It is here! The first day of the 31 Bags in 31 Days challenge! Are you ready? I certainly am. This is how the challenge will work. Each day throughout the month of March your goal is to get rid of one bag of “stuff.” Now, that bag can be any size you would like. Some days it may be the size of a grocery store plastic bag, or it could be as big as … [Read more...] about 31 Bags in 31 Days – Day 1
Homeschool Day in the Life with ages 9, 7, 3
There are affiliate links in this post. If you make a purchase after clicking one of these links I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! I don’t know if it was because I knew we were going to do our day in the life today, or if my body thought 5 hours of sleep was plenty, but I was up at 4am this morning. Now, I don’t make it a habit to get up … [Read more...] about Homeschool Day in the Life with ages 9, 7, 3
31 Bags in 31 Days
Years ago I did a challenge called 31 Bags in 31 Days. The premise was a simple one, get rid of one bag of junk from my home each day for the month of March. The challenge worked out great for me, and I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff that we no longer needed, clothes that could be donated or handed to a friend, toys that were either broken or were no longer age appropriate for … [Read more...] about 31 Bags in 31 Days
knitting and reading
There are affiliate links in this post. If you make a purchase through one of these links I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! It has been almost a year since I last did a knitting and reading post. And actually, it has been about that long since I have been knitting as well. Knitting is something that I really love, but I could not … [Read more...] about knitting and reading
Recent Reads
There are affiliate links in this post. If you make a purchase through one of these links I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! For the past several years one of my goals has been to read 100 books in the year. Some years I hit it, some years I do not. I’m not too bothered if I don’t hit that number, because I know that it is a lot to … [Read more...] about Recent Reads
How to Make a Pivot in the Middle of Your Homeschooling Year
What does it mean to pivot? Well, I think most of us remember the Friends episode where Ross is trying to move the couch up the stairs. "Pivot! Pivot! PIVOT!" But, all joking aside, what is a pivot? Why would you want to make a pivot, and how do you go about giving yourself permission to actually make that pivot. Pivot means a shift, or a change in direction. It is well … [Read more...] about How to Make a Pivot in the Middle of Your Homeschooling Year