You know how when you fly on an airplane, you are instructed to, in case of emergency, take care of your own oxygen mask before helping your child? This is self care at it’s most basic. We cannot help others if we are not breathing. Taking care of myself first before homeschooling is as important as getting […]
A Happier Home: Working with Your Kids + Giveaway
It is the first blogging anniversary of Makeovers and Motherhood, and she celebrated with a cash giveaway, plus a list of ideas for making our homes happier! She has teamed up with blogging friends to share their tips for 365 days to a happier home. My tip relates to making our house a home by […]
Finding Alone Time while Homeschooling
And then I had this guilty thought: if I were not homeschooling, my son would be in school for hours every day. I could feel like that every day, all week long! I felt bad the moment I had that thought. Was I wishing away my son? Don’t I love homeschooling? The fact is that […]
Ten Reasons to Homeschool: Debunking the Nay-Sayers
I believe it is time to face the reasons I’ve heard from my friends not to homeschool by debunking them head on. So many people begin a sentence by saying “I could never homeschool because….” And then I hear one of these reasons. To be honest, in the years before I began homeschooling, I answered […]