minimalist homeschooling

Keep the House Clean – 3 Surprising Reasons Your Home is Still a Mess

3 Surprising Reasons for your Mess
and 3 Easy Ways to Remedy It

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

Prevent Homeschool Overwhelm

7 Ways to Prevent Homeschool Overwhelm
That Every New Homeschooler Needs to Know

You’re busy, I’m busy, let’s get to the point. There are some very real ways to prevent homeschool overwhelm, and if you’re a new homeschooler, you need to know them.  If you’re a veteran homeschooler, consider this a friendly reminder.Read More »Prevent Homeschool Overwhelm

“Do What You Love”… because minimalist homeschooling is so much more than purging books. How to Love Homeschooling.

Do What You Love…
because minimalist homeschooling is
so much more than purging books.

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?

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?

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My List of Educational Shows for Homeschooling – Educational Shows and Websites for Learning at Home

Often parents, but especially moms are worn-out, stressed, and busy.  Add homeschooling, and it can spin out of control with each minute adding more stress, more obligation, more guilt, more sense of urgency, more needs, more wants, more decisions, more noise… This is where educational shows for homeschooling come in.

Sometimes life happens, and keeps happening, and I need the kids appropriately occupied so I can batten down the hatches and prevent the ship from sinking.  #momtruth.  Read More »My List of Educational Shows for Homeschooling – Educational Shows and Websites for Learning at Home