Home life can feel crazy sometime. There is laundry to go, groceries to get, meals to plan and make. You want a clean home and a sense of life balance. Honing your home management skills is key if you’re to make sense of it all. Good home management involves organizing the stuff of family life…
There are so many different doodahs and gadgets out in the world, it’s hard to know what you really need for homeschooling. After more than 20 years in this gig, I’ve narrowed down school supplies for homeschoolers to this supply list, including our time-tested favorites for home learning. Whether this is your first year or…
Grammar matters. The study of language usage helps us communicate effectively in English as well as other languages. Check out these options for homeschool grammar curriculum. There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to homeschool resources. It may take some trial and error to find the right fit for you as the teacher and your kids…
When you’re a homeschool mom, you need to organize homeschool stuff: papers, routines, and schedules; it gives the new school year a good chance for success. Whether you have a dedicated homeschool room or cart your homeschool supplies from living room to kitchen table and back again, you can make sense of the new homeschool…
If your kid regularly gets car sick or it runs in the family, a road trip can seem like a scary adventure. You never know when your child might feel queasy on the road, so pack a box of supplies for cleaning up so you’re prepared for car sickness. Whether you’re just running errands or…
Put together a DIY Spa Gift Basket for a fun — and frugal — gift. Not only can you customize what you add to suit the interests of your friend or family member, but you can also put together a lovely gift basket that fits your budget! Whether you buy a number of commercial items or…
Feeling like you can’t get anything done. You’re not alone! Follow these tried-and-true strategies to get on an even keel. It feels like you can’t get anything done. You cook from scratch, but you can barely get it together at meal times. The laundry is overwhelming and cleaning your house even to bare minimum standards…
A Chocolate Box of Money! Follow this easy tutorial for giving a money gift creatively. Folks may criticize the giving of money as a gift, but sometimes, that truly is what folks need most. Money to pay a bill. To unload even a little more debt. To have a little wiggle room between almost making it…