Christmas is coming so you’re seeing Advent calendars everywhere. But what is Advent? What is an Advent calendar? Keep reading to find out more about the holiday tradition of advent. With lots of great books and ideas to help your family celebrate the season. *Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a […]
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Creating Holiday Traditions for your family can help make the holiday season special. These traditions may be passed down through the years. They may be traditions you create for your own family. They may be religious and they may just be for fun! Homeschoolers have a unique chance to make lots of holiday traditions at
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This post is all about productivity tips for you, homeschool mom. Do you have things you want to get done and dreams to pursue? Have you always wanted to write a book or start a side hustle? Are you a baker or love to do art and can never find the time anymore to pursue
I’m normally a fairly structured person. I don’t do an hourly schedule or anything. More like a rhythm, routine, or flow. But lately I’ve still been feeling a little boxed in by our daily homeschool life. Does this ever happen to you? Usually I’d just take a day or two off and refresh. Do a
Are you attending your first homeschool convention? It can be a little overwhelming, but don’t worry, I’m here to help! In this blog post, I will give you some tips on how to prepare for the convention and make the most of it. I’ll also share some tips for succeeding once you get home. So
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All my life, we have had a metronome sitting on our piano and I want to tell you today how your homeschool plan is like a metronome. Stay with me now. I liked to play with our metronome a lot when I was young. I’d move the weight up and down to adjust the tempo
“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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Homeschooling is hard. Yep I said it. You’ve thrust yourself into this new world, and now what? There are so many options of curriculum. So many philosophies of homeschooling. All the shiny projects and books and you want to do them all! Somewhere along the way it all has become a muddled stressy mess of
