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April 29, 2017
This is our F A R E chart. At the beginning of the year, we decided that we wanted to try school a little differently (I wrote a little bit about that in our last blog post). One of the things that has probably been the most helpful in motivating August to do his daily […]
March 3, 2017
This kid (the one you can partially see at the bottom of the photo there) has worked hard on focusing and finishing some basics (math, grammar, writing) this week. We unschool for the most part, but to make sure he’s learning what he needs to, we require a little work for four days a week […]
May 2, 2016
All right, I think that if anyone told me to prepare myself for reverse culture shock upon returning to the great state of Texas after a year on the road in the most not-southern states, I think that I would have laughed and rolled my eyes. And then a year later, I would have kicked […]
March 4, 2016
PROS Working from home or wherever we want. Having the freedom to be in charge of our schedules. A different (and often, beautiful) scene every week or two. Not having to “vacation-mode” a city and pack everything into a week, but having the luxury of time to take our time and actually experience the city […]
February 26, 2016
We used to be those people riding the “live simply” wave. We sold most of our stuff and downsized, learned how to live with less stuff and space, paid off a lot of debt, figured out how to be our own boss, bought an RV, said goodbye to a conventional lifestyle, and hit the road […]
February 6, 2016
It’s been quite an adventure for August to learn how to read and for us to learn how to take a step back, not pressure him, and let him want to learn on his own time. A couple months ago, I had the idea to buy some blank index cards and write words on them […]
January 22, 2016
We have been asked by quite a few people, “How did you do it?,” “How can we do it?” And, if there is one thing that this website is supposed to do, it is to document our (The Sweetlanders) journey on and off the road. If there is one other thing it is supposed to […]