Category Archives: Organization
Invitations to Play and Learn: Less is More
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working at reducing the number and variety of things available to the big children (7 and 6) in non-school hours and the little boys (4 and 2) during school hours. Part of … Continue reading
Continuing Education
This post contains affiliate links. I had a moment of panic yesterday when I realized that I was leaving for Virginia and the HEAV Convention next Saturday and I haven’t finished my list of curricula, picked the workshops I want … Continue reading
Paper Avalanche? How I Organize Schoolwork
One of the great joys of homeschooling is keeping all of those completed papers, right? I mean, how else are you going to convince total strangers that your children are well-educated? ?And you have to have some papers showing progress … Continue reading
Insurmountable Tasks
For the past week I have been tripping over a sleeping mat on Mouse’s bedroom floor. It would probably take less than three minutes to put it away, but I never seem to have three minutes when I’m in her … Continue reading
Working The Plan: July 22 (and a ebook bundle)
This post contains affiliate links. Whoa! This week was crazy! Bull and Buggle had classes at different places and at different times, so I left the house three times a day all week! So glad that isn’t normal. Buggle really … Continue reading
Working The Plan: July 16th
Well! Yesterday was one of those days when I just couldn’t focus on anything. Really should have done my planning on Sunday and then I would have been able to just follow it. Instead I ended up puttering and puttering … Continue reading
Fewer Clothes, Less Laundry!
A few weeks ago I had the dreaded task of sorting through clothes, changing out seasonal things and pulling the outfits that were just too small! I really dislike this task: it makes a mess, it often drags over several … Continue reading
Busy Days
Next week we go back to a regular school schedule so this week I’m trying to finish up all of the organizing for school that I’ve been needing to do. Not just printing out papers and filing them ready for … Continue reading
The Weekly Plan (and Link-Up): June 17th
Here’s the plan for the week: I added a section for the blog posts I have in mind to write, as I often have ideas and then can’t remember them when the time comes to actually sit down and write! … Continue reading