{"id":845,"date":"2015-03-23T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandybeachgirl.com\/?p=845"},"modified":"2015-03-23T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:51:31","slug":"why-is-easy-so-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandybeachgirl.com\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"Why Is EASY so Hard?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"easy<\/a>It’s not really.<\/p>\n

1. Unschooling is the home school term. Provide the materials and motivation for the basics and let the rest fall in line. As a young teen, Stephen read an article in 3-2-1-Contact on Basic programing, kept following that thread until now he is a lead developer for PhishMe. I hadn’t a clue until recently. Unknown to me until all was said and done, Andrew decided that Lewis (middle school)\u00a0needed to take college level Calculus in summer school \u00a0at College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City where he was directing the theater department and also taking classes before heading off to UNC-CH.\u00a0And so he made it happen.<\/p>\n

2. Bare butt training is the potty transition technique. Warm weather, or even a warm house, and a naked toddler body go together. Skip the diaper, provide a convenient porta-potty, clean up the mess (you do that anyway) and they’ll soon figure out the better way on their own.<\/p>\n

3. Running on your own clock is the jogging lead. I used to run for set miles or set miles within a set time and drove myself crazy if I didn’t measure up. Now I run for a set time, never check the miles and really enjoy myself. I sprint, jog, walk occasionally but mostly to answer a text, or observe wildlife. I write. This blog, all the kids’ books I have in my mind. And I make up great stories about all the folks I pass.<\/p>\n

4. Tossing a mixed salad and adding in some protein is the dinner throw down. After child number four was born I quit cooking. Not completely. But planned meals became a thing of the past. We ate healthy. I made a salad every night. The rest just fell in place. Pasta some night. Grilled cheese. Bean tacos.<\/p>\n

\"Designed<\/a>

Designed by soon to be dil’s brother’s girl friend’s dad. Got that right? Thanks Staples!<\/p><\/div>\n

5. Making your own choices is the Camp OBX easy. When the grands come here for summer camp we provide a safe environment, a comfortable bed, lots of food options and transportation where ever they may want to go. The balance is up to them. They call all the shots. When they eat, what they eat, when they sleep, whether they get dressed. The ball is in their court.<\/p>\n

6. Vacuuming every month or so is the new Tina Tidy’s advise. That is what my avatar name used to be. I was a zealous cleaner. Then when the last child rose from the floor (mano a mano with dust bunnies daily is a bit much) and walked in earnest I locked the vacuum in the closet. I let it out occasionally.<\/p>\n

If you thrive on structure that’s\u00a0your\u00a0<\/em>easy. If it drives you to tears, press the button. It’s that easy.<\/p>\n

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