One of the first comments people mention to us when we tell them we are homeschooling involves the social aspect, or rather, the question of us worrying if they will be socially awkward or strange. How will our kids possible be socialized if they aren’t in a classroom all day? Truth be told, this was a…
When I was in elementary school I knew zero kids that were homeschooled. It wasn’t even a concept I was really aware of at the time. I had my first introduction to homeschooling when I was in my last year or two of high school, I was friends of friends with a girl who was homeschooled. A girl,…
Runner up post title was: How to Simplify When Your Daughter is a Sentimental Hoarder (hmm, that actually sounds like me when I was growing up). One thing I’ve learned in the last few years is: I don’t need better organizing systems, I need less stuff. That revelation was huge and ever so helpful for…
For the past few years I’ve created an annual bucket list around my birthday with items that I’d like to accomplish or attempt before my next birthday comes around. I’ve corresponded the number on the list with the number I am turning; last year I turned twenty-nine so I created a list of twenty-nine things…
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about some adoption FAQ’s I’d like to answer. Some of these questions I’ve had people ask me and because I’m pretty much a Moses when it comes to speaking I probably mumbled some incoherent answer and came up with a better answer later and have been kicking myself ever…
Books have always been a huge part of my life, and each year I like to think back to which were my favorites from the year. 2015 was the first year since probably about high school that I read quite a bit of fiction, this is thanks to me getting hooked on audiobooks and listening to…
