I finally did it. I got too many activities scheduled and I am officially tired of running around and keeping the tires on my car hot. There are so many things that we like to do, and there are so many things that are necessary, and then there are all sorts of commitments made that can't be avoided.
Groceries, Food pick-ups, museums, HS group, music, gymnastics, library, story time, hair cuts, dentist, orthodontist, playdates, concerts, park visits...the list goes on and on. It might not be so bad except that we live out in the middle of nowhere, which means we spend countless hours in the car just to go somewhere. The nearest activity we go to is 15 minutes away, and the furthest is 45 minutes.
I'm going to sit back and take a hard look at everything going on in our lives and see where we can cut back on "extra" activities and see what is truly important to us and what is merely nice to do. Even though we "primarily" unschool (see previous post), I think that running ourselves ragged is contrary to an enriching learning environment.
Even when we listen to books on CD in the car, and even if they learn something at every location we go (that's the nature of unschooling), we end up exhausted and don't want to put forth any more effort than is absolutely necessary. We end up too tired to do the things in life that we really love, like walking through the yard, painting, crafting, snuggling, reading, hunting, etc.
Where do I draw the line?
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1 comment:
I drew the line at one activity each and one group activity per week. That didn't stop the busy, but it slowed it down a little. This is the first year I have two doing activities at the same time on the same day, but that only works because there is a dance studio on the same block as the Tae Kwon Do studio.
Lack of money also helps keep activities at a minimum. ;o)
Peace and Laughter!
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