motherhood
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog

Wear Your Motherhood Capes Proudly

  By definition, a superhero is an exceptionally skillful or successful person.  We, as a society, take it to mean anyone who steps up and does what is needed in times of adversity or emergency.  Superheroes can be found in all walks of life.  They don’t have to be just limited to medical professionals, the
christmas
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 / Published in - Holidays, Articles, Blog

Upping Christmas

  With a year like 2020, we are all wanting a little joy. We want to look for the good in the world.  We want to embrace happiness. My family and I are choosing to embrace the holiday season.  The tree has been decorated, Christmas music has been playing since the beginning of November, and
schools shutting down
Friday, 22 May 2020 / Published in Articles, Blog

Homeschooling the Masses

  Homeschooling is a very popular word right now.  With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, schools have been forced to shut down, resulting in students working from home.  Suddenly, my news feed is full of parents talking about homeschooling their children, and part of me wants to shake my head. I do not want to minimalize
finding an outlet
Thursday, 12 March 2020 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, Articles, Blog

Finding an Outlet

  Since I was 14 years old, I have worked in some capacity or another. I babysat for various families, I worked at a grocery store, as a waitress, in my college’s payroll department. I worked as a tutor and teacher. There has never been a moment in life that I wasn’t working outside of
homeschool
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 / Published in Articles, Blog

Homeschool Love

When I tell people that I homeschool my children, I am met with one of two responses. “Wow, that is great.” “There is no way that I could ever do that with my children.” Occasionally, someone will surprise me, but those are the general responses I hear. I will admit that sometimes I respond with
excitement in homeschool
Friday, 31 January 2020 / Published in - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog

Celebrating Special Days to Increase Excitement in Homeschool

  My children love homeschooling. However, since they began their school endeavors in public school, there are some aspects that they miss. One of the things that my children miss about public school is the special events such as wacky hair day and classroom parties. We started celebrating holidays by having our own parties and
homeschool resolutions
Thursday, 09 January 2020 / Published in - Holidays, Articles, Blog

Twenty Homeschool Resolutions for 2020

The New Year is here. A New Year provides us with a clean slate, per se. We use the New Year as an opportunity to change and to grow. We make resolutions about everything from our health to our finances. This year, I am making resolutions about our family’s homeschool. Actually, I am making twenty