Several years ago, I stumbled across an interesting statistic. We spend 95% of our lives anticipating the other 5%. The 5% makes up the “biggies” such as holidays, vacations and other celebrations. As homeschool moms, we often live in survival mode (or is just me?) The expectations we (and others) place on ourselves can be overwhelming. I can’t tell you … Read more
Let’s enjoy the cooler weather of autumn with some great fall activities! In this guest post, find several ideas to get you outdoors.
My kids have a tendency to pick topics out of the blue that they want to study. It’s not uncommon for us to travel up and down the timeline for history. But isn’t that one of the biggest perks of homeschooling — flexibility?!?! I try to be flexible when it comes to the kids wanting … Read more
As the population gets older, more and more people will become adult caregivers. This will and does, include those of us who home educate. This post is about the joys and challenges of caring for someone in the autumn of life whilst home educating. Why be an adult caretaker? Most older people would prefer to … Read more
You know those “fork in the road” moments that we all have? Sometimes they feel as though they are much more “permanent” than they really are…’cause we actually CAN turn around, go back and go the other route, can’t we? But most of the time, when it’s one of those moments, it doesn’t seem like … Read more