I never went “off to college”, but I did go. I did a full year and stayed at home, but I still needed all of these skills! This is a great guest post that shares 7 skills you need before going off to college. 7 Life Skills You Need before College Ian McArthur I remember…
The Many Benefits of Reading {Guest Post}
As many of you know I am a HUGE advocate for reading. I teach my children to love books from a young age and we read together as a family almost daily! I have seen so many great benefits of reading in my own life! I am excited to have Alek share with us this…
How to Foster Your Child’s Creativity
One of my favortie things about homeschooling is that I am able to let my children be who they are and let them use their creativity in all aspects of their education. My children are all so creative in their own way and it’s fun to see that as their mentor and mother! Now you…
How to Have Peace of Mind as a Renter
My husband and I have been renters and are soon going to become landlords to a home we are buying and renting out in the next couple of months! Renting can be nice, but it can also be stressful living in someone else’s home! I really enjoyed this guest post from Darci Maxwell where she shares with…
Mindful Eating – 7 Tips to Help You
I have been thinking a lot about the word “Intentional”. A friend of mine told me it was her word for the year, funny because I had been thinking of the same word. I need to be better at doing things intentionally or on purpose, especially when it comes to eating food. Sometimes I just…
Hands On Approach to Fractions & Decimals using Woot Math
“I Hate Math!!”my 7 year old the other day! Oh boy, math can be a doozie for some kids. Thankfully he got over it and figured out that it really wasn’t too hard of a concept to understand. For the most part my kids do fairly well in math, but they all have their days when…
Inside Out Emotions Game
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #InsideOutMovieNight #CollectiveBias I’m am a bit of an emotional person. I don’t hide anything. I guess you could say I wear my emotions on my sleeve. For the most part I think most people can tell if I am…
Upstart: A Free Preschool Program in Utah
This post is sponsored by Mom It Forward and UPSTART all opinions are 100% my own! #ad #UtahUPSTART A couple years ago I was homeschooling two of my oldest kids one in first grade and one in third, I had a preschooler and a brand new baby and I knew that I needed to do…
Teaching Children Shapes with Fun Games
With school coming up I have 2 toddlers to entertain this year. I’m hoping one will still take a nap each day, but he is just now starting to fight them. (Pray for me people!) Lots of people ask me how I homeschool with little kids around. My answer to them is usually something like,…
Post-it Notes Organization Center and Creative Ways to Use Them
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SchoolYearReady #CollectiveBias With back to school coming next week, for us at least, I have been having so much fun getting all my new curriculum and school supplies these last couple weeks. One of my favorite school supplies is Post-it®…