You have been thinking on and off about homeschooling for far too long. You WANT to do it! …but you DON’T want to do it. You dream of the benefits of homeschooling…and worry about it all exploding in your face…sending your child’s education track into a ditch and you to a psych ward. You meet…
The Cautionary Tale of a Homeschool Mom who Tried to Quit Coffee
Have you ever come up with an idea that at the time you thought was genius…and then later on you realized it was the worst idea you ever had? Total flop? Epic disaster? Yep, that’s about how this worked out for me. I have been drinking coffee for almost 20 years. I still remember drinking…
How to Set Up a Simple Inexpensive Homeschool Classroom
*** See updates at end of post In preparation for this post, I just searched “homeschool classrooms” in Pinterest to look at what other moms are doing that might be different than me…um…wow! I saw some of the most amazing furniture, decorating, storage, and learning stations! It made me a little bit sad because we…
6 Reasons You Actually Do Need a Homeschool Room
I know, I know. Nearly every homeschooling blog post every written says that you absolutely do NOT need a classroom…as they take you on a tour of their pristine, all white classroom full of thousands of dollars of furniture, curriculum, supplies, and computers. I’m not trying to be the bad guy, but I do want…
6 lessons learned from switching curriculums mid year
It was 12:30 pm. The 2 younger siblings were down for rest time. My 1st grader was waiting anxiously at the classroom table. It was time for the daily math showdown. She would groan, get frustrated, maybe cry – I would try my best to take it slow, make it fun (yay for Pinterest math…
