A friend of mine from college started Learn Our History in partnership with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee with a vision to “help kids realize that history is relevant” and to offer an un-biased view of history in a way … Continue reading
My husband will attest to the fact that I’m sort of a Jillian Michaels groupie. But only because her workouts WORK. For my birthday, he got me the latest and greatest Jillian workout,Extreme Shed & Shred. It’s awesome. The workout … Continue reading
“Life,” the political philosopher Hobbes wrote in 1651, “is nasty, brutish and short.” So it has that in common with the stories in Wells Tower’s book Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned. I really wanted to like this book, because a friend … Continue reading
It’s fitness week here on A Spirited Mind! Yesterday I wrote about quick tough workouts, and if you’re looking for one and/or are bored of the 30 Day Shred, you should give Ripped in 30 a try. Ripped in … Continue reading
If you’ve followed A Spirited Mind for a while you know I’m a huge fan of Jillian Michaels workouts. I love them because they work, they build muscle, and they don’t take a ton of time. You should also know … Continue reading
The authors of Rework, a book of blog posts on business from the popular 37Signals blog and company, do a good job of provoking thought by taking something you think is true and standing it on its head so you … Continue reading
We usually have a read aloud chapter book going in addition to reading picture books. I think it’s good for the kids’ attention spans and they like a longer more involved story sometimes. Recently we read a fantastic book that … Continue reading
Although I don’t generally use unit studies in our homeschool, I do like them for occasional study, and I like how unit studies integrate subjects. With summer coming up, if you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids … Continue reading
A random assortment of links about writing, parenting, working, cooking, and whatnot. Mostly whatnot. Life Are you a moderator or an abstainer when you try to give something up? Being moderate stresses me out like you wouldn’t believe. It’s much … Continue reading
One area I’m looking at as I formulate my 2011 resolutions is health. My guess is that most resolutions fall into this category – people are always saying they want to lose 20 pounds, eat better, go to the gym, … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
