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Kara Anderson

About Kara Anderson

Kara homeschooled her two kids through high school graduation, with the goal of connection, not perfection.

She also's the author of More Than Enough: Grow Your Confidence, Banish Burnout and Love Your Homeschool Life.

Shutting down the homeschool fight (before it even starts)

//  by Kara Anderson

Shutting down the homeschool fight (before it even starts) ~ Written by Kara S. Anderson of Where the Beauty Is We were invited to our new neighbors’ house for a backyard movie night – and I knew it was going to come up. Because we’re homeschoolers. And he’s a public school teacher. There …

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November 26, 2025

Prioritizing mental health in your homeschool this year

//  by Kara Anderson

Prioritizing mental health in your homeschool this year ~ Written by Kara Anderson, author of More Than Enough It feels more important than ever to prioritize mental health in our homeschools. Little quirks we’ve noticed—a child who has trouble falling asleep or feels a bit anxious—can grow if …

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September 1, 2025

I quit homeschooling once

//  by Kara Anderson

I Quit Homeschooling Once ~ Written by Kara S. Anderson I quit homeschooling once. I remember the day actually - it was two houses ago now, and I was pacing in my living room. I had my sleeping 1-year-old held to my chest in a baby sling, and it was cold, because it was December and that drafty …

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March 30, 2021

Maybe Scrooge was just tired: A guide to a more peaceful Christmas

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson As I write this, I still haven’t made the cranberry bread. It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and for the first time in probably a decade, we didn’t make the cranberry bread. Usually we make multiple loaves, and give it to family and friends. But this year, …

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December 8, 2020

Why cleaning is different when you homeschool

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson It was June. A hot June, and I had committed myself to a 40-day cleaning program. And so I lugged the vacuum cleaner up and down the stairs, sweating profusely, swearing almost as profusely, wondering why I had decided to deep clean my house during one of the …

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October 13, 2020

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