For all you homeschoolers out there, this one is for you! We've entered our journey already and this is a big part of our Science curriculum for all grade levels(even the 3 year old who thinks she's 10)! 

I figured you wouldn't want to miss this. Supercharged Science is giving away a collection of their most popular videos and experiments for *free*!!

Before today, these had only been available for people who were enrolled in their private e-Science online science curriculum. Because they were so popular, they put them together into a new product, the "Science Activity Manual & Video Collection".

Here's the link - be sure to get it now, because it may not be available for long:

Click here for your free "Science Activity Manual & Video Collection"
http://www.sciencelearningspace.com/members/go.php?r=11936&i=l23

It's a regular product that sells for $30.

But right now, you can get it absolutely FREE (there's no catch!!).

I know you'll like this one.

Best regards,

Amy

P.S. If you're wondering why they're giving this away, I can tell you that these folks give away lots of cool free stuff. What goes around comes around.

Click here for your free "Science Activity Manual & Video Collection"

Homeschooling and an Upcoming Review

As some of you know, I am now homeschooling a couple of my children. One in pre-K as she's a sponge who picks up everything and now is the time to start. The other is my 6 year old son. He had already learned to read quite a bit in 2 years of pre-K and then when we moved he was put in Kindergarten where they are teaching him the alphabet. He was bored and falling asleep, not doing his work. Who wants to trace shapes and letters for 8 hours a day when he'd already gone thru that 2 years prior? They called it a behavioral problem and tried to place the blame on him when, in reality, it is a failure of the school system and the one size fits all mentality. The no child left behind thing just means that they want to keep all kids on the same level...MEDIOCRE! So, instead he has started homeschooling and is doing AMAZINGLY! 


That being said....


I've been invited to try Time4Learning for a month in exchange for a candid review. Their online program can be used for homeschool, as an after school tutorial and for summer learning. My opinion will be my own, so come back and read about my experience. You can write your own curriculum review, too!


See you at the end of 30 days(and of course sooner with other blog posts!

Self Discovery Is Learning We Are Responsible for Our Own Happiness

We spend a lot of time looking outside of ourselves for happiness. We might feel happiest when affected by alcohol or other mood changing substance. We might need our family or friends around us to feel happy or we might think that losing weight or becoming fit is the way to happiness. Neither of these is really the case.

Whilst these things may contribute to our happiness, our true happiness is within us and  as we find ourselves, accept ourselves and embrace ourselves only then can we find true happiness that doesn’t rely on external forces to keep us happy.

This can be one of the most freeing thoughts of all self-discoveries. Once we learn this fundamental lesson, we determine how we react when things are not going well around us. Until that moment, things happening around us often create the responses and feeling of sadness or happiness that accompany them.

 Many people think of happiness as positive emotions. We associate happiness with feelings and emotions can range from feeling contented to feeling pure joy. While to think of happiness being in terms of an emotional response is normal, happiness is something that transcends emotions.

We put a lot of unfair pressure on the people and situations in our lives when we expect them to be the sources of those positive emotions. Unless we are happy within ourselves, it’s likely our relationships will never live up to our expectations. They may add to our happiness, but they can never be the source of it. Henry Miller said, “I have no money, no resources and no hopes, but I am the happiest man alive.”

How do we find our personal happiness? Happiness is, as much about an attitude of mind as a response to it, so to find happiness we first need to change our attitudes. We cannot be happy all the time, but we can learn to put strategies in place from within ourselves to create inner happiness despite external circumstances.

Perspective is the creator of happiness and it may also be the destroyer of it. Training ourselves to remain positive and content is an important life skill. Once learned it will help us maintain healthy emotional responses to every situation we find ourselves facing. Alain-Rene Lasage once said, “I am happy and content because I think I am.” This is the state of understanding of self; we all need to aim at reaching.

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How do you feel about their new ads? They look kinda scary to me.

Can Time be Truly Managed or Is it Managing Us

One of the only real resources that we all have in common is time. Everything can change but anyone has a constant 24 hours of everyday. The irony is no one can manage time. Time is linear and once the second is gone, it is gone. To manage time then is a misnomer. We do not manage time, we manage ourselves according to the time available to us.

If we have to come to grasp and make the most out of our time we have to think of it as an idea. It is a myth that binds all our reference points and it is the most and only valuable resource that is available to all. No one has really conquered time all of the time but the few that made the most out of it are richly rewarded.

When we say time management however, what it generally refers to is its better use so that productivity and efficiency are increased because today, to continuously be competitive whether in business or in personal affairs, time management is crucial.

Time management is making the most of our time so that we deal with efficiency the things that we do not want to do but have to, and be left with enough time to do the things that we enjoy.

We exist only in the present, the now. It has to be enjoyed to the fullest extent that we can. Maybe this is why it is called a present.

Failing to do those will find many of us having spent time and having done nothing much. Movement as we all know is not always being efficient. Yet everyday, movement is often mistaken to be progress when all one did was like sitting on a rocking horse moving back and forth and getting nowhere. It is often ironic that individuals who focus on the end results and not in being busy ends up in doing much and still have time enough for themselves.

Time management involves planning and sticking out to a planned course of action that is directed towards a specific goal. Time management is not having to do everything and being everyone to everybody. It is the realization of what are important and prioritizing things from those. It is the ability to say no and the ability to reject time stealers. Time management is delegating things when there is a need for delegation, deciding on things with dispatch when the need arises and developing the ability to spot potential problems before it can occur.

Having the ability or training to do that makes the now truly a present that only people who can manage the self as he relates to time can really enjoy.

SO SCARED!

Contribution by Stevie Kirby

When I had my baby, I was terrified. I had no idea what I was going to do when I got home with him and I had never even held a baby before! My husband kept telling me we were going to be fine but I was really scared I just wasn’t going to know what to do so I asked my mom to come up for the first couple of weeks. I didn’t have any idea how to fill up the bottles or even what type of diapers to put him in! Mom whipped us into shape really quickly, though, and taught me all about how to hold him and by helping us child proof the whole place. She made me to go look at adt security kansas city since I stay at home all day by myself and I generally just feel better about everything since she came to visit! She left after about 11 days and I really knew I could do it by the end. I don’t know what I was so scared about in the first place!

Amazon Holiday Toy List

Everyone knows how much I like shopping at Amazon, particularly during the holidays! My Amazon prime membership has paid for itself time and time again! And, for those last minute shopping needs(or whenever you are just impatient like me), the $3.99 for overnight shipping is a HUGE bonus! Now that its coming down to the wire and there are just a few weeks left, be sure to check out Amazons Holiday Toy List. Great prices without the hassle of standing in line or dealing with rude people!

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Hiring a Freelancer

One of the best ways to get work done by a specialist is to hire a freelancer. Freelancers often work from home and on their own schedules, making them uniquely suited to tackling your latest project.  Freelancers are a wonderful resource for the savvy business owner.  As they get paid by project instead of being on payroll, they often save the company money.  Not only that, but a freelancer is dependent on business owners who appreciate quality work and therefore they produce excellent results often for a bargain price.  Freelancers exist for nearly any skill set. Below are a few examples:

• Content
• Internet Marketing
• Sales Copy
• Graphics Design
• Art
• Animation
• Web Design
• PHP
• Android Apps

As we’ve clearly demonstrated, there is a freelancer for just about any project out there.  Finding a reliable freelancer in a hurry can be quite a challenge, though. It’s important to select a dedicated employee so that there aren’t any surprises mid-project.  Below are a few tips to help anyone looking for a freelancer get started:

Elance – Become familiar with this resource.  Elance is a great place to find freelancers in a short amount of time.  There are safeguards in place within their system that protect the employers and freelancers alike.  One of the best features for both employees and potential employers is the feedback system.  Checking out a prospective freelancer’s feedback gives the potential employer a very good idea of what to expect for their investment. 

Portfolios – A wise employer always asks for examples of a potential freelancers work and takes a look at any available portfolio on file.   Doing so allows you to rule out anyone not suitable for your project at glance.  Examples of a freelancers work give you a good feel for their professionalism, sense of style and attention to detail.

Discuss – Lastly, take the time to talk to the freelancer before hiring them. This gives both you and your potential employee an opportunity to determine if you will work well together.

Hiring a freelancer is often the most cost-effective, rewarding way to get a project a done.  Taking the time to do it right will save headaches for both you and your potential partner in the long run.

Getting the most out of my carry on luggage

Guest post written by Stacy Laughner


I'm a big believer in taking my luggage carry on when I can. I live a few states away from my parents now and that means I fly a little more often than most people do to visit their families. But these are often weekend trips, so I try my hardest to pack light so I won't have to pay to check a bag.

I'm always careful about checking the bags that I do carry and make sure that they fit the size restrictions once I have all my stuff packed in there. Right before my last trip about a week ago I was online looking up that stuff when I came across the website http://www.SatelliteInternetBroadband.com and after I browsed through it a little bit, I switched over my home internet service to the provider.

Normally, one of my carry on bags is a piece of rolling luggage, where I put most of my clothes and stuff like that. But I also take another bag to stow under the seat in front of me. I've found that canvas tote bags are good for that because you can stuff a lot into them easily.