Deciding to homeschool was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make as a parent. I remember being so torn with emotions, worrying we were doing the right thing. I know now it was the best choice for my son. It’s what worked for our family then and we just kept going. It’s […]
Homeschool Mom Confessions: 15 Homeschool Moms Share Their Secrets
Homeschooling is one of the loneliest jobs on the planet. Parenting is hard enough, but we had to go and make the job 24/7. No breaks, no coming up for air. Add books. And Algebra. Sigh… The only thing that keeps me going sometimes is the comfort of knowing I’m not alone in my worries or […]
Engaging Online Middle School Math Lessons For Saxon Math
I was compensated for my time reviewing this product/service, writing this review, and hosting the giveaway. All opinions are my own. *** Math is the source of lots of school related stress in our home. For some reason, both my boys struggled with it and I’m on round two with my youngest, who’s now in […]
How To Be a Miserable Homeschool Mom
Can I tell you something that’s hard to admit? I’ve spent a lot of time in the past year being a miserable homeschool mom. Countless hours of training have gone into perfecting my craft. I’m excellent at complaining about parenting struggles, whining through hard days, and generally being difficult to be around. After our most challenging homeschooling year […]
Tips for Making a Smooth Transition From Public School To Homeschool
We made the switch from public school to homeschool after our son’s fourth-grade year. At the time, homeschooling wasn’t even something he wanted to do. Change was never easy for him and homeschooling was so far outside of our norm that he was pretty terrified of the whole idea. Eleven years later, I know he’d tell you it […]
10 Things No One Tells You About Homeschooling
#1 You will get tired of being with your kids. Most homeschool moms will tell you they cherish the extra time with their children. They’ll tell you that it’s time you’ll never get back and that you’ll be making family memories that will last a lifetime and blah, blah, blah. BUT? I’m only human and sometimes I just […]
Why I Love Homeschooling High School
When we started this ride, I never pictured myself going all the way through high school. I honestly couldn’t really picture anything other than getting past the first quarter much less envision what homeschooling high school would be like. I remember telling friends and family that we’d go through middle school for sure, but high […]
4 Simple Things That Are Helping Our Homeschool
It’s been an interesting homeschool year for our family. I don’t know what it is about fourth grade, but it wore me out with my oldest and six years later it’s getting me again with my youngest! I remember fourth grade being brutal for my oldest. In fact, that was the year we pulled him […]
How to Make Starfruit Starfish Stamps
The other day I was in the laundry room where all of my craft supplies happen to be stored. I needed to get one of the many bins I have out to look for something. “We used to be so crafty.”, I hear my youngest say. His tone is reminiscent, as if our crafty days […]
Homeschool Mom Confessions-I Don’t Care About Your Family
I love meeting new bloggers. I especially love it when I find homeschooling bloggers who keep it real. I met today’s featured blogger through Facebook and after one visit to her blog, I just knew I had to invite her over for homeschool mom confessions. Meet, Amy! Homeschooling mom of 7 years, author, and blogger […]
