Written by Jessica Fisher of Good Cheap Eats and Life as Mom Several times during a school year, the thought hits me: I just can’t do it all. I can keep a perfectly tidy home, or I can rock an awesome homeschool, or I can make healthy, three-course meals three times a day, or I can run a great …
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How I taught my kids to clean…so I could stop cleaning
How I taught my kids to clean so I could stop cleaning ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool Lean in closer, let me share a secret: I don't clean too much anymore...and I love it. Why am I whispering? Well, I guess it doesn't feel proper for a busy homeschooling mama to admit …
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Eating better as a family in two easy steps
Written by Amida of Journey Into Unschooling. A few years ago, I had the most horrible rash known to mankind. It started as a small, itchy patch that I took for bug bites. But then it grew bigger and other patches started popping up until my whole body was covered with it. I went to the …
Why we practice life skills summers
Written by Kara Anderson. It was a few years ago now that we had our very first life skills summer. And it all began really simply. I made each of my kids a morning checklist: Get dressed Brush teeth Brush hair Make bed My daughter was a pre-reader at the time, so we made her …
Conquering clutter for homeschoolers
Written by Amida of Journey into Unschooling. Chinese New Year is just around the corner and for me, it means a massive purge session. Something about the upcoming New Year always brings on the urge for me to clean, clean, clean. Out with the old and in with the -- well, hopefully, …