Omniology: The Study of Everything: A Manual For Personal Organization, Lifestyling, and Growth

Omniology can be used for home-leaving, adulting, transitioning, parenting, homeschooling, or downsizing. The activities are designed to guide the Omniology "student" in creating an effective lifestyle for himself in the present, as well as a system for gathering and organizing information that he will need for life stages that he has yet to reach and master. Omniology is the "study of everything", because, as we each grow and change, and as the world is constantly changing, adults are responsible for educating themselves on "everything" (And, of course, the problem with everything is that there is just so much of it ) Omniology seeks to "break it down", because, while so much is changing, there are some basics that remain the same for all of us, through time.

This manual consists of four parts:

PART I is a personal organization program for organized, responsible adulthood, which still allows for time to "play" and to grow. (Cycle Themes include: Body Care, Paperwork, Possessions, Shelter and Transportation, Beliefs, Education and Career, "Weird People" (community), "Neat Things" (recreation and new experiences), "Mind Peers" (finding intimates), and Growth.

PART II Is the MMT (Maximizing My Time) Series, a journaling and DIY life coaching program, for those who are seeking to find a purpose or a new direction in life.

PART III are the Letter Days, each one suggesting activities that are designed to develop: (A) creativity, (D) learning skills, (E) the ability to share knowledge and talents, (F) the ability to socialize with healthy recreation, (I) the ability to have in-depth discussions, and (J) the ability to self-evaluate and self-direct.

PART IV gives instructions for using this program in a wide variety of settings, and for courses of varying lengths.
a) It may be a DIY course for anyone of any age, seeking an organized, perhaps minimalist, lifestyle.
b) It may be used by parents in preparing their children for independent adulthood.
c) It may be used in programs for the Gifted and Talented (who sometimes like to get "lost in their work" and who seek an efficient system for managing the "everything else" in their lives).
d) It may also be used by men's, women's, or youth groups, in churches, in which a small group of people meet to work through the materials together, for mutual Education and Encouragement. (These are called "E-Groups").
e) It may be used in preparing those who are reintegrating into the greater community after substance abuse treatment, or as a substance abuse prevention curriculum (as this is a lifestyle model that has been used in large, therapuetic communities).

FOR TEACHERS - Instructions are given for use in public schools, as a quarter, semester, or full year course, with suggestions for grading within the confines of the public school evaluation system. (It may be used as an outline for a new program or, perhaps, as a "Home and Career" or a Gifted and Talented course.)

FOR TRAVELERS - Throughout Part I of the course, there are quotes from another course called "Travel Education", (indictated by the letters "TE" in italics), also written by the author, and from which she took many of the "basics" that would become Omniology. Interested travelers might decide to use these quotes to put together a travel journal for their next trip

FOR PARENTS - Also included throughout the course are tips for parents, or others, who are working with young people and doing this course in a family-like setting. These are indicated by the word: "Parents: " in italics.