MARCH 2014
The man who wants a garden fair... must bend his back and dig.—Edgar A. Guest ‘Results or Roses’
It has proven a challenge to keep pace with my monthly resolutions, as I continue to seek balance between work, studies and personal projects. Certainly, these concrete, incremental goals are the primary reason I have felt able to read poetry or practice recorder throughout a very busy season.
You may notice in the following list that I have dropped back in some areas, particularly in the PBR discussions. Discussion of a single chapter will consume the better part of an afternoon, and my blog follow-up another. My goal this month is simply to get up-to-date with these posts.
Also, rather than adding another new habit at this point, I will focus on establishing those introduced in January and February.
I have some catching up to do, as well—in studies, web development and Platero y yo.
We’ll see what God has planned for March, though I am looking forward to a less hectic pace, with time to really own the ground I’ve covered so far.
Check here for my continuing progress.
{MARCH 2014 RESOLUTIONS}
New Habit—Continue eating a serving of protein with each breakfast; and exercising three times weekly. {One week I exercised only once.}
Bible—Start reading the book of Romans and transcribing in Journible.
Memorization—Start memorizing the book of James.
Personal Reading—Read and narrate the third canto of Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves. Take vocabulary and other notes.
Read and narrate chapters 2-3 of Platero y yo. Take vocabulary and other notes.
Book Discussion—Post reviews of chapters 4-6 of Punished by Rewards on Privacy of Light.
Read and discuss books 9-15 of the Iliad with Marcus.
Special Exercise—Bicycle to ‘Little Sparrow’ concert.
Hospitality—Treat a friend at Brio for lunch.
New Recipe—Choose and make a new recipe from Local Flavor cookbook. {Braised Root Vegetables with Black Lentils and Red Wine Sauce}
Herbal Study—Complete a new module 3 lesson.
Career—Start working on introductory movie for Kitchen Apothecary.
Teach another Real Bread workshop.
Music—Learn to play ‘Ballade: Li Maus D’Amer’ on recorder.
Music History—Listen to music and songs by Guillaume de Machut. Post review on Wrestle with the Angel.
Latin—Complete Lesson 25 and Review Lesson 5 of Latina Christiana I. Review all Latin flash cards.
Orders—Order Enjoying the Early Years workshop from Simply Charlotte Mason. Order Chimes of Dunkirk complete set from New England Dance Masters. Reorder herbs and supplies for Kitchen Apothecary workshop.
• I am still catching up with tasks for the new year—filing and transferring addresses. •
February 28, 2014