Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

miggy

All this talk of Montessori etc. is really interesting. I homeschooled my middle child for a year when she was 12. I think it helped her confidence and maybe helped compensate for being the middle one between two fairly demanding boys: at least she knows she was important enough for me to take a year out to spend with her.
She's gone on to do all sorts of things and now at the age of 17 has quite a CV behind her.
My feeling is that the (state) schools my kids went to haven't really succeeded with either her or one of her brothers: why it all seems to be working so far for the other one I haven't a clue! He's a different character though.

cha97michelle

I now have an answer for my dad then when he says i let my kids play out of sight too much. My two are 2 and 3, but i let them play in the playroom upstairs, and out in the garden on their own. Both areas are safe. There is no way out the garden without me unlocking the gate, and i can see them from the house through the patio windows. I just have to listen out for too much jumping about as i know then they might break something. We've also took down the baby gates and won't be putting them back up. I also have never used reigns on my two even though it has been tricky at times with having two, i think you can get too paranoid.

Don't get me wrong, if we are out and about i like them to stay closer to me, but that is more a reflection on what other people might do than any lack of trust in them.

So i am not neglectful, i am bringing them up to be independent. One thing i have noticed is that they make up their own games all the time. DS1 leads, but they both make up stuff.

My softly softly approach is working in terms of getting the house done too. My DH could see where i had been working yesterday, and that is pretty much a rarity. Usually the kids have got everything out again by the time he gets home. So one corner of one room is better. We had the cavity wall insulation done too yesterday, so that will be a big improvement along with the new boiler come winter.

I will be a lot more of a positive thinker from coming onto this thread. I love it.

vasseur

nattypants wrote: »

however regarding the receipt of money/cheques in abundance - for those of you who like visual visualisation:D, you may wish to print of a cheque (courtesy of the Secret website and linky below)
http://www.thesecret.tv/images/check/the-secret-check.pdf

Simply fill in the amount you desire, and place cheque in a prominent position - one which is visible to you many times throughout the day.
**Remember the most important thing is to BELIEVE**



NP

I'm going to do this (just don't want to be too greedy :rotfl:) and my copy of 'The Secret' arrived today woohoo :j

nattypants

polesalot wrote: »

I'm going to do this (just don't want to be too greedy :rotfl:) and my copy of 'The Secret' arrived today woohoo :j

Hi polesalot,

You have to remember that the universe is ABUNDANT therefore regardless of whether you write your cheque for £1 or £100,000 as long as you trust and believe that the money is coming your way. You will definitely not be seen as being greedy:rotfl:.

Ask for whatever amount you need - just remember to say please and thank you

I'll look forward to reading about your good fortune.......

NP

vasseur

nattypants wrote: »

Hi polesalot,

You have to remember that the universe is ABUNDANT therefore regardless of whether you write your cheque for £1 or £100,000 as long as you trust and believe that the money is coming your way. You will definitely not be seen as being greedy:rotfl:.

Ask for whatever amount you need - just remember to say please and thank you

I'll look forward to reading about your good fortune.......

NP

Thanks for the tip....and I'll keep you posted!

scrooge2008

Thanks Nattypants,

I couldn't get the cheque to come up for a long while, and started to think that maybe the universe had started to get a bit nervous about sending out blank cheques :rotfl:.

Printed it now though and I wrote in a modest £10,000.00, Dated 31st December 2010.

Also, Napoleon Hill in his book 'Think and Grow Rich' advocates the following 6 steps to turn desires into gold.

1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say "I want plenty of money."

2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as "something for nothing")

3. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.

4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

5. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.

6. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read - see and feel and believe yourself in possession of the money.

I'm up to number five now and will complete that by the end of the day. I'll start reading it out aloud from this evening . I'll take all the help I can get .

I hope you are having a great day Memory Girl.

nattypants

Brilliantly put scrooge and very useful :T
I wrote my cheque for £150,000 (greedy - moi?) I figured this amount would enable me to buy my "forever house"

ps. On the same day the Universe cheque was written, I received a cheque for £46 in my pigeon-hole at work (money owed to me) and my mum gave me an unexpected £200 (she had given my brother same amount to help him with a bill and didn't want to give to one without the other:rotfl:)
You see, I reckon the amount may come in dribs and drabs rather than all at once....but we'll all get there eventually!

pps. Memory Girl - sorry for hi-jacking your thread:o

Memory_Girl

Courgette wrote: »

:T:T:T Well done everyone, all still being very positive and industrious I see! :D Just popped in for an 'energy fix' as I've been struggling a bit at the moment (38weeks pregnant) and I've now been inspired to do the washing up - yay! (I think ).

MG - love the sound of Montessorri (probably spelt wrong, sorry). I went to a Steiner school myself. MY DS is at a local state school and it just seems so booooring what he learns all day. I think my real focus for maternity leave has got to be my children and working out what sort of life I want for them and put myself and all the other day to day trivia to one side for a bit. Oh, I'm not saying I'm trivia, just that I need to focus more on my kids' needs rather than trying to juggle everything all the time

Have a good day, all

Hi Courgette

i actually popped back in her this afternoon to check you were still around.

you will let us know when the little gherkin arrives won't you??

any excuse to wet the wee green one's head :rotfl:

Memorygirl

Memory_Girl

Courgette wrote: »

Well guess what, popped to the library this lunchtime, liked the name of the first book I saw on the shelf, pulled it out to have a look and it turned out to be a book about how to raise your children the Montessori way. Been having a nice read. Lots of aspects that remind me of Steiner but I love the focus on encouraging independance which I think Steiner lacks a bit

I think the only way i can cope is because mytwo men are so very independant.

the littlie even took himself off to bed last night all on his own - i said to him at 7.30 - "time for sleeping" and off he toddled, climbed his ladder, lay down and pulled up his duvet and snuggled into his pillow.

of course i followed him in a couple of minutes later (well he might be mr independant, but this mum still needs her goodnight kisses and cuddles:o) and the cheeky little bub said "sh mum!! sleeping!! Zzzzzzzzzzzz":eek:

i then settle down to watch the CH4 programme about getting kids off to sleep - on my own cos they both were outcold!!! I must be doing something right -:rotfl:.

Memorygirl

Memory_Girl

juliejim wrote: »

Ooh finished - it's only taken me 2 days! It's been really interesting reading - pity I'm too late to join in with your 100 days challenge. Put me down for a copy of your book memory girl.

Jue

Join in anyways - target is 23rd october. Imagine what you could have acheived by then???? its a whole 80 days off - plenty time to do something amazing.

Come on - dive in the waters lovely

Memorygirl