I'm doing 40 things
I’ve never been a radical. My views have gradually shifted further and further from the mainstream towards the alternative. However I’m now trying to give myself a crash course in protesting. The recent review on Home Ed will be a violation of our human rights, and of our children’s. It’s that simple. I have to fight this.
It’s not easy trying to muster up a fight when I’m also trying to care for my kids 24/7 and by the time I get to the computer in the evening I’m so tired I can hardly string a sentence together. I’ve just sent out a rather emotional and alarmist email to my local home ed list, because there’s been no debate about the review yet. We haven’t got time to sit back and see what happens, there’s only 4 weeks before it comes into effect. It’s being rushed in, making it harder to fight it. But there are plenty of others out there who’ve made the same decision and are fighting back too. Um, if you’ve read this far then mentally playback La Marseillaise or the Internationale at this point…
Kroo's Life List
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1. Fight the Badman review on Home Education
1 entry1 person -
2. Become a guerilla writer
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
3. make a quilt for my brother's wedding
2 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
4. knit a sweater
5 entries . 7 cheers624 people -
5. get a letter published
2 entries . 3 cheers2 people -
6. make a nearly perfect doll
4 entries1 person -
7. be in love with my house
6 entries1 person -
8. make a teddy bear
2 entries . 1 cheer13 people -
9. win a competition
4 entries75 people -
10. learn Tai Chi
1 entry . 6 cheers1,116 people -
11. hold my head up and look people in the eye
1 entry . 7 cheers7 people -
12. read, understand and possibly enjoy a Charles Dickens book, instead of just waiting for the lavish BBC adaptation.
1 entry . 5 cheers2 people -
13. recognize at least 5 constellations
3 entries . 4 cheers5 people -
14. learn how to service the car myself
1 entry . 3 cheers3 people -
15. Learn to tango
1 entry . 4 cheers1,147 people -
16. play the piano
1 entry . 3 cheers1,126 people -
17. drink Guinness in Dublin
1 entry . 3 cheers15 people -
18. Get a book published
2 entries . 3 cheers293 people -
19. sell something I've made
1 entry . 2 cheers31 people -
20. go out for cocktails
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
21. wear a frock
1 entry . 2 cheers1 person -
22. organise my photographs
2 entries25 people -
23. get my script developed
3 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
24. See Puffins in the wild
1 entry . 1 cheer10 people -
25. Make 100 angels
1 entry1 person -
26. Write a children's book
1,319 people -
27. Do some guerilla gardening
2 people -
28. Make some guerilla art
1 person -
29. Buy a book in Hay-on-Wye
2 people -
30. Grow a bonsai from seed
1 person -
31. Finish the quilt I'm making for us
1 person -
32. Learn some bushcraft skills
1 person -
33. List 101 things that make me happy
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
34. Go to the theatre every month
2 entries2 people -
35. cycle more
1 entry78 people -
36. get the house on the market
1 entry1 person -
37. Walk more
1 entry580 people -
38. Read 5 books on the 'How to be Free' list
1 entry1 person -
39. Get my play produced
3 people -
40. Go to the cinema every month
2 entries2 people
How I did it: I used the bag pattern from the Tiny Happy website, altering it slightly. It makes a good everyday bag; not too small, not too big. For the knitted bag I used the pattern from One Skein knits - although I've used totally different yarn and needles so it's not the right shape. It's a fun little bag though. I'd still like to make a bag that I think is -wow!- but in the meantime, these will do the job perfectly well. I haven't got a picture … Read how I did it…
I finally finished “The Fabric of Autism” (Judith Bluestone) – it’s an amazing book, very informative and detailed, it’s just a pity I got derailed halfway through. I’ve since lent it to a friend who I think is now going to buy her own copy. Really I feel I need to read it again and make notes. So as well as this I’ve read 2 books on Home Educating with ASD, and one on parenting an ASD child. Obviously I still intend to read more as the year goes on – I’ve got the rather large Tony Attwood book to wade through, but I’ve done what I said I would.
I’m breaking this goal down into pieces rather than proclaiming “Move house!” First goal is to get the house on the market, which means finishing all the DIY, decluttering, cleaning, tidying, etc. It seems rather overwhelming. However, I’ve fallen in love with a property we saw at the weekend – that needs to be my motivation.
