Category: Homeschooling
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The Dumbest Thing I Did When I Started Homeschooling (Spoiler: Don’t make the same mistake I did)
What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done on your homeschooling journey? I’ll go first… I thought I could figure it all out on my own.Yep, former teacher here. I assumed the transition from public school to homeschool would be simple and seamless. After all, I had classroom experience and a love for teaching. I knew how…
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Promise You Won’t Judge Me… But Our First Year of Homeschooling Was a Disaster (Why mindset, not curriculum, is the real key to success)
You can only keep reading if you promise not to judge me. Because when we first started homeschooling, it was an absolute disaster. I remember the stress of those early days like it was yesterday…The constant questioning.The messy house.The unfinished lessons.The paralyzing guilt that whispered, “You’re not doing enough.” Guilt Was My Constant Companion I couldn’t figure out…
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The One Thing That Changes Everything in Homeschooling (And it’s not the curriculum)
Here’s your reminder to slow down.To take in the snuggles during read-alouds.To notice the giggles during lunch.To breathe in the moments of togetherness that homeschooling brings because these moments? They matter more than anything in your planner. When I first started homeschooling, I had no idea just how much it would change everything.Not just for my…
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How I Learned to Trust My Kids (and Myself) in Homeschooling
When we first started homeschooling, I didn’t realize how much pressure I was carrying. Not just pressure to teach well, but pressure to prove this whole thing was working. To show results. To stay “on track.” To justify to myself, and sometimes others, that we weren’t messing everything up by walking away from the traditional path. I…
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When I Skipped Deschooling (And What It Cost Us)
There I was, just a few months into our homeschool journey already questioning everything and slipping back into old routines I thought we left behind. We had pulled our kids out of public-school mid-year, in February. I was determined. Motivated. Hopeful. And maybe a little naive. I envisioned slow mornings with warm mugs of tea,…