Comments on: Signs of the season http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/ my progress in writing, revising, sending to my editor, re-revising, fact-checking, galley-reading, and promoting a four-volume history of the world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:59:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lynn K.M. http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-6386 Lynn K.M. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:30:48 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-6386 Nathan-7, Johnny-5, and I are reading through your Ancient Civilizations.and loving it! They color maps and blacklines included in the Activity Guide while I read. They even discuss with their father at breakfast what we've been studying recently. Today, as we were reading in Genesis, the five-year-old remarked,"The Egyptians knew better than to try to conquer Babylon, because they were just too powerful!" Of course I smiled with delight. Isn't this what we are hoping for? I want to rush out and get a copy of The History of the (Whole) World for myself because this is all new to me. I have degrees in French and English Ed., but, like so many others here in the States, I was never taught anything but American History. Thankyou so much! Nathan-7, Johnny-5, and I are reading through your Ancient Civilizations.and loving it! They color maps and blacklines included in the Activity Guide while I read. They even discuss with their father at breakfast what we’ve been studying recently. Today, as we were reading in Genesis, the five-year-old remarked,”The Egyptians knew better than to try to conquer Babylon, because they were just too powerful!” Of course I smiled with delight. Isn’t this what we are hoping for?
I want to rush out and get a copy of The History of the (Whole) World for myself because this is all new to me. I have degrees in French and English Ed., but, like so many others here in the States, I was never taught anything but American History.
Thankyou so much!

]]> By: Jenny T. http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Jenny T. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:46:48 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-6238 Please do! I SO want to try the color-coded schedule, too! Please do!

I SO want to try the color-coded schedule, too!

]]> By: Angie (a different one!) http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5843 Angie (a different one!) Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:54:33 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5843 Another Angie here wanting to see a sample of your color-coded schedule. I'm also trying to make time to write, homeschool, read, volunteer, do chores, etc. As for cutting half a million words...ouch! Another Angie here wanting to see a sample of your color-coded schedule. I’m also trying to make time to write, homeschool, read, volunteer, do chores, etc.

As for cutting half a million words…ouch!

]]> By: Susan http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Susan Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:45:25 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5168 I'll work on getting a page or two from the schedule up on next week's post. Haven't figured out how to change the color of text on this blog yet. :-) Susan I’ll work on getting a page or two from the schedule up on next week’s post. Haven’t figured out how to change the color of text on this blog yet. :-)

Susan

]]> By: Amy http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5133 Amy Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:51:54 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5133 I would like to see...at least an example of it, too. You must be dedicated to your schedule to actually make it work. I would like to see…at least an example of it, too. You must be dedicated to your schedule to actually make it work.

]]> By: Jennifer in OR http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5129 Jennifer in OR Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:53:18 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5129 This has got to be my favorite blog post ever read. I laughed out loud at the deer part. I love it! We find deer skulls and crazy bones all over our property, and the kids get an incredible kick out of it. We go on hikes specifically to look for them. And The Office is hilarious. My husband got into watching this, and sucked me into it, too. And how very cool to be related to half the county - really, that is awesome. There's got to be great joy in having a little catastrophe, and then having everyone come to your aid and winding up with a sweet denouement. Beautiful. The color coded schedule - our New Year's new thing is using ical. My husband and I sat down last week and got everything into the computer calendar (basically, I teach the kids in the morning while he does his programming and media work in the home office; then in the afternoons I go in to our warehouse and take care of Teammascot.com while he teaches the kids). Plus we scheduled in all the kids chores, special family times, and short term and long term jobs (like cleaning the spare room, allotment week 3 of January). Each day, we print our personal schedule, and I have room to write in the errands I need to accomplish for that day (bank runs, doctor visits, etc.) We are loving it, and I can totally relate to the color-coded schedule keeping you on track. Now, I just look at that ical printout and say, oh my, I need to be at the warehouse by 1 p.m.! Kids, let's wrap up music and lunch! Before, I would have honestly wandered in there around 2:30, chastising myself for being so unorganized, but having no system to support me. So be it color coding, some computer calendar program, or a basic daily planner, it's all good! By the way, if it doesn't get done on Monday, I write it in for Tuesday. Also, I don't think it's so bad to throw away half a million words. I really think developing the whole thing could possibly be part of the process of knowing what to truly keep. Do you know how many elements Thomas Edison fully tested before he realized that a carbon filament sealed in an airtight compartment was the way to go? Just a thought... Keeping warm in Oregon, Jennifer This has got to be my favorite blog post ever read. I laughed out loud at the deer part. I love it! We find deer skulls and crazy bones all over our property, and the kids get an incredible kick out of it. We go on hikes specifically to look for them. And The Office is hilarious. My husband got into watching this, and sucked me into it, too. And how very cool to be related to half the county – really, that is awesome. There’s got to be great joy in having a little catastrophe, and then having everyone come to your aid and winding up with a sweet denouement. Beautiful.

The color coded schedule – our New Year’s new thing is using ical. My husband and I sat down last week and got everything into the computer calendar (basically, I teach the kids in the morning while he does his programming and media work in the home office; then in the afternoons I go in to our warehouse and take care of Teammascot.com while he teaches the kids). Plus we scheduled in all the kids chores, special family times, and short term and long term jobs (like cleaning the spare room, allotment week 3 of January). Each day, we print our personal schedule, and I have room to write in the errands I need to accomplish for that day (bank runs, doctor visits, etc.) We are loving it, and I can totally relate to the color-coded schedule keeping you on track. Now, I just look at that ical printout and say, oh my, I need to be at the warehouse by 1 p.m.! Kids, let’s wrap up music and lunch! Before, I would have honestly wandered in there around 2:30, chastising myself for being so unorganized, but having no system to support me. So be it color coding, some computer calendar program, or a basic daily planner, it’s all good! By the way, if it doesn’t get done on Monday, I write it in for Tuesday.

Also, I don’t think it’s so bad to throw away half a million words. I really think developing the whole thing could possibly be part of the process of knowing what to truly keep. Do you know how many elements Thomas Edison fully tested before he realized that a carbon filament sealed in an airtight compartment was the way to go? Just a thought…

Keeping warm in Oregon,

Jennifer

]]> By: sleep-deprived http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5121 sleep-deprived Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:59:56 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5121 I laughed out loud at the image of the kids' heads hitting the ceiling of the van (I'm assuming everyone was alright). Around here that would have resulted in multiple requests (from the kiddos peeling their heads off the ceiling) for a repeat performance. I have to let you know that my laughing came to an abrupt halt at the thought of throwing away 500,000 written words! I laughed out loud at the image of the kids’ heads hitting the ceiling of the van (I’m assuming everyone was alright). Around here that would have resulted in multiple requests (from the kiddos peeling their heads off the ceiling) for a repeat performance. I have to let you know that my laughing came to an abrupt halt at the thought of throwing away 500,000 written words!

]]> By: Angie http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog/the-raving-writer/signs-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-5118 Angie Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:26:15 +0000 http://susan.peacehillpress.net/blog/?p=77#comment-5118 Could you post your color coded schedule? And tell us how you stick to it? Best wishes, Angie (from WI) Could you post your color coded schedule? And tell us how you stick to it?

Best wishes,
Angie (from WI)

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