Home. School. Life.
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,…
Over the past day, I’ve gotten a number of texts from friends about what to do with their kids over the next couple weeks while we self-quarantine. I hope to write more posts over the coming days with lots of tips for long days at home, but I figured I’d start with some of my…
I want to send the record straight. I am not a good homeschooler because I used to be a teacher. When I tell people I homeschool, they usually nod and say knowingly, “Well that makes sense, because you’re a teacher.” And while that may give me a slight leg up in having the perfect teacher…
I’m about to tell you a huge secret. I’m part of a book club, but I haven’t read the books in months (Don’t tell my friends, please!). That’s because instead of fiction, I’d rather read non-fiction, and my favorite non-fiction genre of late is parenting books. When I find a book that resonates with me,…
Recently, my kids have been asking me to take them to less homeschool programs. You see, last year, when I started homeschooling, I signed up for any and every homeschool program, eager to give my kids the chance to socialize and get them out of the house. What I soon realized though, was that my…
Recently, my most spiritual moments occur in yoga class. Allow me to explain. I’ve been trying to take better care of myself physically lately. Over the past few years, it’s been a slow and steady realization that my body is not what it used to be. I trip and hit my tailbone and a month-long…
My kids are turning into live theater snobs. We go to the theater so much with our homeschool group that they get offended and disappointed when they’re not sitting in box seats. Like, “We have to sit down here? With these plebeians?” It’s one of those perks of homeschooling you don’t hear about before you…
We started school back up in our house last week. Which basically means we’re still in our pajamas all day, but now my daughter is doing fraction games online instead of searching for panda coloring pages on Google. (Yes, I’m nailing this homeschool thing.) People balk when they hear that we started school August 5th,…
