Our education system is broken. Yes, broken. It is probably broken beyond repair. At this point, I think the only way to fix our education system is to completely scrap it and start over. I am an educator, I have been in education for more than ten years, longer than I have been a mother….
Month: October 2017
Love the City of Hayward: Indoor Play Places
If you’ve read anything else I’ve written, or if you know me at all, you know I homeschool. It is one of the first things that comes up in almost any conversation I have. Often it is because I have a five year old with me in the middle of the day. Which is odd….
Gastric Bypass: Rebeccas’s Story Part Two
*This is a continuation of Part One of Rebecca’s weight loss journey through gastric bypass. Part Two The first time I met with Rebecca we met at Zocalo Coffee Shop a few exits from where I live. I love meeting friends and collaborators there because the place just oozes art and creativity, and as an…
Pancakes From Scratch! Because It’s Just Too Easy
“Maybe we should have pancakes.” My daughter says, when I ask what we should have for breakfast that sunny Saturday morning. “Hm. Yea, we could. But I don’t have any mix.” I respond, bottom lip between my teeth. I am a huge fan, HUGE, of making food from scratch. Unless it is just way to…
Hell Hath No Fury: Women Overcoming Self Doubt
Recently, I wrote in the femme unfiltered Facebook group that I didn’t suffer from self-doubt because I was “forged in blood and fire.” Healthy Self Doubt It was both tongue in cheek and serious. Of course I suffer from self-doubt; I don’t believe for a second that there’s a human on earth who doesn’t suffer…
Love the City of Hayward: San Felipe Park
Of all the parks in Hayward, California, San Felipe park is my favorite. Many of you know I homeschool. Homeschooling is a joy and a pain. I know I am giving my child complete freedom to learn out of genuine curiosity, I know she is free from a harsh and rigid system I disagree with…
Love the City of Hayward: Yogurt Hill
Never Leaving the City of Hayward I live just above the downtown area of the city of Hayward on the top floor of an apartment building overlooking the city and looking out to the hills. My husband and brother have been trying to convince me to move for years. “We could get a house,” they…