Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling

  When you are struggling in your homeschooling or life in general, it might help to ask yourself two big questions. What is the real challenge here for you? In Micheal Bungay Stanier's book The Coaching Habit (affiliate), he has some great questions that he designed to improve your management and leadership skills, but they are also great … Continue reading Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling

Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homschooler – Parting Thoughts

    How is everyone holding up?  For many of you the holidays are beginning to reach a crescendo, with Christmas a few days away.  Maybe others of you are done for the most part - enjoy watching the rest of us run around like crazy people. 😉 My one parting thought before the wave … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homschooler – Parting Thoughts

The Bucket

I was first introduced to the bucket theory through my daughters' allergist. Basically, the body can be like a bucket, and too much exposure to even mild allergens, toxins, or pathogens fills that bucket, and leaves little room for the immune system to work...like a bucket that has become full from many drops over time. When … Continue reading The Bucket

Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling

Welcome to my series on homeschooling through the holidays as a highly sensitive homeschooler. Today is Day 1 - Homeschooling. Homeschooling in December It's no secret that homeschooling can sometimes be difficult for a highly sensitive person under normal conditions.  Add in the holidays, and BAM (Oooo, sorry.... bam)  and you have a recipe for … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling