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Aug. 3, 2016
Attitude #2: Prepare for it to get worse before it gets better
One of my friends preaches on occasion. If the verses he is preparing to speak about relate to gratitude, he will catch himself being ungrateful. If the verses are about loving your neighbor, he will face a situation that makes … Continue reading
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Aug. 2, 2016
Attitude #1: How is your attitude?
What is the saying? If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! Children are astonishingly perceptive. Have you ever noticed that the times that you are the most agitated—the times you’d really appreciate it if your children could just get along!—are … Continue reading
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Jul. 29, 2016
Housekeeping #4: Have less stuff
In our house, each child has a box in the IKEA Kallax shelving that is dedicated to their treasures. When the box is full, they can go through their treasures and rearrange or reduce to make room for more. But … Continue reading
Tagged declutter, have less, Housekeeping, Sonlight
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Jul. 28, 2016
Housekeeping #3: The 80/20 Rule and Housework
You have probably heard of the 80/20 Rule. Twenty percent of effort will get you 80% of the way there. Or, basically, effort is not linear. Some effort produces an outsized effect. In day-to-day life, you have to make choices … Continue reading
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Jul. 27, 2016
Housekeeping #2: The two top housekeeping priorities
I had a friend whose priority was to keep all horizontal surfaces clean. Visually, it is amazing to accomplish that! But it is also very time-consuming, and difficult to maintain. If you have even one thing on a surface, it … Continue reading
Tagged Clean house, Housekeeping, Sonlight
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Jul. 26, 2016
Housekeeping #1
Over the years, this is one of the main questions that comes up for all homeschoolers: how do you manage to keep up with the housework? There are some capital-intensive answers, like get a Roomba or hire outside help. There … Continue reading
Tagged Housekeeping, manage time, Sonlight
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Jul. 21, 2016
Learning Doesn't End at Graduation
There are days when I look back with longing at the days when we were homeschooling, and wish for those days again. Especially when the current part of my journey is difficult. Surely it was "easier" in those days! The … Continue reading
