Comments on: priorities and passions http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/ Written and photographed by Jessica Monte Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Laura http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 Laura Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:47:55 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3911 Not just yet... I'm really just now beginning to narrow down some resources and I found someone who did her field experience at an actual Reggio school, so I'm hoping to put together something more comprehensive to share. I am all about using the play to learn. I can't wait to bake cookies and talk about how we get butter and then let him make his own! I can barely stand the wait until he and I can plant seeds in the garden and check them everyday! Not just yet… I’m really just now beginning to narrow down some resources and I found someone who did her field experience at an actual Reggio school, so I’m hoping to put together something more comprehensive to share. I am all about using the play to learn. I can’t wait to bake cookies and talk about how we get butter and then let him make his own! I can barely stand the wait until he and I can plant seeds in the garden and check them everyday!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3906 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:28:31 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3906 Cool. Do you have any specific Reggio and Waldorf titles to suggest? I have found these books hard to come by at our local library but I'm considering starting an alumni account at my graduate school to see what resources they have; of course, there's always Amazon. Anyway, our house is eclectic . . . mostly a.p., a little bit montessori, and a little bit waldorf. Mostly though, we're all about play. Cool. Do you have any specific Reggio and Waldorf titles to suggest? I have found these books hard to come by at our local library but I’m considering starting an alumni account at my graduate school to see what resources they have; of course, there’s always Amazon. Anyway, our house is eclectic . . . mostly a.p., a little bit montessori, and a little bit waldorf. Mostly though, we’re all about play.

]]> By: Laura http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3902 Laura Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3902 I think that I am currently on the verge the brain goo stage. The hours of research I used to spend buried in books has stalled and I'm trying to restart my learning. I haven't really figured out how to manage my time so that I get to do the scrapbooking/sewing that I love to. Thankfully, my love of cooking feeds the family, so I still get to have time for that. Even with the best of intentions, my blogging/journaling has really suffered. I find that I work from the moment I open my eyes until I close them again. My husband is always telling me to take time and relax, but I can't until all the work is done. I work 2 days a week as an education director for a supplementary learning center. It used to be my escape, but of late, it's been a real burden to go. I find myself getting angry with the parents who feel that I should be able to magically cure their child's problem without them lifting a finger. However, I have learned what not to do and have been inspired to look into different methods of education for future use (sending our kids to the local schools is out of the question as their state is the reason why I still have a job!). So the texts on Reggio and Waldorf are finding their way around town with me in my giant purse... just in case I have a moment to sneak a peek! I think that I am currently on the verge the brain goo stage. The hours of research I used to spend buried in books has stalled and I’m trying to restart my learning. I haven’t really figured out how to manage my time so that I get to do the scrapbooking/sewing that I love to. Thankfully, my love of cooking feeds the family, so I still get to have time for that. Even with the best of intentions, my blogging/journaling has really suffered. I find that I work from the moment I open my eyes until I close them again. My husband is always telling me to take time and relax, but I can’t until all the work is done.

I work 2 days a week as an education director for a supplementary learning center. It used to be my escape, but of late, it’s been a real burden to go. I find myself getting angry with the parents who feel that I should be able to magically cure their child’s problem without them lifting a finger. However, I have learned what not to do and have been inspired to look into different methods of education for future use (sending our kids to the local schools is out of the question as their state is the reason why I still have a job!). So the texts on Reggio and Waldorf are finding their way around town with me in my giant purse… just in case I have a moment to sneak a peek!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3900 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:50:46 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3900 Hooray! It always makes me feel happy to be with a kindred spirit. Do you have any title recommendations? Hooray! It always makes me feel happy to be with a kindred spirit. Do you have any title recommendations?

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3899 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:50:13 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3899 Thanks Robin! Thank you for the encouragement and the title suggestions. Honestly, I'm not sure where my drive comes from . . . probably my hard working parents. Yeah, I think I owe it to them. Thanks Robin! Thank you for the encouragement and the title suggestions. Honestly, I’m not sure where my drive comes from . . . probably my hard working parents. Yeah, I think I owe it to them.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3898 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:49:24 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3898 I'm with you. The reading and writing are key for me too. Still, I find that I read chapters here and there (in the bathroom), while waiting for a doctor's appointment, etc. I'd love an afternoon to just sit down in a big chair and read, read, read. That would be glorious. Thank you for the reading suggestions. I've added them to my list. I’m with you. The reading and writing are key for me too. Still, I find that I read chapters here and there (in the bathroom), while waiting for a doctor’s appointment, etc. I’d love an afternoon to just sit down in a big chair and read, read, read. That would be glorious.

Thank you for the reading suggestions. I’ve added them to my list.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3897 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:47:54 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3897 Hooray! Good for you for acknowledging what would be mentally and physically best for you right now. I am so glad you're going to get some rest and nest a bit before the baby is born. Labor is hard work. I'm just waiting to send you some labor vibes, :-) Hooray! Good for you for acknowledging what would be mentally and physically best for you right now. I am so glad you’re going to get some rest and nest a bit before the baby is born. Labor is hard work. I’m just waiting to send you some labor vibes, :-)

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3896 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:46:53 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3896 Great suggestions Abby. I'm adding the Peterson book to my reading list. Thanks! Great suggestions Abby. I’m adding the Peterson book to my reading list. Thanks!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 Jessica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:46:07 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3895 I hear you. Oh, I do savor showers by myself. I'll have to aim to take one of those every other week or so, :-) I hear you. Oh, I do savor showers by myself. I’ll have to aim to take one of those every other week or so, :-)

]]> By: Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2010/02/23/priorities-and-passions/comment-page-1/#comment-3886 Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:01:14 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=3436#comment-3886 Oh, I can soooo relate to this post! I love, love, LOVE learning, and I also had the fear that once I became a stay-at-home-mom my brain would turn to goo. Thankfully, that has not been the case. Thanks so much for sharing your reading list! We share many of the same interests! Oh, I can soooo relate to this post! I love, love, LOVE learning, and I also had the fear that once I became a stay-at-home-mom my brain would turn to goo. Thankfully, that has not been the case. Thanks so much for sharing your reading list! We share many of the same interests!

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