Home. School. Life.
“We are still social distancing.” I feel like we need t-shirts with those words emblazoned on them. Especially now, as the world seems to be going back to normal. I’m just not there yet. Maybe that’ll change in a month or two. Maybe it won’t change for a long time. Either way, that’s ok. We…
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Teddy Roosevelt I find myself thinking about this quote a lot lately. Being stuck at home leaves a lot of time for social media, and while it’s good in this day and age to have a way to connect with people near and far when we all feel…
I thought about homeschooling for many years before we actually started. Like all decisions we make in life, I was scared I’d make the wrong one and regret it later. But the decision was a long-time coming. When we finally decided to pull the trigger, it was the sum total of a few factors: First…
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…
