Homeschool Chat: Balancing Lesson Plans and Life (Part 2)

You can find part one of this topic here. Question submitted to the homeschool chat: “How do you handle completing lessons that you have planned on days you have to actually live your life, go to appointments, run errands, etc?” My reply: We do some formal “sit down school” though we utilize unschooling as well. [...]

Homeschool Chat: Balancing Lesson Plans and Life (part 1)

Here we are with the first transcript of our August “Homeschool Chat”, a week long conversation that attempts to answer and discuss a wide range of questions submitted by parents. I give my thoughts and ask other homeschooling parents to contribute their feedback as well. It will likely take several posts for me to transfer [...]

Budget Rhythm

I break our budget down into three categories: fixed (costs that stay consistent month to month and/or have a deadline), future (things for which we save), and fluctuating (costs that vary week to week and don't have a payment deadline). For the fixed category, I insert the total amount we owe for that month. Then [...]

New Homekeeping Rhythm

EDIT: LATEST EDITION OF THIS RHYTHM CAN BE FOUND HERE D A I L Y  T A S K S: +load of dishes (load dishwasher throughout the day, run it after dinner and do handwashing/leave to soak if needed) +tidy (put everything in it's place) +clean any messy floors and toilets (sweeping, spot cleaning, etc) [...]

What to Eat This Summer

Seasonal food inspiration for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert... all on one page. My hope is that you'll be able to scroll to a category, close your eyes, and point... Effectively making this a delicious decision maker for when you are melting under the summer sun and just can't muster any meal time creativity. [...]