As homeschoolers, you think of homemaking and homeschooling as going hand in hand. Is that really the case though? On the one hand, you and your kids are home a lot more during the day. This should easily lead to getting more cleaning done. What really happens moms? We struggle with keeping the house cleaned up. What you need to remember is that homeschooling is a full-time job. The … [Read more...] about Homemaking and Homeschooling Introduction
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Weekly Meetings for Homeschoolers
There are two types of weekly meetings we are going to cover today. The first is weekly meetings with your kids, and the second is weekly meetings with your spouse. When you take the time to sit down with your kids to discuss the week ahead, it can take a lot of stress out of your homeschool. When the kids do not have any idea of where they are going week to week, that is a struggle for … [Read more...] about Weekly Meetings for Homeschoolers
An Evening Routine to set your Morning Right
One of the easiest ways to create a good morning routine is to have an amazing evening routine. An evening routine helps set you up for success the next day because you can accomplish a lot of the “prep” work of the morning during the night before. Evening routines are not easy. Usually, by the end of the day, you are exhausted and the last thing you want to do is work on getting stuff ready … [Read more...] about An Evening Routine to set your Morning Right
Create Margin to Live your Best Life – 31 Days
You want to create margin. How do you create margin? You have so many things going on all the time! The first step is your time inventory. Did you start your time inventory yet? When it is finished it will be eye opening for you. The one thing that is missing in your time inventory is margin. Creating margin can be incredibly difficult. Why is that? When you look at your schedule, and you … [Read more...] about Create Margin to Live your Best Life – 31 Days
Time Inventory How to Guide – 31 Days
Before we get to implementing specific rhythms and routines for your days and weeks, we are going to focus first on a time inventory. Have you ever looked at another mom and wondered, “how does she do it all?” Well, we all know that she isn’t doing everything. But, she is making specific choices on how she uses her time. This doesn’t mean that she has everything together on all fronts, but … [Read more...] about Time Inventory How to Guide – 31 Days
Rhythms and Routines – 31 Days
This week is going to be all about rhythms and routines. I prefer to say rhythms and routines rather than schedule because schedule implies specific times. Now, there are obviously going to be specific times that you do certain things. If you have sports, or extracurricular activities outside of your home, these would be at specific times on a schedule. But, in our everyday, focusing on a … [Read more...] about Rhythms and Routines – 31 Days