Today I'm writing over at Steady Mom about the decluttering system that works for me. From my post: "Back in April I wrote a post about how I deep clean my house once a month. I mentioned that "it’s amazing how a tidy, uncluttered house can fool people into thinking it’s clean." In a …
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Decluttering 101
Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home My grandmother was a packrat. I’m grateful she saved letters written by my great-great-great grandfather during the Civil War and that she saved a sampler handed down through a dozen generations to me. But those stacks of magazines and …
Why We School Year Round
Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae The simple answer to the question of why we school year round is: Because Life is Messy. Which is the utter truth. The house gets messy when everyone stays home. The house gets messy when we leave. Sickness, travel, visiting …
Q&A Friday: When do you start planning for the upcoming school year?
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Can it really be time to begin thinking about the next school year? Already? Has the arrival of spring brought to mind decisions about curriculum and upcoming purchases? Or are you putting those thoughts on hold …
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The Pros and Cons of Having Your Own School Room
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Occasionally I hear those who live in small homes wishing for a bit more space. "If only we had a bigger house, we could have our very own school room!" Some homeschoolers arrange their basements with desks, a …
