Getting Organized

Weekly Blocks ~ A Planning Tool

September 20, 2010

Last week we resumed our morning school routine after taking three weeks off at the end of summer school. During summer, my goal was to stick to a light schedule that would, at bare minimum, keep up the kid's basic math proficiency and writing skills. With a new season upon ...

Are We There Yet?

September 10, 2010

Seasonal transition is always hard for me. I'm sure I could link to posts written each spring and fall for the last couple years to help prove my point . (Speaking of which I have archives up now, as some of you have requested. You'll find the link at the ...

Forget About Balance

August 9, 2010

Mid June till Mid July was an intense month for our family. Not too much of that was reflected in this space but now that I've had a couple weeks to breathe and process I have a few thoughts about that holy grail of motherhood - balance. In short, I ...

How to Make a Summer Schedule

June 25, 2010

This is a re-post from last summer (last re-post this week, I promise). I want to just add this thought - having shared family values is I think the most important piece to making family life work well, schedules included. Once you determine what you value making decisions about how ...

Berries & Beaches ~ A Summer Manifesto

June 16, 2010

Before each summer I take time to think about what I'd like to do with the kids during these oh so brief warmer months. This is the first summer we are homeschooling year round, or at least that I am being more intentional about the kid's learning progress through the ...

Blogging is my Part Time (unpaid) Job

June 2, 2010

I call these type of posts blog navel gazing. This kind of introspection can be tedious to read. Feel free to skip right over it and come back another day, knowing of course you'll miss out on all my deep, dark blogging secrets. This month I've spent a lot of ...