Today’s task is to thin out the art supplies. If you have a creator or an artist, you probably have a plethora of paints, brushes, boxes, pencils, crayons, stickers, pastels and more. Go through your art drawer and get rid of anything mostly used, damaged or non-functional (like those watercolors that don’t actually color). If […] Read more…
Spring Celebrations (March, April, May Holidays)
I love to keep a list of FUN holidays to celebrate in our homeschool for those days when the everyday is just, well, everyday. If you are in need of a little inspiration this spring, try celebrating one of these special days. March National Craft Month 2nd Thursday – Popcorn Lover’s Day 3/1 – Peanut […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 14 – School Supplies}
By this time of the school year, it’s a good time to purge those school supplies. Do you have a bunch of broken crayons? Make new crayons from them! Only have orange markers in the bin? Maybe it’s time to get a new box. Out of something already? Make a note for next year. On […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 13 – Books}
Today’s task can be tough for book lovers, but if you are eyeballing another shelf… … It may be time to cull the collection. Are there books you refuse to read because the are so bad? Are there so many on your “to read” shelf that it’s hard to focus? Do you have a bunch […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 12 – Curriculum}
Today’s simplify everything task COULD take longer than 10 minutes but it doesn’t have to. Today’s task is to purge your curriculum. Like all assignments this month, this could work no matter how your children are educated. Keep reading :). Over the course of homeschooling, you kind of learn what types of things that work […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 11 – Games & Such}
Would you believe a person can get excited about a purge/declutter task? I am! I am having a new (to us) armoire delivered tomorrow and the first thing going into it is… The keepers from our newly purged games! We have soooo many, for both educational and fun, and there are several that I can’t […] Read more…
5 Visual Planning Tools For Your Best Year Ever
Despite having a pretty marginal year from a health standpoint, I really had a pretty good year. My blogging and writing was in an amazing place and I even had my first paid writing gig. Even better though, my relationships were pretty good which was fabulous given that the symptoms of my health problems were […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 10 – Flashcards}
Today’s Simplify Everything Task is something that everyone probably has around, whether your children are in school or are homeschooled. Today, purge your flashcards. I have, I kid you not, an entire diaper wipes case FULL of flashcards. Not games, just flashcards. My kids don’t use flashcards. They don’t like them. If you have […] Read more…
Practicing Detachment for Lent {Book Review}
How is your domestic church doing? When we built our home, I wanted it to be big enough for as many kids as we wanted. Which also means I can fill 2200 square feet of space. Plus a garage. And all that space & the things in it, need to be cleaned & organized. While […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 9 – Manipulatives}
The theme for the #SimplifyEverything2015 tasks in February is for school related items. Whether you homeschool or your kids are enrolled in public or private school, chances are that you have some of these items in your home. Today’s Simplify Everything 2015 task is to purge your manipulatives. For non-homeschoolers, you may be wondering what […] Read more…