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    My Mantra for Next Year

    This year I’ve been focusing on “making a clearing” in order to steal myself against the onslaught of difficulties that come from opening a school and raising two young children. Honestly, the process of opening a school has been more difficult than I ever imagined. 

    This year, “making a clearing” has included different things. I’ve tried to make aspects of my life as easy as possible, so that I could invest more in two main areas: mothering and working. We’ve definitely made dinnertime easier by using Greenling some weeks or cooking frozen meals other weeks. We sometimes hire a housekeeper when it gets so dirty we can’t stand it, but
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    Drumroll, Please

    The winner of our contest to win a copy of my favorite Montessori documentary–Edison’s Day–is: Kathryn Sp.
    Congratulations, Kathryn! Please e-mail me your address to claim your prize. 
    “Kathryn Sp
    This sounds like a wonderful resource as I learn about Montessori practices with my infant son.

    September 16, 2014 at 9:33 AM”
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    New Hobbies

    The melancholy in Nichole’s recent post resonated with me, and when I saw her list of ways to care for herself, I started to get excited. Knit a cowl? Great idea! I started looking into classes about how to knit a cowl. 
    When I told Matt about it, he reminded me that I also wanted to get back into tennis. I had the idea that I could try to gather five or so folks from my neighborhood and hire a tennis coach to give us lessons once a week at the park in our neighborhood. 
    I’ve been so focused on “making a clearing” in my life that I haven’t made
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