Notes on our Blog Plan

Maeve, on a morning expedition

This blog is for those who might want a peek at what we're up to. But, it's also, importantly, a journal for us as a family. If we write it down here, post photos here, record our reflections here, we'll better remember what this year meant for us. Now settled in one place for awhile, we'll continue to share stories, anecdotes and photos on the blog. We'll also use it to record a bit of the learning we do together. Because we like alliteration and because we thrive with a bit of structure, we'll try this:

Sam, giving himself a mud treatment

Maker Mondays - This is the day we'll post photos and give updates on projects we're working on - arts/crafts, building stuff, cooking creations, house renovations, potted things etc.

Take a Hike Tuesdays - At least once a week we'll be taking a hike (or a paddle) somewhere together and we'll share all about the area and our experience there.

"What the?" Wednesdays - Each Wednesday, we'll profile something strange and wonderful that we've come across and tell you what we've learned about it. 

Thursday Night Sky - One of our goals this year is to learn more about the night sky. It's a good time to do it as it gets dark so early here and we have a tower!

Friday Frolic - On Fridays, we'll post fun things like the best Spanish phrases we've learned, books we're reading, music we're making, cool things we found at the market.

Sea Turtle Saturday - Another main research project, as well as volunteer experience this year, is sea turtles. Maybe you'll be just as enamored as we are!

Surf on a Sunday - Here we'll post fun/strange/awesome/beautiful things we discover about the ocean we are so very lucky to play in each day.

We'll do lots of these things on most days, but we'll attempt to jot specific things down as above. Of course,though we do like structure, we also adapt well to change and so we might toss this plan out the window next week and just focus on playing at the beach and identifying the different kinds of geckos climbing on our walls.