It wasn’t until my seventh year as a stay at home mom that I realized that there was more to managing my household than just planning meals, keeping the house clean, and doing (endless) laundry. I realized that I was actually a manager, and that I needed to think like one. But that begged the […]
Homeschooling Schedules: What’s Realistic and What’s Not?
Whether you’re a family new to homeschooling due to COVID or you’ve been homeschooling for a bit, you’ve likely already figured out that creating your own homeschooling schedule can be a process of trial and error. You’re trying to configure out when you should do academics, how you should do them (indoor? outdoor?), which curricula […]
Home Management + Homeschooling: 10 Strategic & Stress-Free Tips for Managing Everything
“How do I homeschool and manage the home?” This is definitely one of the most-asked questions by homeschool moms. We homeschool moms know that our list of responsibilities is potentially endless, and we need a way to not get swallowed, stressed out, and completely overwhelmed by it all. All homeschool moms need their own strategic, […]
7 Easy Tips for Homeschooling Multiple Children at the Same Time
If you have multiple children and you’ve been in the homeschooling/home managing game for any amount of time, you understand the challenge of trying to homeschool your children at the same time. If you’re really struggling, or who are new this year to the homeschooling scene due to COVID-19, I pray that the tips I […]
A Typical Day in My Life as a Homeschooling/Work at Home Mom (of Four Kids)
I don’t know about you, but I really like “day in the life” blog posts and videos. I’m not only encouraged by the real day-to-day events and challenges that others face, but I’m also able to glean ideas to add to or alter what I already do. Since I’m a homeschooling/work at home mama with […]
5 Home Management Tips for Homeschool Moms
With all the changes and challenges COVID-19 has brought to 2020, probably the most notable change is what’s happened to parents all across the nation: everyone, to some degree, has dabbled with homeschooling. Moms with careers who counted on the care and education provided by their children’s schools have had to somehow figure out how […]
Nine Easy Tips to Help Stay at Home Moms Run an Organized Household
When you became a stay at home mom, did you feel equipped to run a household like a manager? If you were, that’s awesome! My guess is that someone blessed you by preparing you well, or that you really took the time to invest in learning! But most moms I’ve known and met have, for […]
8 Ways Homeschool Moms Can Stop Wasting Time
Some of the smartest and most committed people in the world, in my opinion, are homeschooling moms. And I’m not just saying that cuz I am one. But really. We’ve tasked ourselves with the great responsibility of being in charge of our kid’s education, which calls for us to become researchers, theory examiners, and teachers, […]
How I Increased My Productivity as a Stay at Home Mom
“Mommy, I peepeed in my bed.” I woke up to my daughter standing beside my bed, her soaking wet pull up sagging. I could see where streams of pee, now dried, had made their way down her legs, and probably onto the carpet. I sighed, glancing at my phone. I guess I missed my alarm […]
How to Overcome the Fear of Giving Birth
I’ll never forget what it felt like to see that first positive pregnancy test. We were eight months into our marriage, and I had just graduated college. “Don’t get pregnant right away,” everyone said. “Wait at least five years, travel, and get to know each other. Then start a family.” But we were young and […]