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Working out, Intensity, high points…a way of life.
Bill Phillips talks about how we should strive to hit a ‘high point’ in our workouts. That it is the intensity in which we train, not the duration. He mentions how some fitness people suggest upping...
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A Sabbatical Year in Homeschooling
Last year I was tired and weary from eight years of learning at home with children. (We withdrew Miss A from school and began testing her in late 1997) In 2006 I had planned to start afresh with a new...
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An empty pantry?
I’ve spent the last few days slowly de-cluttering some rooms and areas. I’m a hoarder by nature and I don’t find it easy to throw things out yet with all our house moves it is getting easier. Actually,...
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Time Management Using Rocks and Sand
I once heard a [homeschool mother] speaker demonstrate this story. It stuck with me and has helped me plan my days, terms and years. I also recalled reading in a book by Stephen Covey. The was called...
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High Intensity Interval Training for Homeschool Mums
If you have read any of my Fitn40 posts you would have seen the acronym HIIT. You may have wondered what on earth it is all about. Quite simply, it is short for High Intensity Interval Training- a...
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Current poetry appreciation in our home
We’re appreciating The Man from Snowy River by A.B. (Banjo) Paterson. This is the second time through this piece of poetry as we went through it with the girls…and now I get to indulge again with the...
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Learning about the Man from Snowy River
I am not good at writing poetry. I don’t understand a lot of it yet I want to instill an appreciation and basic knowledge of poetry to my children. That is my goal or the *where*. Knowing the ‘where’...
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Reviewing My Online Productivity
I’m reviewing…everything I do online. It’s something I do regularly, more than once a year but I do seem to take it more seriously at the end of the year. Why do I blog? Why do I tweet and have a...
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Homeschooling thru sickness, surgery & trials
This is our 14th year (give or take several months) of learning at home and in that time we’ve lived through births, deaths, job changes, surgeries, interstate moves, chronic and acute illnesses. Many...
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Use a Voice Recorder for Auditory Learners
I’ve been using a nifty little tool which has helped me organise my ideas for writing and website work. It’s such a simple idea, I can’t believe I haven’t used a voice recorder before now. Courtesy...
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