I've been at this homeschooling gig for 15 plus years. After a few turns around the sun our years started taking a very predictable course. Maybe you can relate. August - I get caught up in the school supply sales (love me some paper products! LOL) and rah-rah of a new school year about to … Continue reading The ups and downs of my homeschooling year
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Quirky Ways to Celebrate March
Tired of St. Patrick's Day, wearing green, and eating corned beef and cabbage? Read on to find some more unusual ways to celebrate in March. (some of these links are affiliate links - please see my disclosure on the sidebar) Read Charlotte's Web March 1st is National Pig Day! You can read Charlotte's Web, watch … Continue reading Quirky Ways to Celebrate March
Easy March Crafts
I probably sound like a broken record, but "I can't believe it's almost March!" The weather here is telling me that it's true - 60 degrees one day, 50 mile per hour winds and flurries the next. Our March usually comes in like a lion and out like a lion, LOL. Keeping with my theme … Continue reading Easy March Crafts
Quirky Ways to Celebrate February
I for one vote to change the spelling to something more natural. FebUary. If you'd like to get off the beaten path of groundhog puppets and paper valentines, here are a few unusual ways to celebrate in February. (Some of these links are affiliate links. Please see my disclosure on the sidebar.) Clean House … Continue reading Quirky Ways to Celebrate February
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
Surviving the Holidays as an HSP – Part 3, Self Care
Welcome to the third part in my Highly Sensitive Homeschooler series on surviving the holiday season. The first two parts can be found here: Surviving the Holidays Part 1 - The Homeschooling Surviving the Holidays Part 2 - Know Your Lines This third part will focus on something I know so many caring, sensitive … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as an HSP – Part 3, Self Care
Surviving the Holidays – Part 2, Know Your Lines
Welcome to Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler. Today I'd like to talk a bit about boundaries and how to keep them with style and grace. Boundaries As a highly sensitive person, having personal boundaries is essential to your mental and physical health. Boundaries communicate to others just how far you will … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays – Part 2, Know Your Lines
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
Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler
Not sure why God in his goodness ordained that the stressful season of holidays should come right after the November Homeschooling Blahs (if you don't know what that is I'll have to do a post on it soon)...maybe the holidays are supposed to be soul filling, but as a highly sensitive mom and homeschooler, it's hard to … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler
Upcoming Series: Homeschool styles vs. HSP
Does anyone else feel like they need a vacation after their holiday? I hope all of you that celebrate had a Happy Easter. What I love most about the Easter season in our religion is the joy, and how it's encouraged to be celebrated for over a month! Lent always leaves me feeling a little … Continue reading Upcoming Series: Homeschool styles vs. HSP