I first met Jessica in person (we had previously exchanged a few emails) at a Wisconsin Parent Association conference. As soon as she entered the room, I knew she had what Michael Piechowski calls “personal energy.” I don’t have it. Or, if I do, mine is set to a much lower resolution than someone like Jessica, so when I meet someone who does have it, I’m intrigued and always energized myself by their very presence.
I was delighted today to see a profile of her as a winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Lousy Cooks contest. This is from her new blog, Learning Out Loud:
“I named this blog ‘Learning Out Loud’ because it seems nothing in our house is done quietly. I think our whole family likes to live out loud in general. I frequently tell the kids to find their internal volume and to turn it down just a couple of notches. It’s not that they are running around yelling at each other, it’s just that, as Sophia often says, they have ‘strong projection’.
I also picked the title because learning is such a focal point in our family’s life. My husband is a teacher, I am a teacher, our kids are living sponges…but because this is ‘my blog’, it is about how I am continuously learning. My children teach me so much. My parents still teach me. My husband and our marriage is a lesson in love and partnership. And hey, learning how to cook in the public eye is definitely out loud!”
Congratulations on your win, Jessica! (I think?)
