I’ve been learning new things. You could say I’ve been unschooling! Yesterday, I worked out how to make a podcast. It wasn’t that difficult. I downloaded Audacity, pressed the ‘record’
Today I just feel the need to say… This blog contains the stories and videos of my imperfect unschooling family. All my ‘face-to-face’ friends know we’re far from perfect. Maybe you picked up
This afternoon I’ve been thinking about friendship, and I feel very blessed. Here I am, on the Internet, surrounded by so many beautiful people. I wish I could say to all my
Something is about to happen. It’s that time of year. Girls are busy tapping on their computers or scrawling in their notebooks. They’re asking questions such as, “Do you know a
I love Wednesday mornings. On Monday and Tuesday mornings we rush out the door to piano lessons. Wednesdays, we stay home. Although it is not a going out day, we were still
There has been something seriously wrong with me for weeks. I have this churned up feeling in my stomach. I feel overwhelmed. I’m not sick or anything. No, I’m perfectly healthy. It’s blogging
I was staring gloomily at my computer this morning. “What are you doing, Mum?” asked my daughter Imogen. “I’m about to delete my blogs,” I answered. “Don’t, Mum! Why would you want
I have been busy writing blog post after blog post… Has anyone been following my A-Z blogging challenge posts on my Sue Elvis Writes blog? Has anyone been saying, “Oh no! Not
“Are you novelling today, Mum?” asks Sophie. Her eyes are sparkling. “Camp NaNoWriMo begins today!” She can’t wait to start writing. “I’m not doing that,” I reply. “I’m doing the Blogging From
I write a post and hit ‘publish’ and then a short while later, I think, “Does that post sound like I am boasting about my family’s achievements? Do I sound like one
Stephanie at Mostly Blue with a Touch of Pink wrote to me: “I awarded your blogs the “Stylish Blogger Award” in a post today…” I have noticed award buttons in the side-bars of many of
I'm an Australian unschooling author, blogger and podcaster. I've been blogging here since 2011 and have loads of stories about all aspects of unschooling to share with you.