Staying Still

In our homeschool, we usually do “school” only 4 days a week. We sometimes double up on days in our 180-day curriculum and also school pretty much year-round, so we are afforded this little luxury. Since we don’t do traditional school on Friday, we spend a bit of time doing free writing, a concept I…

Daily Schedules And When To Throw Them Out The Window

I’ve gotten a lot of questions recently about my homeschool schedule, what it looks like each day, and how I manage “school time.” People have even asked me for a minute-by-minute rundown of my day, wanting to know when I take breaks, how long they are, and what in God’s name do I feed them…

Little Habits That Make A Big Difference

Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of late night Amazon browsing. Heck, who am I kidding, I always do a lot of late night Amazon browsing. One of the magical features of Amazon — and there are many — is the “You May Also Like” bar and the “Customers Also Bought” bar underneath the item…