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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5 ways to nourish brains AND bodies before New Year’s
Written by Kari Patterson I know, I know. It's the holidays. No one wants to talk about nutrition right now. But you know what? Two weeks from today the shelves that are stocked with candy will be filled with vitamins, so maybe the best time to make a small change is now. I've found that …
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A clean slate: One simple habit to help your homeschool this year
Written by Kari Patterson I hesitate to write this post because I know many of you already have this down, and it might even seem silly to you that some of us still struggle with this. For example, if you wake up every morning to a clean house, this post isn't for you. If your homeschooling …
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The simple productivity hack I learned from Caroline Ingalls
Written by Jamie Erickson of The Unlikely Homeschool As a self-professed word nerd, all of my conversations somehow start and end with, “I read in a book once...” Well-written stories have shaped nearly every second of my thirty-nine years, giving me examples of both the personal and the practical …
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How to homeschool home ec
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I’m getting ready to show my age. Back when I was in junior high (See? The age-showing is happening already because middle school wasn’t even a thing back then), we took our first elective class in 8th grade. Except it wasn’t really an …
