Hi~ Thanks for looking. I've been off the boards for a while making and trying to make a living while homeschooling. I need some feedback on making handmade with the idea of selling it on Etsy (my shop). I have my handmade listed with vintage, but there are no takers for my handmade. I just need some honest feedback. Should I continue making stuff and just work on somehow getting it seen or is my stuff just too lame for anyone to consider buying. I am not asking for any buying, just feedback. My vintage sells better than I expect. I am doing this sideline business to fund homeschooling and education.

We are using Foerster's Algebra One text along with Math Without Borders. The text is clear and uncluttered. The videos are short and do a great job of presenting the concepts.

Ground flax seed should be only a few tsp. added to cereal or yogurt. Maybe you ate too much. My Dr. suggested flax for added fiber. The whole seeds are used for decoration on seeded bread but do nothing for the body. Whole seeds pass through the body.

This is just a description of packaging. While it does seem these ethereal beings do look the way you describe, it is not always true. Looks can be deceiving. It's not how one looks, shops, or political affiliation that defines this type of person. Rather it is their way of being, how they interacting with others and the world around them that defines them. "Fake-authentic" is not a good descriptor because they believe themselves to be authentic. Who am I to decide what is fake and what is real, much less determine what is authentic? So long as no one is being abused, people are entitled to live however they choose ethereal, healing enchantments and all.

Being self-employed has its benefits and drawbacks. Currently sales are next to nothing, debt is rising, and we are eating nothing more than rice and beans these days plus lots of soup with veggies. We are in extreme frugal mode here. I did cash in on a 25% off coupon at the drugstore for feminine care products and wonder as I shopped how women of lesser income than I can afford these products. :huh: When in town I park and walk even in the rain. I carry a backpack for groceries. I did make a few Etsy sales yesterday. :hurray: These sales are my extra $ to spend on kids. The Etsy sales are V-E-R-Y slow going. Even eBay and Amazon are slow.

Fake-authentic women--I think it applies to men too.I've met both men and women like this. Many have a self-important smugness about them that belies a vacuous being. Some are truly lost. These folks need to grab onto something to make sense of life-they're the walking wounded. I am not sure I would call these folks "fake-authentic." They're just posers.Yet I imagine, under all the garbage of their projection, there must be something painful.

Aw darn, my DD-13 will never be 5'7" tall. Even with AA and AAA times, she doesn't stand a chance of swimming in college. On a good day she is 5'4" tall. I think swimming is a lot like baseball. It is all about stats and improving performance over time.

All I can tell you is that it gets worse with age. It seems the more kids you've birthed (me: four), the more issues one can experience. It's that baby sitting right on your bladder that causes trouble. I've found that kegels and pelvic floor exercises help.

Laura~Thanks for helping me understand.

I came across this older post and wondered how to integrate science study so that a student could study all four science in a year (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics). If someone else has done this, how did you do this. I am looking for concrete examples. Anyone have experience with using books from "Key Stage 4" Cambridge University Press. If so, what did you think? Would these texts be a good homeschool fit? I am thinking IB texts rather than IGCSE-any insight? If it helps, I am looking at 9th grade next year with a student interested in STEM.

How does selling on Facebook work? I'd like to give that a try.

I bag my own groceries. I got tired of having bananas and avocados squashed at the bottom of grocery bags. I like all the cold together too.

I wear very high prescription eyeglasses (-5.5). I refuse to have progressive lenses. I keep my lower power prescription eyeglasses for reading and normal close up work. I cannot see to do this kind of work with my newer prescription. My newer prescription is reserved for driving and when I need to see long distance. When getting a new prescription the brain suddenly gains a whole lot of new information that you otherwise missed because you could not see. It's a bit of information overload until the brain acclimatizes.

I swim 3x a week and average 2500-3000 yds for each swim (60 min). I try to walk 3-5 miles on my non swim days. I am working on stretching more.I should add weights, but I am lazy. I would love to lose 5-10 lbs., but that would mean not eating. At middle age, not eating with lots of walking is the only way I can lose weight. Not that I am overweight, but that 5-10 lbs. weight loss would make my heart happier. Foodwise, i eat one or two meals a day, limit my sugar intake, drink water, blk. tea, and coffee.

My biggest money saving hack is having good credit and taking advantage of 0% interest for 18 months and low fee balance transfers as promotionals on existing cards or new cards. It makes paying off those expensive unexpected events easier. Walking Shopping with a detailed list. NO EXTRAS No food out. That includes snacks and coffee. I really like the idea of thinking about hours worked or items sold when recreational shopping.

This is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Watching: The Night of Finished all: The Crown :hurray: and Black Mirror :lol:

We are in the middle of our 8th grade year looking toward high school, but we are still very much working through middle school coursework. Algebra will be completed with ease. One of my main focuses for the last half of this year is to get writing speed up so that DD can write a response essay in one sitting, a kind of mini-prep for AP written responses, plus more fluidity in writing for different purposes. We are also pursuing self study with an eye toward high school AP. I also want to make sure we complete the last leg of our four year history cycle, concluding with contemporary history to present. Within this section of history I want to including a bit of civics, government, and propaganda. Geography is an ongoing reminder of places and names. Middle school physics will be completed with ease. I am looking at the end of middle school as a time to ensure skills to succeed in high school are in place. I don't want to add advanced work right now. Time management with a teen is a challenge when outside activities are daily. We are working on finding a balance.

London is city adventure, navigation, and history--very fun. Ventura is beachy, fun and can be laid back California style. It depends on what you want. Santa Barbara is just north of Ventura. LA is too busy and south. Either choice sounds great!

Why not pick four core classes that are very challenging and two easier, fun classes. "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy." My DD wants to do more than she is humanly able to do. Other kids can handle much more and not flinch; my DD would crumble under her ambition. It's my job to keep her keel even and herbsailing smooth.

Still under construction: Math 1 unit: Laurel Springs Honors Geometry English 1 unt: Laurel Springs Honors English 10 History 1 unit: Shmoop/self study AP Human Geography-taking AP exam. Science 1 unit: Laurel Springs Honors Biology-taking SAT subject test or self study extra for AP Biology, but it seems too a big reach to do in 9th grade. Elective 1 unit: Health & PE/Swim team Elective 1 unit: Something computer coding online thru CC

I saw this vendor too and wondered the same thing. In the FAQ section of Scout it says: No. Scout from University of California does not provide transcripts, but we do provide Grade Recommendation Reports if you are taking a Premium or On Demand course. Since the credit comes from the student’s school of record, not Scout, you can request that the Grade Recommendation Report be sent to the school, so the grade can be added to the student’s school transcript. All scenarios that involve a grade or credit must be worked out with the student’s school prior to taking a course with Scout. Without calling to confirm, I think the homeschool of record would be the school receiving the Grade Recommendation Report so the class can be added to a student's transcript.

I've been looking into this too. After reading over the UC website several times I came away with the understanding that either an AP exam or SAT Subject test would satisfy the science lab requirement. When I looked through the online vendor list some vendors were approved for only the 2017-2018 school year others did not appear to satisfy the requirement and were only listed as online. Further investigation is needed. There are only two AP English courses: AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition. Link to AP courses. You might want to consider AP Art History for the A-G Fine Arts requirement. I thought doing a foreign language as a dual enrollment student at the local JC might be easy to do online since the course would have a large audio component. I am just beginning to figure all of this out for DD#2. My experience in college applications leads me to believe that there are so many highly qualified/over qualified students applying to colleges that selection is random unless your kid has a super, duper hook that cannot be ignored.

At home I can walk in the woods alone and not worry about people. I do worry about mountain lions and bear. Recently a dog and a goat went missing/vanished in the neighborhood, we all assume it was a mountain lion that got the animals. Public trails, the beach....I take a dog and a friend or two. My beach walk is long and isolate. I am super cautious when alone on the beach.

About transcripts-I just haven't gotten that far yet. I am still investigating how to write a course description if I am going to teach a class, and trying to figure out how schooling from various different sources coalesce in a single transcript or a bunch of individual transcripts. I am just not sure how all of this is going to work yet.