I’m one of those women who doesn’t want to “have it all”.*
*depending on the definition of having it all, that is The internets have been sort of abuzz about Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article (uh, really it’s more …
Homeschooling
A simple way to teach children about historical figures
I DO mean simple. Also, free. Schweet. If your library is remotely decent, chances are good that they have a non-fiction section just for kids. …
Workbooks = A Happy Zoe
BlogHer recently offered me an opportunity to review Education.com‘s Premium Workbooks, a site that provides worksheets and a whole lot of other educational resources. (Most …
Monday Q&A | Plastic Waste, Email Maintenance, and Homeschooling with Little Siblings
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
Why I Homeschool My Children
So. This is not exactly the first time I’ve posted about homeschooling. But, it is just about the first time I’ve blogged about the topic …
Our Monticello Trip
I’m a little slow at getting these up, I know! We’ve been studying the U.S. Presidents this year, and when we read about Thomas Jefferson, …
We went on a bit of a field trip.
An overnight trip to Monticello, in fact. We got back last night, which means that I didn’t write a blog post for today. But, I’ll …
Some common homeschooling questions
I often get emails asking me about homeschooling, so I thought I’d take a post to answer some of the most common ones I receive. …
Monday Q&A | Destination Vacations and Unschooling
We’ll start things off with two related questions from the comment section of last week’s Q&A post. How do you feel about taking destination vacations? …
Homeschooling | a black and white photo essay
Although my blog is not specifically about homeschooling, I often get homeschooling questions from readers. Since a lot of people don’t really know what a …
Snippets of our school morning
It’s kinda dark and depressing here this morning, but for some reason, I felt the urge to play with my camera despite the poor light. …
How to do Frugal Charlotte-Mason-Style Geography
“Who’s Charlotte Mason?”, you may be wondering. I’ve written a bit about this before, but the Charlotte Mason method is based on the idea that …
Book Review: Lessons at Blackberry Inn and Pocketful of Pinecones
When I was first starting my homeschool journey as a teacher and not a student, my mom gave me a book by Karen Andreola entitled …
Monday Q&A | Why do I homeschool? + income questions
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
Monday Q&A | Stuffed Animals, Homeschooling, and Bread Machines
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …