Purging My Home Library| Vlog: Reflecting, Sharing, and Looking Ahead| Part 1

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📚 Purging My Home Library| Vlog: Reflecting, Sharing, and Looking Ahead| Part 1
Get ready for the great book purge of 2024! 📚 Part 1: Bidding farewell to old reads and making space for the stories of the 2024-25 school year ahead!
**some items shown has been sent to me for review at some point in the past. Indicated in the video.
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▪️ About Me:
Hey there, lovely people! I'm Arlene - your go-to bookworm, passionate planner aficionado, and seasoned homeschooler. My journey is fueled by the dynamic interplay of my ADHD-driven mind and occasional bursts of Dominican charm. 🇩🇴
Transitioning from RN to WAHM has gifted me with a rich blend of experiences. Currently, I'm navigating the middle and high school years with my kiddos, while embracing a flexible Waldorf-inspired approach to education. 🫶🏽
So, grab your lukewarm drink friends, and join me on this collective adventure. 📚
✨Also, like no one reads these, so I’m basically talking to myself 🤔
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@MajajiWarrior 4 ай бұрын

I decided to purge with you but as you showed the first book, I paused, got up, made a cup of coffee, got comfortable with a notebook and pen, hit unpause, and it was the most adorable, relaxing, video and I also have a list of graphic novels and other books for high school. Thank you 🙏🏾 for a beautiful Sunday. And now on to video 2.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

lol awww thank you! Made my day 🩵

@CrystalM-G 4 ай бұрын

Oh no! I started watching so I’d have a body double while I purge our shelves but I now I find myself sitting with a note pad making a book wish list 😂

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

Ooops! I sorry 😆….juts wait for part 2 😁

@ProjectHappyHome 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@antlersandgills 4 ай бұрын

My kiddo enjoyed Paola. He's also a re-reader and has read that one several times. I think you should keep that one! I bought the sequels as well. Witch of Blackbird Pond fell flat here too, as did a lot of OM 5th Lit (Early Thunder, Birchbark House, etc). I subbed out a lot of those for titles for others.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

I subbed several titles in year 5, so it was hard to remember which one came with that year. I cannot even express how much they both disliked Blackbird , my daughter especially. She thought it was torture 😆. Thxs for the rec! I’ll need more help in part 2 🤣

@brittanyhess7742 4 ай бұрын

Salt to the sea was one of my favorite reads this year!

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

Was mine too last year!

@davettekohnen 4 ай бұрын

* an inspiration *

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

Is part of your message gone?

@davettekohnen 4 ай бұрын

KZbin was being a bit wonky. I just loved what you said about never using a recipe (or curricula) as written and improving it -- it's just an "inspiration" 😆@@Arleneandcompany

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

@@davettekohnen ah! I’m like , what’s in inspiration, me ? My books , the light , tell meeee! 🤣 It’s for sure an inspiration only 😆

@davettekohnen 4 ай бұрын

Also YOU are an inspiration.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

@@davettekohnen 🫶🏽 appreciate you my friend 🩵

@Lycaenid1 4 ай бұрын

The Cultural Literacy book by Hirsch is markedly not diverse or inclusive. It's very much old white man would like to reassert his importance sort of out of touch. The Knowledge Gap by Naomi Wexler is a great book, particularly if you have read Hirsch's The Knowledge Deficit as Wexler points out some of the weaknesses in The Knowledge Deficit.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for saving me the time! It’s one of those grabs I got with a free book offer from thriftbooks. It’s been chilling in my tbr pile for years and had no idea what to expect from it. Knowledge Gap I just received, I’ll eventually get to it, aiming for this summer. Was a tad worried it might lean towards favoring one education method over others, but that's not my vibe. Appreciate the insights and the help with my purge! 🩵

@Lycaenid1 4 ай бұрын

@@Arleneandcompany Glad to help out as you've helped me find and vet so many curriculum over the years.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

@@Lycaenid1 🩵

@vee9133 4 ай бұрын

Are you selling any of these books? I’d be interested.

@Arleneandcompany 4 ай бұрын

I'm not, I'm sorry! I make all efforts to pass them on to our local homeschool group. Usually, as I'm sorting through my books during my purges, I already have a specific family in mind that may love to have them. I don't sell any of my books or curricula for several reasons (including the fact that I received some for review or purchased via educational funds); I gift them forward and hope the next family will continue to pass them on when they no longer have a need for them.