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Dec. 14, 2025

Connection? (July 14th, 2023)

Do you ever think about the many words or phrases that get tossed around all the time? .....Mindset...Connection....Authenticity...Healthy Lifestyle... But what do they mean? For a while I would take the meaning of other people and try to mat…

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Dec. 14, 2025

What is The Unschooling Lifestyle (How to start Unschooling June 30, 2023)

Podcasts and interviews are becoming a regular activity around here and I love them because they help fine tune my purpose and passions for this lifestyle. A few days ago I was a guest on Mandy Moon Land's podcast who is a friend and a fellow Unscho…

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Dec. 14, 2025

New Rhythms (June 30, 2022)

Dear All, I started this blog in 2021 to share our (traditional) homeschool journey but the last few months have been filled with life changes that altered the so-called traditional style/routine that I thought we had in place. It has been a jour…

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Dec. 14, 2025

But what about socialization?

When I tell people that I’m a homeschool mom their first words are “... but what about socialization?” and at the beginning of our journey it made me uncomfortable because I felt I had to justify my decision. Two years later and I’m ready for the qu…

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Dec. 14, 2025

Why I stopped being a teacher...

When homeschooling first crossed your mind, did you have a vision? Did you think of yourself as a teacher right away? Were you overwhelmed or did you feel at ease? Did you have dreams of baking as a family, making crafts and reading living books (if…

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Dec. 14, 2025

New to homeschooling? Two things that will help you survive the first year.

You decided to homeschool your children, congratulations! Or perhaps you are a pandemic homeschooler like our family and are eager to get started because you don’t want your children to be behind. Let me say this (for you and for me)—our children wi…

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Nov. 16, 2025

Behind the Scenes (2026 season)

Dear all,  This blog post will read more like a diary for two reasons: First, to remind me that I do in fact move along and create some progress within the walls of my squirrel brain. Second, well I think it's amazing the amount of love and work th…

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