Category Archives: Schedule
The Things That Must Be Done!
It doesn’t take much for these kinds of piles to occur and not disappear. In a medium sized house with seven people, messes are just a fact of life and getting the cleaning as well as the cleaning up … Continue reading
Posted in Downloads, Housekeeping, Organization, Schedule, Uncategorized
Tagged chore charts, chores, Preschooler chores
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“Review Week”
A few years ago I started planning a week ?off? into the lesson plans for the year. At the time, we were schooling year round and it made sense to take a week every six weeks, for extra errand running, … Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, Housekeeping, Life, Organization, preschool educcation, Schedule
Tagged homeschooling, housekeeping, Life, White space
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Time Management
Looking at the calendar the other day and realized that we only have about six weeks at home before we start school again along with fall activities. I say “at home” because we have a wedding to travel to at … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, homeschooling, Housekeeping, Life, Schedule
Tagged teaching children to work, teaching moments, Time Management
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The Dawdles
When I was a girl I loved the Miss Piggle-Wiggle books. That spry old lady was so creative in her cures for laziness, not-wanting-to-go-to-bed-itis and other childhood ills! When faced with a persistent behavioral problem I occasionally ask myself, “What … Continue reading
Working The Plan: August 5,2013
Last week’s plan was made, but not really followed- a small matter of a baby with an ear infection, and an outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, which thankfully was very mild! Bull and Buggle had camps last week … 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
Posted in Book Review, homeschooling, Housekeeping, Life, Organization, Schedule, Uncategorized
Tagged ebook bundles, Working The Plan
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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
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Tagged Working The Plan
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The Weekly Plan (and Link-up): July 8
Last week was busy and had several late nights due to fireworks on Wednesday and a cookout on Thursday at my brother’s place an hour away. Children even slept in a little a couple of mornings and we skipped school … Continue reading
Our “Easy Day”
One of my goals this year is to relax about school and getting things done. I find I have a habit of over-pressuring myself and then over-pressuring everyone else, so I deliberately made school plans this year to give us … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Education, homeschooling, Life, preschool educcation, Schedule, Uncategorized, Unit Studies
Tagged A Day In The Life
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