Looking to simplify your homeschool, but reluctant to make any major changes and overhaul your plans? Guess what? You don’t have to start big. I’ve compiled a list of changes that you could make TODAY to start minimalist homeschooling.Read More »Start Minimalist Homeschooling Today: Baby Steps to Simplify Your Homeschool
Lots of blogs, podcasts, and conversations over coffee talk about homeschool mom self-care. We know it’s important, but rarely is it a priority. I’m the worst. I spent years of my life researching the effects of chronic-stinkin’-stress, and how it LITERALLY rewires parts of the brain and changes behavior, and yet, I fall prey to chronic stress as much as everyone else. Although, I’m getting better.
Normally, I’m a planner. I’m a list-maker and checker-offer (apparently, I make-up words, too). But, 2017 was totally the year that was NOT planned.Read More »How Homeschool Mom Self-Care Accidentally Happened… and gave me a productive year.
One of the questions that comes up frequently among minimalist homeschoolers, is how to “spread the feast,” while keeping things simple and stress-free. Luckily, if you can adjust your mindset a bit, there are a 4 key ways to combine spreading the feast like Charlotte Mason and minimalist homeschooling simplicity.Read More »Combine Charlotte Mason and Minimalist Homeschooling: How to “Spread the Feast” with a Minimal Mindset
Life can feel so overwhelming. So busy. Some days – most days – there is a never-ending to-do list and no light at the end of the tunnel. We crave an easier existence, but don’t know how exactly to simplify life.
In comes Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. If you haven’t read the book recently, I suggest picking it up as a case study on how to simplify life. Then use the Little House as a litmus test for your own life.
No time to go read a novel?
I hear ya. That’s why you’re here!
So, I’ll give you the “Everything You Need to Know about Using the Little House Litmus Test to Simplify Life” article here. Here are 7 ways to be more “Little House” in life:Read More »Simplify Life – The Little House Litmus Test
To prioritize homeschooling doesn’t just mean that you have to put homeschooling first before other commitments (although that is an option), but also that you must prioritize WITHIN your homeschooling.
I have already written about why “life balance” is a complete sham. Do NOT buy into trying to “balance” everything. Do not drink that kool-aid. I’m just going to come out and say it again (and again, and again): Balance is the road to overwhelm. Instead…
Prioritize.
Prioritize.
Prioritize.
If you want to make a big mark on your space, your schedule, your homeschool – in short, your life – this is the one piece of advice I would give you: Prioritize.
You have a limited amount of time.
You have a limited amount of space.
You have a limited amount of money.
You have a limited amount of energy (this is the one that is usually hardest for moms to accept).
Can you and I talk frankly with one another about the minimalist homeschooling mindset? Grab something to drink, and stick with me for a bit. I think you’ll like where this goes…Read More »Minimalist Homeschooling Mindset Hack #5 – Change your mindset to remove the mental barriers to minimalism
Have you ever wondered why your home doesn’t stay clean? Why no matter how long you spend tidying a space, your little army of clones manages to recreate a battle zone in 10 seconds? Exactly how is it people can KEEP the house clean???
Keeping the house clean is potentially a problem for 3 reasons that you probably have not considered yet… It’s time to finally reclaim your home.Read More »Keep the House Clean – 3 Surprising Reasons Your Home is Still a Mess
We all want to love homeschooling, and the first mindset hack in the book Minimalist Homeschooling is: Do what you love; use what you love.
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This isn’t named first because it is novel (hello there, cliché), nor because it is especially profound advice. “Do what you love” is named first because it is the basis of the minimalist mindset.
Minimalism has become synonymous with purging, decluttering, simplifying, and non-consumerism. However, it is really important to me that we are clear: the purging and simplifying are the means to the end. In reality, the whole point of minimalism is to fill your space with those things that are most valuable – either because they are truly necessary, or because they are truly loved.
Minimalists want to fill their space with only the most important things. In order to do so, they purge and declutter. In the process their space (and routines) are simplified, and they cease to buy so many things. Minimalists live with less because they have the perfect amount of what they love and need.
We must be careful to understand therefore, that the rule of minimalism is NOT simply “Live with less,” but rather “Live with the perfect amount of what you need and love.” It just so happensRead More »“Do What You Love”… because minimalist homeschooling is so much more than purging books. How to Love Homeschooling.
What is Minimalist Homeschooling anyway?
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Are you familiar with minimalism? It’s the hot trend sweeping the world, where people live happier, more content lives with less. So, what is minimalist homeschooling?
Minimalism embraces a simplified, uncluttered life. Minimalist Homeschooling embraces a simplified, uncluttered education.
Minimalism is all about ignoring mass consumerism in our “have it all” society. Minimalist Homeschooling is all about ignoring the “do it all” mentality rampant in homeschooling communities.
Minimalism encourages people to evaluate what is most important – what is truly necessary or sparks joy. Minimalist homeschooling encourages educators to evaluate what is necessary and sparks joy in their child’s education.
It sounds simple enough, right? In fact, it sounds a lot like what we all want for our children: We want to teach them everything they need to know, and nurture a love of learning and a love for specific subjects.
If it’s that simple, why is it so HARD to do it?
