Podcast Episodes

Realistic Expectations

Episode 103

A potent attitude poison is unrealistic expectations.

When we make a to-do list full of our own pet projects when our time is actually taken up with our children and their needs, we're going to be gru…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

Homeschool Management - two moms talk real life

Episode 102

So much has to be done in a homeschool day and the homeschool management struggle is real. How do you keep track of the daily work in your homeschool and manage to juggle the work? 

If you have multip…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

Brain Dump Tips (with Virginia Lee)

Episode 101

So, I like to say that all organization projects should begin with a brain dump. So, I thought that the best place to start would be to talk briefly about what a brain dump is and then we can start t…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

Organized Homeschool White Board

Episode 100

I’ve created a few iterations of a chore board over the last year and a half. First it was a poster board frame, and I wrote directly on the hard plastic frame. That worked well, because I could tuck…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Menu Planning for Each Personality Type

Episode 99

Ok, I just can’t get enough, and I hope you can’t, either.

There’s more than one way to menu plan, and your personality will predict which one is most likely to work for you.

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

A Digital Homeschool Planner

Episode 98

Keeping track of what each student is supposed to be doing, and making sure they are doing it is one of the struggles of homeschooling moms everywhere. Here’s how we’re managing it with a free online…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

How Often Should You Grocery Shop?

Episode 97

A decluttered kitchen is one of the first projects to undertake when minimizing and simplifying your home life. If you’ve ever wondered how to organize your life, you’ve probably thought of your clut…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

How I Catalog My Books

Episode 96

You know I love lists. And I also love books. So what could be better than a list of books?

How about a list of my books?

I won’t try to convince you that you need to catalog your books, because you pr…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Plan All the Meals

Episode 95

I know it seems overwhelming.

I know even just planning dinner sometimes seems overwhelming.

But, seriously, who wants to wake up and decide in the pre-coffee fog what to feed the troops for breakfast?…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Homeschooling Without a Schoolroom

Episode 94

We homeschool without a schoolroom. Like many homeschoolers, the kitchen table is where much of our work happens. We use our kitchen table, we use our dining room table, we use our couch, and we make…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago