Home. School. Life.
I’ve been getting at least one phone call a week from a friend or an acquaintance considering homeschooling next year and wanting to hear more about it firsthand. They are unsure of where schools will be at in September in terms of distance learning and restrictions in person and would rather be in control of…
Turns out you get a lot of quality tv-watching done in quarantine. On my sister’s recommendation, I started Downton Abbey at the beginning of all this. I was never into it when the show was on television, and I’m so grateful for that now. It’s made my evenings infinitely more enjoyable when I don’t lie…
Ready to throw in the towel with all this school-at-home stuff? The end is nigh, my friends! (Excuse the language. I’ve been watching alot of Downton Abbey, lately.) Some of you may be considering homeschool for next school year, but concerned that you can’t do it yourself. I’m here to tell you — you can!!…
If you follow my blog (which I hope you do!), you might know that I love my nonfiction self-help books. The most recent one I devoured was Indistractible, by Nir Eyal. The book is all about focusing your attention on the things you really want out of life, and not letting distractions (technology, usually) cause…
Last week’s post was a little heavy, so forgive me for my lightheartedness. I could use a little diversion from this mess, and for our family, that was in the form of the new Trolls movie. Last week, Trolls World Tour came out on Amazon Video. I was reluctant to spend $20 to see the…
Lest you all think it’s daisies and roses over here with my last post about appreciating our time at home….it bears clarifying: It’s ok to not be ok. Just this week, I’ve eaten chocolate in the pantry where my kids can’t see…three times. I’ve online shopped just a little too much. I’ve used the TV…
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…
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…
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…
I started this post a while ago, but didn’t publish it, since it felt so raw. Now seems like the right time, as many parents are feeling lost and overwhelmed at what to do with their kids at home for the foreseeable future. With that being said, here’s my post from a couple months back,…
