BALANCE + HOMESCHOOLING: HOW WE (TRY TO) DO IT
Want to listen to the post instead? Click here: “I don’t know how you do it. I know I never could.” The common response when people ask where…
32 THINGS TO DO IN MARCH
Happy March, everybody! You know how everyone always complains that winter passes so slowly and it takes spring forever to get here? Ya, I’m wondering what happened to that because…
HOMESCHOOLING WITH TODDLERS
When people ask me how I homeschool with so many different age levels of kids, I kind of cracks me up, because it sounds so much easier to me to…
YOU CAN’T POUR FROM AN EMPTY CUP
Wake up, tired from only five hours of sleep, to a parade of toddlers in your bedroom all wanting something different for breakfast. Drink a half of a cup of…
HOW TO MAKE SOY CANDLES
Winter feels like the perfect time to check off some of those projects you’ve been wanting to get done forever. Like, cleaning out the storage room or organizing the pantry…or…
51 THINGS TO MEMORIZE WITH KIDS OF ALL AGES
Although memory work is not a huge part of our homeschool, I love when I can memorize something great with my kids. Long things, short things, silly things, serious things….
MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER: 10 THINGS TO DO IN 10 MINUTES
You need to make your life easier. Moms have the ginormous tasks of keeping their homes in order, driving kids to and fro, getting meals on the table in into…
HOW LONG DO YOU HOMESCHOOL EACH DAY?
The daily routine of a homeschool family can be a mysterious one to a non-homeschooler. What do they do all day at home?ย ย Sometimes I wonder that myself, neighbor….
TAKING STOCK: FEBRUARY EDITION
I haven’t done a post like this in forever. It felt like it was time. Being a new, fresh month, I’m taking stock…February style. Making : a menu for the…
History · Homeschool · Learning Well · Reads
OUR HUGE LIST OF MIDDLE AGES HISTORY BOOKS
We’re in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting–I am always on the lookout for good…
A BREAKDOWN OF OUR HOMESCHOOL MORNING MEETINGS
Circle Time, Morning Basket, Morning Time…or to us, homeschool Morning Meeting–they’re all the same idea, just maybe executed in slightly different ways. In preschool, you might see the teacher reciting…
PEACE: CAN IT BEGIN WITH ME?
This topic has been rolling around in this head of mine for a while. I wasn’t sure how to share it or where to share it, but with today being…
A HOMESCHOOL RESET
Our first week back at school in the new year was, well…let’s just say it stunk. Monday, Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday just felt like we had picked up…
8 TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MORNING ROUTINE
I love the new year. All the hopes and possibilities, and goal setting is a common theme everywhere you look. I love that. But I also love the beginning of…
Homeschool · Learning Well · Nature · Science
WINTER UNIT STUDY IDEA: MAPLE SUGARING AT HOME
Maple sugaring at home had never crossed my radar. But December is full of ideas, inspiration, and bustling about. But when it’s all over, sometimes it can feel like all…
28 UNIQUE STOCKING STUFFERS FOR TEEN GUYS
Right now the internet is a plethora of gift lists. You can find a gift list for just about every interest, hobby, walk of life, or age–except teen guys. They’re…
CHIMNEY HOUSE: LIVING ROOM UPDATES
Something happens to me a few times a year. It’s like a domino-effect organizing/rearranging/redecorating/revamping thing strikes me and there’s no stopping me. Last month I made it my goal to…
HIGH ON FALL
The fall season here in Minnesota is showing off like no fall I’ve ever seen before. The setting, perfectly cued up for a spectacular show has me completely smitten. Everyday…
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