My Blog-Now With Shiny New Features!

I've been meaning for a very long time to write about a day in the life of an unschooling family. I even told Mama Bird waaaay back in March during the Ultimate Blog Party that I planned on blogging about it more. Since then I have been a horrible slacker (posting mostly about The Bean and how miserable I was being pregnant) and I have not written one single unschooling post! To make up for your long wait (because I know you've all been waiting with baited breath) I've decided to not only write about it, but to make it a weekly feature!

That's right, I'm making a commitment-starting next week I'm adding weekly features to my blog! Features. Plural.

[Pause for oohing and aahing.]

Too bad I can't come up with witty names for them.

[Cue 'wah-wah' game show losing music.]

Want to know what they are?

Well, one of them is about unschooling obviously-every Monday I'm going to post something about unschooling. A project we've done, a lesson we've learned, a tip, what have you. Sounds fun, right? Woo-hoo education!

On Tuesdays I'm going to put up a new poll. I know I've been slacking on these lately, but I really want your feedback-in what specific way do your children drive you crazy? Do you eat junk food while you watch the Biggest Loser ('cause I do!)? Let's get to know each other! I'll blog the results along with the new poll on the following Tuesdays.

The last feature, but certainly not least, will occur every Friday I want to do a special feature on something I think is fabulous. My first fabulous feature? YOU GUYS! Okay, so it will be a series of features. I am so excited to do this because when Mimi was the Featured SITS blogger I realized something about myself-I love when people that I care about are recognized for something. Not that it has anything to do with me, of course-the talent, in this case, was all Mimi-but it's just the part where I know this person and now someone else is recognizing how fabulous they are! I guess it's kind of like finding a book at a yard sale and then taking it home and reading it a thousand times and loving every second of it-then Googling it and finding out that it is a priceless first edition. It was awesome to begin with but now it's just...awesomer (*wince*)...to have other people appreciate it with you.

I already appreciate everyone who follows my blog-now I want everyone else to appreciate you as well! So here's what I'll do. I will use a random number generator and pull the winner 'out of the hat' (electronically speaking)...then on Wednesday I'm going to send the lucky follower a list of interview questions! Which you are totally free to decline of course, if you don't like being compared to a yard sale find. [Side note~if you do not mind the comparison but are following me in a feed you're anonymous right now-remember if you want to put your name in the computer hat please comment on this post and let me know who you are!] Then on Friday I will post your interview so that everyone can love you as much as I do!

Do you love my new features? I do...except for the part where they are nameless. Not to worry-I've decided they don't need witty names! It's quality content over catchy titles, right? Right? No? Okay, well how about this-my very first feature will be a special one:

Name These Weekly Blog Features!

That's right, if you think of a catchy name and you are willing to let me use it just go ahead and blurt it out-I'll link to you in the post revealing the stunning new name, that way all 20 people who read my blog daily will know that you are a genius. I'll run this until Thursday-if nothing comes up by then, I'll just name them myself.

Or perhaps I can convince the kids to do it. How do you feel about "Mama Baba Bye Bye" Monday? Or "Ni-Hao Tolee" Tuesday?

Don't worry, the kids and I can come up with something, if we all work together. I just can't wait to get these new features rolling!