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[Shatyr]

I'm feeling so loose and capable today, it's hard to keep from over-exerting. My stride is fluid again, I can transition (stand/sit/twist) with only a little discomfort and I was able to sit for a little over an hour without stiffening up!

Of course, that means I have to start eating better and planning out my exercise routine. I definitely won't be jumping straight into anything high-impact. I'm thinking T'ai Chi for the warmup and some gentle body weight exercises, like squats and incline pushups.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I have Sailormoon manga from the original Mixx graphic novels where they changed everyone's names, the newer Kodansha English release with the translation closer to the original, and the actual Kodansha Japanese versions

I have Fruits Basket in English, Japanese and Korean!  hahaha

[Kiwichi]

Aadra:

My daughter is 3.5.  We are working on sight words, shape names, numbers and writing.

We bought a large magnetic dry erase board to do writing #/letters, drawing shapes, using magnetic letters/#.  She brings all her favorite loveys to "school" and teacher Goofy teaches .  We also use the dry erase books (like Roger priddy).  Her dad n her work in her scholastic preK activity book.  We also do brainquest & brainquest-like flashcards (we found at a kids sale).  Recently we started reading "beginner reader" character books to get her more interested in learning how to read.

At 2yo, I loved the app "endless abc" and we still really like the show "Alphablocks".  Right now I'm liking Brain Candy TV also.

She is so smart, but just wants to play play play!  It frustrates me sometimes trying to get her to focus on ed learning.

Theres some mlp member who are teachers here, I'm sure they would have some ideas for u too

[banditpony]

I dunno. I feel like at that age that you can do lessons as she plays..? Win win for both of you.

My child's teacher uses handwriting without tears for the preschoolers.. but we are still tackling pre- writing shapes.

[Kiwichi]

Agree, lessons can be incorporated into play, and everyday and everywhere they are constantly learning, but I'd lIke to work on honing her focus as well during structured learning time also.    "There's a time to be silly and a time to be serious" -Daniel Tigers Neighborhood.  Do what works for you

Happy hump day, hope everyone's staying on track 

[banditpony]

Incorporating lessons into play help focus. The more she's enjoying the activity, the more she can stay focused. Developmentally a 3.5 year old might have 15 min of focus or so. (obviously all kids are different)

But it sounds like you are on the right track regardless.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I don't have any experience with teaching children, but I hope you find success in your methods!
The only hump today is my stomach not cooperating with anything I'm eating. I'll eat a light dinner with lots of veggies.

[Ponyfan]

I l walked about 3 miles today and practiced my French on Duolingo. Thanks to all of the French pony commercials I found on Yourube I can now read “each pony sold separately” in French

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[Shatyr]

I hit my water intake goal today, and my body keeps wanting me to do a full body stretch... which I have been mostly avoiding because I don't want to tweak my back. I can still feel is stiffen up and whatnot.

Switching cars tomorrow and cello lesson in the evening. I want to do some tidying in the living room and batch cook my primal meals for the rest of the week. The time of No Carbs approaches!

[tailrustedtealeaf]

School begins tomorrow. How long until I fall behind in my online classes?

[banditpony]

I don't think I'd have the motivation to be able to complete an online class! Good luck

[Kiwi]

I made myself a progress chart - just an excel sheet, but it lists out everything I need to do (both product and admin), then basically just counts each task/piece, counts what I've finished, and gives me a Completion % of how far along I am.

Seeing the numbers in front of me is making me feel better. I'm already at 22% done for products, and there's still 10 weeks to go!

[banditpony]

Been brainstorming what I can do after matsuricon (this weekend omg). AKA finishing my goals

Spoiler

I think I want to dedicate 4 hours to crafting 2x a month.

I know I wanna try...
Felted Brooches / hairclips
Small pouches w zipper
Cacti pillow
More dogs
Chibi unicorn

So speaking of matsuri...

Spoiler

I have over 60+ needle felted creatures
10 flat needle felted things (new!)
100+ kanzashi flowers (new craft! To replace stickers)
And ink jet fabric buttons (new!)

I'm trying to convince myself I didn't do bad this year considering the circumstances. There's a lot of new ideas I never had the time to attempt so that makes me sad. But I'm always nervous every time... Aaah... 
 

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Syllabus day. Just let me learn! My friend can help me with one of my online classes, which is very nice of her. I'm just waiting for my last class then I can go home and sleeeeeeep.
Banditpony, that's a lot of needle felting! Hopefully the convention goes really well for you. 
Kiwi, an excel sheet is a good way to track progress. I like checking things off or filling in boxes, they help me feel accomplished. Maybe that would be a good way for me to urge myself to work on a craft.

[Ponyfan]

It sounds like everyone is making great progress. I didn't get my exercise in today since I had an appointment but I did practice my French learning basic food words.

I've noticed Crowing Glory hasn't posted in this thread for a few days. I hope everything is okay.



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