Organization for moms is not about getting everything under their own control, but about being prepared for the real life influenced and affected by many other people and many other agendas. Unfortunately, Pinterest and Martha Stewart give us a false picture of what organization is really all about. So, when you want to get organized…
It’s so easy to feel worn down by our work in the home. The work is always needing to be done again, over and over, day after day. Won’t it ever stop? Do you want it to? Of course not. Not really. To wish it all to stop is a death wish – and nowhere…
Ordo amoris is a concept that touches every homeschool day, whether or not we realize it. Imagine the typical scene: The math page looms. “But I don’t want to,” the child moans. The book awaits. “But I don’t like it,” the child whines. Maybe you start off homeschooling with grand visions and high hopes. Maybe…
By Tracy Grossmann It was at the beginning of this school year that I picked up the Autobiography of Ben Franklin. My husband has long been a fan of biographies, and I have provided them in a steady stream to my kid-readers, who also love them. I, however, have rarely read biographies (in fact, I…
There is so much to keep track of at home. Not only does everyone want to eat three times a day, but the house also has a fast trajectory down Entropy Lane. There are apps for home routines. But will we really check yet another app consistently and regularly? Do we need one more place…
Focus starts in your head, not in your closets. [pullquote align=”center”] “I feel like my house and life spin out of control way too often.” [/pullquote] Sound familiar? [pullquote align=”center”] “I spend more of my energy on regrouping and catching up than on making any noticeable progress.” [/pullquote] You don’t need more tips about how…
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Personally, I always wanted a home to keep. I never wanted a career. I have only ever wanted a home and family to tend. I’ve never questioned that it is worthwhile. Whenever I think of it I am flooded with gratitude that…
I will give you a tour of my Google Calendar to show you tips and tricks for using it well and keeping track of everything going on in your life, from menu planning to appointments to record-keeping! This video is a small part of the Work the Plan course, a streamlined course that walks you…
Homeschoolers use their homes hard. What cleaning tasks give us the biggest bang for our time bucks? What chores prevent chaos best? That’s what today’s list is all about. If only I were as good at doing my lists as writing them. But this month, I’m doing the fun part: writing and sharing my homeschool…
Multum non Multa, or Simplicity Part of the Education Is for Life Series It is true that education is a life, and it is true that Life is an education, but it is also true that education is for life. If this classical education we are seeking for our children is meant to prepare them…