Simplified Organization is a Christian podcast for busy moms who are looking for practical help in managing their homes, families, and lives for God’s glory. We keep it real without complaining and we help women overcome the overwhelm and perfectionism that comes from the comparison game. Join us as we chat about realistic home and…
As moms, we recognize our need to be more flexible, but we rarely consider what we really mean. What do we want when we want more flexibility? Usually, when we want flexibility, we’re actually noticing negatives without really being sure what the solution is. Flexibility is a nebulous, vague concept, but it appears to be…
It happens so often. We’ve been doing school for weeks on end, and we’re tired. We all – mother and children – are desperately looking forward to the upcoming break, whether it’s a midyear break, holiday break, or summer break. The first day of break is glorious. Then, it starts: “Mom, I’m bored!” Teaching our…
There’s no doubt about it: Homeschooling makes a house messy. It seems like having a homeschool room – especially an organized homeschool room – would make the mess go away or at least stay away. But it doesn’t work that way, at least not at my house. I believe doing school in your normal family…
Does the word schedule make you break out in hives? Do you picture yourself harried and deflated at the end of a day on a homeschool daily schedule? Maybe for you, like me, that’s a vivid memory, not a theoretical picture. Schedules get a negative reaction in the homeschool world, and I totally get why….
We don’t start homeschooling in order to fail. In fact, no matter why each one of us ultimately chooses to homeschool, fear of failure is likely our number-one obstacle and difficulty. We want to homeschool successfully. Fear of failure makes us choose the “safe bet” textbook program. Fear of failure keeps us up at night….
Pesky paperwork, asking obnoxious questions. If you stay home, what is your listed occupation? What do you fill into that occupation blank at the doctor’s office, at therapy, on your tax return? Is homemaker a legitimate occupation or should you just leave it blank? Even as someone who earns money on the side, I write…
A new year is like a promise of a fresh start, a new beginning, a turning of the page that might mean the turning of a new leaf. What can we do to start the new year well? I am always trying to turn over new leaves. Too many times I’ve tried turning them overnight,…
Do you need a schedule as a stay-at-home mom or not? Is it the missing piece that will finally make you organized or is it a pipe dream that will only lead to even more frustration and overwhelm? We only have a limited amount of hours in the day, yet we have so much to…
What does it take to be a successful mom? What does it mean to be a successful mom? Who defines success? How do we know if we’ve arrived or if we count as “successful”? Especially as stay-at-home moms it can be so hard to know how we’re doing because we look at the standards and…