To understand how we choose homeschool resources for the new year you need to understand how we started homeschooling to begin with. When Emma was 21 months old, I ordered our first homeschool resources. Yes, I was that parent. I thought that the earlier we started, the better. At that point, Emma knew her letters, and seeing as how she was my first child, I obviously knew what a genius she … [Read more...] about 2020-2021 Homeschool Planning: Resources
How to Create a Food and Household Inventory
Recently, I decided to refresh my food and household inventory. I wanted to write down all the food that we had on hand. Part of that was because we just moved, and I needed to know what we had (spices, we only had spices) and what we needed (everything else). Soon after, we began to see shortages of some basic items that we were used to easily getting. Things like … [Read more...] about How to Create a Food and Household Inventory
Uncertain Times: How to Cope and Move Forward
Living through uncertain times is a challenge for all of us. This past fall and into this new year all I have been thinking about is slowing down. How can we, as a family, get to a place where we aren't rushing to another activity, or feeling stressed to make things happen that aren't important to me. And then something happened. We were all forced to slow down during these uncertain … [Read more...] about Uncertain Times: How to Cope and Move Forward
How to Reassess Goals after Big Life Changes
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom for an amazing goal planning giveaway for you! Goal planning is one of my favorite things. I tend to work on it two different times of the year, the start of a new year and then the start of a new school year. But, what happens when life throws you a curveball and you have to start all over? This year I tried to wait as long as possible to … [Read more...] about How to Reassess Goals after Big Life Changes
2020 Goals – When Plans go Awry
The one thing about goal planning that you cannot seem to plan for is when your situation changes. How do you continue on with your goals when your life takes an unexpected turn? That is what we will be exploring today. Why A Year of Slow? For all of my goal planning prior to the start of the year, I felt in my bones that this would be my year of slow. And while I can joke about how … [Read more...] about 2020 Goals – When Plans go Awry
A Year of Slow – Leaning into What Matters Most
A year of SLOW. Does it sound as good to you as it does to me? I came upon my word of the year earlier than normal. The entire fall was busy for us here at Townsend House. There were a lot of activities, a lot of time in the car, and a lot of stress because of that. I knew that I wanted to get back to basics. However, what really solidified my choice in the … [Read more...] about A Year of Slow – Leaning into What Matters Most