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It's so interesting to read what others are doing as a challenge. It is amazing how individual they are! It reminds me that I can't expect my son's challenges to look the same as mine.

Passthepotatoes- I have LOTS of ideas! More than I can really use. That is part of the problem for me, I DO a lot of different things. I have trouble with following through with them! But especially difficult for me is standing out. So last year, the hardest thing I have done is start a homeschool group, because that involved me standing up with my idea. But I have really backed away in a lot of ways with that, and most people know I'm involved, but they wouldn't really know I started it, iykwim.

So for me, a challenge is standing up with an idea. Even though I stand out even without telling anyone my ideas.

I think I would like to do something where I earn some money. I haven't worked for about 5 years, and I am way out of practise. That feels scary to me! Of course, with a baby due in a few months, that is fairly unlikely to happen!

In terms of letting her see you learn, it may be something much more small scale that would do plenty. I don't know what your strengths are but picking something you don't already do well - crochet, baking bread, gardening, studying a foreign language online, etc. might be something that is accessible at this point in your life with the other commitments you have going on.

Small scale is probably more realistic. I guess I'm bored at the moment too because I am pretty close to housebound. Small scale sounds like more of the same!

Though you did get me thinking, Passthepotatoes, about all the things I quite willingly take on on a very regular basis - trying new recipes, my study, etc. I'm trying to learn some web design at the moment.

Maybe I'm just being a perfectionist about it all I probably need to talk about it all with him more often, too, because I don't think i do that.

I love the3 way coming on here always gives me food for thought.

Huh, interesting thread! I honestly find my life way too challenging and would like to just curl up on the couch with a good book. DD has shown zero inclinations towards perfectionism (she actually seems to love a challenge) so maybe she gets that from me.

That being said, I'm far from a perfect parent and I really struggle with procrastination. It's gotten a lot worse the older I get (especially now that I don't have strict deadlines like in college!). Most of my life I've been able to write essays or whatever the night before and it's a real struggle for me to get over speed bumps in a project or pay the bills right before they are due etc. I know this is something I need to work on and this thread a good motivation to do that since I really don't want DD picking this up!!!