“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” — Steve Jobs What does a simpler day look like? You may look at this list and think I’m […]
Are you new to homeschooling and see all the options for curriculum and methodologies and don’t know what to choose? Do you feel like everyone around you is spouting amazing things about their homeschool philosophy and it all sounds right even if it’s conflicting? Maybe you feel like you have to “choose a side” as
I’m a big proponent of trusting your instincts in life. Many may say to trust your gut. Or follow your intuition. Listen to that little voice inside, that inside “feeling” we all have a hard time describing. Maybe it’s God, maybe it’s our animal instincts. It can be any or all of this. So much
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It always happens that March comes in our homeschool year and I start panicking a little inside. I get curious about how many school days we have left to go. I feel the end coming and I’m getting restless. The late winter blahs are real. But then I start looking at what lesson we’re on
Getting started back into homeschooling after an unexpected break doesn’t have the same thrill as starting off a new school year. The new school supplies, books, and first day pictures aren’t happening. You’re not refreshed and renewed, ready to start the new year. Instead, you’re exhausted and feeling lazy and you’re honestly kinda liking this
Not all homeschools are created equal. We all do things differently, so we all need our individual homeschool plan to accomplish our year. You may know you need a plan. You may not understand how a plan can be helpful. But we’ll tackle both of those today. Cause we as homeschool moms have to do
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Are you a seasoned homeschooler and just need a quick process to create a homeschool plan? Or maybe you’re brand new to this, and all the big long planning articles are overwhelming. Perhaps you hate to plan. But you know you need to think about a few things in advance so your days can go
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Not every day is going to be the day where you check all the boxes off on your list. And that’s ok. There will be lots of days where the baby slept terribly, the toddler woke up five times, and your middle schooler is giving you that look again. And you just don’t have the
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There are so many homeschool planners out there, y’all. Just do a quick search on the internet. You’ll find several planning tools that claim to be the best homeschool planner and many reviewers agreeing that it’s the best. But is it? I challenge the thought that there is any planner out there that is the
I’m sure you’ve heard it. “You homeschool? I could never do that!” That’s probably the most common thing I’m told after someone finds out we homeschool. Second is “what curriculum do you use?” Not sure why they care about that, but that’s for another post. I had been waiting for this moment to come. My oldest was
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