Forty Plants Challenge: Week One
Follow In my last post, I outlined why I am changing my diet based on test results. Moving to a plant-dominant diet from an animal-dominant diet is quite a mindset change, and many people have...
View ArticleGrinch Party: A Christmas Eve Family Celebration
Follow Every year for Christmas, we choose a theme for the year. We do ornaments, activities, pajamas, movies, gifts and more to fit that year’s theme. It’s become a fun family tradition that we...
View ArticleDairy-Free Lime Sherbet
Follow As I discussed in our last post, we are doing Grinch Floats for Christmas Eve. That required a lime sherbet and lemon-lime soda. I couldn’t find any sherbets on the market that were...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Two
Follow This is the account of the week before Christmas, so my goal was to hit my 40 plants but also to enjoy the treats we have that lead up to the holiday. So this week, I will be baking and...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Three
Follow As this week includes Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there will be far too much sugar and other treats involved, which can and did increase inflammation and insomnia for me. I didn’t do well...
View Article2019 Bullet Journal Set Up
Follow Bullet Journaling has become a consistent habit in my life. It has been the only home, business and life planning system I have stuck with continuously. So here is my video of what my 2019...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Four
Follow Sometimes, there’s the good, the bad and the ugly. Last week was ugly. This week, we work on recovery. Remember that container of homemade chocolate bark I mentioned last week? I put it in the...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Five
Follow Sunday Sunday started with Jeff leaving town for a business conference. Trey made a puff oven pancake with blueberries for us to eat while watching our church service online. He used Better...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Six
Follow Sunday Breakfast was more leftover Buddha Bowl components from the previous week- buckwheat, fruit compote, almond yogurt with chia seeds, and the like. That compote contained cherries,...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Seven
Follow Sunday Sunday morning I slept in. We had to get up very early to get Jeff and Belle out the door, so I went back to bed and slept until 11. I ate peanut butter toast and scrambled eggs. That...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Eight
Follow Week eight was a challenging week due to insomnia. Consistently waking up in the middle of the night and needing several hours to fall back asleep is causing me to eat too little during the day,...
View ArticleSeven Tips to Prevent Homeschool Mom Burnout
Homeschool mom burnout is a very real problem in our communities. I often hear the discussion, but the solutions offered don’t really help. I often hear ‘push through’ or ‘just stop, you don’t have to...
View ArticleKeeping A Homeschool Bullet Journal
In my last post, Seven Tips to Prevent Homeschool Mom Burnout, I discussed using a bullet journal to plan our homeschool year. Today I’d like to expand on how we keep a homeschool bullet journal for my...
View ArticleHow to Create a Homeschool Syllabus for Your High Schooler
A homeschool syllabus is a wonderful tool for you and your high schooler to use throughout the year. Combined with a bullet journal, these are the two tools I recommend every college-bound homeschooler...
View ArticleHomeschool a Distracted Child, No Matter Their Age!
Finding ways to homeschool a distracted child can be a challenge, no matter their age! Do you have an easily distracted homeschooler? The truth is that I believe to some extent, all children are easily...
View ArticleHomeschool Class Plans – The Ultimate Guide!
Have you thought about homeschooling for high school? Many parents are intimidated by trying to do high school at home. Between homeschool class plans, the increased workload and the college or trade...
View ArticleHomeschool for College Credit
This Fall begins dual enrollment college for my high school Junior. So in her honor, let’s look at the three ways we can homeschool for college credit in high school. Homeschool Using College Is dual...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Five
Sunday Sunday started with Jeff leaving town for a business conference. Trey made a puff oven pancake with blueberries for us to eat while watching our church service online. He used Better Batter for...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Six
Sunday Breakfast was more leftover Buddha Bowl components from the previous week- buckwheat, fruit compote, almond yogurt with chia seeds, and the like. That compote contained cherries, cranberries,...
View ArticleForty Plants Challenge: Week Seven
Sunday Sunday morning I slept in. We had to get up very early to get Jeff and Belle out the door, so I went back to bed and slept until 11. I ate peanut butter toast and scrambled eggs. That gave me...
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