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, …
home maintenance & management
3 ways simplifying might save your sanity
The following is a post from contributor Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. I have this fantasy of fleeing into the far-off woods and living off-grid. In my (unrealistic) fantasy we live off the land with no iPhones, no trips to Costco, no internet, nothing. Whenever this dream crops up my …
Where to find the best homeschooling & homemaking inspiration
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How hiring help transformed our homeschool
Written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy Last year I hired a mother’s helper, and it’s transformed our homeschool. Let’s back up: homeschooling and I have a complicated relationship. I love the idea of my kids being home educated, but the day-in, day-out reality of educating my …
5 ways to manage home and school
Written by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats Ours is a busy household. As you can imagine, with eight people, the sheer volume of dishes, laundry, and stuff to manage is fairly high, at least twice that of the "average" home. Coupled with homeschooling and being home-based in the …