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My favorite planning tip to enjoy this season without feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Practical ways to structure your Summer days at home. Summer can be very complicated. We all look forward to the different pace that summer brings. I always picture it being simple, full of popsicles, swimming, and fun. But it often does not…
What does it look like to embrace the summer season and create a cozy atmosphere of home without thick blankets or a warm fire? Each season has a uniqueness to it that can change depending on our lifestyle, job, kids, and of course location. But I like to include things into my daily and weekly…
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It doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are a few categories I use for my summer meal planning. Simplify your summer meal planning with a handy list of go-to recipes. Today I am sharing some of my favorites to inspire your planning as we head into the summer season. Let’s jump into it! 🍴 Free…
Around here it is heating up and the school is ending. We are headed into the summer season. There are several things that I think about at this time of year. My book project has me very busy these days so I am including some excellent resources from the archives that will help you in…
As Summer moves into Fall a practice that I have found grounding for me is seasonal reflection. The longer reflection is avoided, the harder it is to do. The more backlog we get, the more we have to work through. So I like to take the time at the change of each season to pause,…
Moving from our Summer Break into the busy Back to School Season takes some time. I want to provide a slow gentle transition during this season. So often our culture expects us to switch modes without on-ramps into the busy activity. I want to do things differently. I want to take a slower approach letting…
I think we all deserve a summer break. I have come across an interesting phenomenon in homeschool families. They expect to be doing school work year-round. Whether they are intentionally year-round schooling or just always feeling guilty for “not getting enough school work done”. I have experienced this guilt in my own home as well.…
What does Summer Break mean to you? How do you separate that time from the rest of the school year? As a homeschool mom, I have the added challenge of making that time feel different to the kids than the rest of the school year. Sure, we take a break from our school work, and…
By the time April & May show up on the calendar I am ready to start my summer planning. If I am NOT the one deciding what my summer looks like then it gets decided FOR me. I stumble into August completely exhausted and worn out. I have no energy to start the school year…
Summer can be very complicated. We all look forward to the different pace that summer brings. I always picture it being simple, full of popsicles, swimming, and fun. But it often does not end up that way. At least for me. Summer does not feel the same as it did in my childhood. It is…
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