Preconceived notion about being a SAHM: “Since you stay at home all day your house should be clean. All the time.” That is a preconceived notion I myself have but only about myself. Not towards any other SAHMs, oddly enough. I expect that every other mom is so busy with her kids that her house won’tContinue reading “Cleaning and Homeschooling Don’t Mix…Do They?”
Category Archives: Homeschooling
We took the week off! (Homeschool scheduling)
It wasn’t obvious to me when I first started scheduling our school years that I needed to add in some REGULAR break time. I wanted to do school for about 180 days, and in my flawed thinking, the faster we got that done, the sooner our summer could begin. Forget the love of learning; forgetContinue reading “We took the week off! (Homeschool scheduling)”
Learning by experience
I was reading through the ofamilyblog earlier today (this post) and what she said, what I quoted above, screamed out to me. I think we all realize this, and I even know this about myself and how I learn best, but I need the fresh awareness of wise thoughts like the above. I taught myselfContinue reading “Learning by experience”
When your schedule messes up your schedule
I like things neat and tidy. I live inside that box. As a homeschool mom I should have learned to let this go a long time ago. For a rule follower, list follower, in-the-box follower I can be flexible. . . sometimes. I can’t yet consistently roll with the flow, though. When things aren’t fittingContinue reading “When your schedule messes up your schedule”
Love in any language (well, 8 of them) – Valentine’s craft
For Valentine’s Day, our co-op is having the kids decorate boxes and exchange valentines cards. The girls are almost finished with their box, but I wanted to show you the valentines we’ll be handing out. I found the idea on Pinterest by searching for Valentine’s and the Silhouette machine. Once I saw this one IContinue reading “Love in any language (well, 8 of them) – Valentine’s craft”
Gathering ideas for our big trip
We’ll be taking a big trip this year; one that’s several weeks long. We’ve done school while traveling before, but I haven’t been very good in incorporating the places we’re traveling through and to into our schooling. We’ve done field trips to places like Boston, Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown, etc. where we go, learn about something, and thenContinue reading “Gathering ideas for our big trip”
Not So SAHM 