We all want a peaceful homeschool life. There is no denying it. When we talked about wearing all the hats, I said that the first step was to make a list of priorities and figure out what you can say no to. Saying no is never easy, but once you start it becomes easier. Once we have some margin in our lives, we can then concentrate on creating a peaceful home. As homeschool moms we have the … [Read more...] about How to Create a Peaceful Homeschool Life
Self-Care
How to Manage all the Hats you Wear
As a homeschooler, you wear a lot of hats. There is the normal parenting hat, the home organization hat, the cleaning hat, the cooking hat. Then there are the errands that need to be run, the appointments to get the kids to. Your kids participate in sports or other extracurriculars, that also falls on you. And then you decide to homeschool your kids. Now, not only are the normal parenting … [Read more...] about How to Manage all the Hats you Wear
An Introduction to Emotional Wellness in Homeschool
This year we are using Wellness as our guide for our homeschool. Last month we focused on Financial Wellness. This month the overwhelming majority of you wanted to discuss emotional wellness in homeschool. So, that is where we will be parking for the next several weeks. If you are interested in more personalized strategies, please e-mail me about individual or group coaching! Emotional … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Emotional Wellness in Homeschool
Recent Reads – February + Yarn Along
Knitting I used to knit all the time. But, for some reason over the past couple of years, knitting has fallen to the wayside. I got busy instead. However, busy is not something I am a fan of, and so have been taking a lot of steps to get back to that place I want to be. Having time for the things that are important to me should be a priority, but it is easily ignored when there is … [Read more...] about Recent Reads – February + Yarn Along
Recent Reads – January + Yarn Along
A New Knitter in the Family Knitting...oh I love knitting, but have not made the time for it lately. However, this past month, Emma finally got me to sit down with her and try to help her knit. Well, I can be her teacher in a lot of things, for some reason I cannot explain knitting to her. So after several YouTube videos, she was off on her own. We definitely need to work on counting stitches … [Read more...] about Recent Reads – January + Yarn Along
Wellness: A Guide to Develop Goals
Last week I shared that my word of the year is Wellness. We briefly went through what wellness is. Today I am going to dive a little deeper into all eight dimensions of wellness. I want you to see how you use your own word of the year to guide your goals, and your life strategy, for the year to come. Oftentimes people will choose a word of the year because they think it is the right thing to … [Read more...] about Wellness: A Guide to Develop Goals