Overall, I’m a creature of habit. I like routine, and once I’m comfortable with a particular system, it’s hard for me to break away from it. But especially where homeschooling is concerned, I have learned that changing things up from time to time is one of the best things I can do for … [Read more...]
The Ready-to-Get-Back-to-Homeschooling Phenomenon
Sometimes I see the appeal of year-round homeschooling. Keeping information fresh in a child's mind is important, and more frequent breaks during the school year can be a real Godsend. Every year I tell myself we're cutting our summer break short this time. And … [Read more...]
My Favorite High School History Curriculum (Plus a Sale!)
You have no idea how many history curricula I’ve pored over. When you love history like I do, American history in particular, you’re naturally more finnicky the curriculum you use to teach it. And I’ll be honest – 90% of what I have found in my 10 years of homeschooling has left me … [Read more...]
Why Kids Don’t Play Outside Anymore
Along with most kids of the 80s, summers for me were all about the outdoors. I spent a fair amount of time indoors, too, drawing and writing, playing with my Play-Doh Fun Factory and the Lite-Brite, and building tents in our basement. But, generally speaking, summer days were spent … [Read more...]
6 Pros and Cons of Joining a Homeschool Co-op
I’ve homeschooled for 10 years, but I’m new to a homeschool co-op. There were plenty of practical reasons why I didn’t join one earlier. When my kids were small and I was fairly new to homeschooling, the only co-op I knew of was a good 40 minutes from home. In those days, going … [Read more...]
3 Reasons to Spend MORE on Groceries
Yeah, I know. Suggesting people spend MORE at the grocery store kind of goes against conventional thinking. Just this week my inbox and social media feeds have been chock-full of things like this: 25 Ways to Slash Your Grocery Bill! Clip these Coupons and Start … [Read more...]
4 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Homeschooling
This will be my 11th year homeschooling. Wow. How did that happen? If you had asked me in the beginning if I expected to survive 10 years of homeschooling, I'm not sure I would have answered with a lot of confidence. Those early days were rough, and though there are certainly … [Read more...]
How to Forage for Native Plants (Even in Your Own Backyard!)
It all started when I discovered these pretty little red-purple plants growing along an embankment in our backyard. What are these things? And can I add some of them to our landscaping? I thought their color and texture would add a nice contrast to the boring boxwoods out front, but I … [Read more...]
Can We Please Stop Acting Like Christians Never Struggle With Depression?
It’s easy to dismiss something that has never been a struggle for you. Funny how that works, right? But I’ve always been a positive, fairly upbeat, glass-half-full kind of girl. I don’t deny a melancholy side; I love solitude and I can be a brooder, but, overall, I’m a happy … [Read more...]
How to Easy Clean a Plastic Shower Curtain
If you look back in the annals of this blog you'll find an old post called 11 Household Items Better to Trash than to Clean. Back then I listed plastic shower curtains, (or liners, actually,) in that list. Though I had tried lots of things, to that point I hadn't found a good system for cleaning … [Read more...]
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