Heading back to school isn’t just an adjustment for our kids, it takes a toll on parents too. New routines, new schedules, new friends, new classrooms, new expectations… the checklist is endless. To soften the blow of the first day shock to your system, I’ve come up with a list of some of…
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Field Trip Fridays!
I’ve had a few people ask about our Homeschool curriculum. I chose My Father’s World to try out for our first year of homeschooling. I don’t have a lot of experience with Homeschooling, but I can say I love the organization and lesson plans My Father’s World provides. One of the things I love most…
Homeschool Week 2: The Importance of Nature
We’ve all heard about the many benefits of the great outdoors. As a child I remember exploring a creek behind our neighborhood for hours. I remember watching tadpoles swim and digging for worms. I remember pretending to search for gold in the creek like it was the California Gold Rush. I remember building…
Back to School Cocktails
Whether it’s a woohoo! Or a boohoo situation… Back to School is a perfect excuse to indulge in a couple adult beverages! This morning, I had the amazing opportunity to hop on a Zoom with the talented folks at WOIO in Cleveland to demonstrate some of my favorite Back to School cocktails with…
Starting a New Journey: Homeschooling!
If you would have told me at the beginning of 2020 that I would end the calendar year as a homeschool mom, I would have laughed. I’m not saying I have never considered it… but it wasn’t anything on my radar. But, then again, I don’t think anything that’s happened in 2020 was…
Back to School 2020 Edition
I can’t believe August 1st is this weekend. This summer, in particular, has seemed to fly by. Perhaps it’s the anticipation of better days ahead and life returning back to “normal” — or maybe it’s the inability to enjoy the things we normally do during the summer like the swimming pool, beach vacations…
