Inspired

I am very inspired by my fellow homeschool moms. Park day is such a great day for sharing ideas and leaning on friends and opening minds to possibilities.

Some of my fellow homeschoolers do blogs. And by reading their blogs I have been inspired to try new things and spread my wings. I have been given fresh ideas that I can run with and make my own.

One of our moms keeps the receipts from the library and highlights which books her kids read. One color for one child, another color for the other child, and a third if they both read it. In our state, you must keep a log of the books your kids read. So I've been writing them down. That's three lists. Sometimes I'm writing the same book three times. So much easier to keep the library receipts.

Another mom reads to her kids while they eat lunch. That way they get a different brain activity and get a great story as well. That's why I started reading after I'm done with my dinner. Usually I'm the first one done so I read while every one else finishes and has dessert.

And another mom does a bible study with her husband in the evening. That way they get to spend quality time together, studying something that is important to them. So hubby and I have talked about that. We've actually done a couple. But I think that we have to motivate ourselves and get out of the evening rut.

I love to see how other people live. And if I can get something out of it, whoo hoo. If it makes my life easier and lets me spend better time with my family, that's a bonus. So what can you take away from your friends or your colleagues? Try something new, adjust to fit your life, and see where change takes you.