I have tried a new chore reminder system every year for many years. The biggest problem I have is, I can’t easily change things already written down if something in our home changes. So, as I was contemplating how, I was going to work out a system that would be more adaptable to change, I…
Along with organizing this week, I have been implementing new routines to help us get prepared for the new homeschool year. Daily Schedule The above page is posted through out our home and in each notebook, to hopefully keep us on track. We are not a set time, kind of a family, we have animals,…
We all have them, days when we walk through the house and want to turn tail and run because there are messes everywhere. As we move through the house, we notice there is very little that can be done with these messes… What? Where did it all come from? Typically around here, it means we…
In my life this week… I have been a sewing maniac…I made two modest swimsuits, one for myself and one for my oldest daughter. I also started water aerobics with some local gals in the evenings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. I started Thursday, so I can rest up for Tuesdays class. In our homeschool…
As homeschool moms, we can get quite concerned about covering everything. In fact we sometimes have the ability under the influence of this concern to schedule every single minute of our children’s days with school work. I am guilty of this…I do it every year as I plan. This year is not ANY different. Despite…
Over the years of homeschooling, I have become braver in getting away from the school at home mindset. However, I have also known, I needed to get farther away from that mindset in order to be able to attain our goals with our children. Grade levels is one way I am doing that this year. …
I purchased my first The Schoolhouse Planner last summer. I was impressed, and had an idea for another form. In January, the call came out for suggestions, so I quickly put together my idea and submitted it. Guess what? My form is in each of the planners for the 2011-2012 school year. I also have…
In my life this week… We have been super busy. I added the finishing touches to my homeschool resource blog and added the follow buttons so people can follow it. I have been taking guest posts and reviews to help fill it up. This will be ongoing, so if you have something to share, send…
Honestly, I am not sure that you really can. You just have to hand it to God, and pray anyone that happens to stop by understands that not only is your home a home, but is also a school. Our family doesn’t really have a schedule, but we run on routines. Routines allow us to…
