber to thin it out a little and I love to cut some wheat grass and add that in. I have always had easy milk supply, but this time around I only lasted like six months and started supplementing at 4 months. I collected breast milk for awhile, but eventually that option dwindled and I'm spending a serious fortune on organic soy formula (we don't do cow's milk either, though we do do cheeses and yogurt) so she is 9 months now and I'm gradually giving her goat's milk in her bottle until we eliminate the formula (I'm not really sure about soy myself, but it is the only option...either soy or cow for formula). I LOVE my naturopath, she is our everything doctor, they are hard to find that accept children and especially babies, and I love her. If you ever need a good one, she practices twice a week in Kirkland and the other three days in N. Seattle. She's been saving us from prescriptions for 8 years now and I will drive to Kirkland from Puyallup before I would ever waste my money on a local doc...don't get me started.

I have a relative that cured herself of breast cancer following an alkaline diet and so I went to a week long retreat in CA to learn more and it is a great way to be. I ate alkaline with my second pregnancy, and I lost a ton of weight in spite of eating a ton of food, and I feel it still shows in Alice's food preferences. Anyway, so my kids love thier avocado, cucumber, spinach, tomatillo and lime smoothie, we have it for breakfast a lot. Also, my favorite breakfast is quinoa with tomatoes and avocado with Braggs and lime juice. Sooooooo tasty.

Okay, enough. I'm still reading, Jennifer!

That is a great idea Natalie...I might have to try...

2010-12-15T17:11:28.468-08:00

That is a great idea Natalie...I might have to try that...Thanks!

I do this also, but I have 4 bins, one for each se...

2010-12-15T17:05:49.648-08:00

I do this also, but I have 4 bins, one for each season. At the change of each season I pull out the appropriate bin and it's like Christmas in our house. That's when we go through the old bin and purge. Sienna is always so focused on the stuff I just pulled out that it's really easy for her to give up some things. I also like it because I put pool toys, and outside stuff in summer, Christmas Santa's and Christmas books in winter, Halloween stuff in fall, and all of her butterfly dress ups in spring. I separated her favorite toys and divided them into each bin so she has plenty of stuff to be excited about. I'm always shocked by what she keeps too, usually things that I consider trash, and fast food toys. Kids are so funny.

Mine too Juli. I'm drowning in the second hal...

2010-10-06T17:55:46.694-07:00

Mine too Juli. I'm drowning in the second half of the assignment.

Congratulations. My mind is officially broken.

2010-10-06T17:47:46.959-07:00

Congratulations. My mind is officially broken.

What an amazing video and song! Thanks for sharing...

2010-09-14T15:13:17.849-07:00

What an amazing video and song! Thanks for sharing