Preschool and Tossing Out the Schedule

I’ve discussed, at length, my Type A personality. I like schedules. I like plans. I LOVE it when things are predictable and orderly. Thing is: preschoolers do not care about personality types and Mommy’s personal preferences. What’s more? Being super structured isn’t necessarily good for the average two year old. Their job right now is … Continue reading →

Hi, My Name is Julie and I’m Addicted to Office Supplies

Have you ever watched Hoarders and seen those women who spend their family into debt buy buying thousands of clothing items they never get around to wearing? Yeah, that’s me…but with office supplies. I have to physically stop myself from going to the office-supply sections of any store unless I know we have spending money … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum and a Bit More Freedom

In my post from Tuesday, I talked about how structured J’s last school year was. I was new, and let’s face it, I like to organize, over plan and file things away. Overall, it actually worked pretty well for us. I was grateful to not have to think too hard about the school plan. Between … Continue reading →

So I Need 50 of These

When I went to Office Max the other day for printer ink (and to wander because I LOVE organization & office stores sell all kinds of ways to get organized), I found the coolest thing on clearance. This is a 2-inch, 3-ring binder with a built in file-folder and a pencil-pouch. It is amazing! I have decided … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Bumps and Simple Fixes

Yesterday was…rough. Well, actually it was hellish. I’ve been so seriously sick with this pregnancy the J has been working through his workbooks sporadically and pretty much solo. Yesterday was our first venture back into the “real world” of homeschooling. It did not go well. Hormones make my already short temper even worse, and a … Continue reading →

Where We’ve Been

I haven’t posted in a few days. Labor Day really threw us for a loop! We had to still maintain our hours for the week, so that meant cramming 5 days of work into 4. Stick Boy did great though. He just buckled down and got straight to work every day. We worked through our … Continue reading →

Homeschool SkedTrack Review

A good friend of mine from college is back in town and homeschooling! It is great! She invited me to a homeschool group for Missouri homeschoolers, also awesome, and that lead me to http://www.homeschoolskedtracker.com. I am so excited about this! I was panicking about making sure we reach the required amount of hours each day … Continue reading →

Our Homeschool Lesson Plan Book and free downloads.

When scouring the internet and local teacher stores, something became abundantly clear. There is no such thing as a lesson plan book for homeschoolers. At first, I thought this was because homeschooling is still done by the minority of families, but now I really think it has more to do with how homeschooling families work. … Continue reading →