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Helping homeschool moms & work from home moms thrive. Sharing mom life strategies that work. Less chaos. More confidence. Life Unboxed is a momtrepreneur's guide to raising kids, running a business, and keeping your sanity. For more great momtrepreneur content check out lifeunboxed.blog. New episodes posted weekly.
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I know you have so many questions on how do you start homeschool. How do I know if I am doing enough? Will my kids be weird if I homeschool them? You have a lot of questions on how do you start homeschool. Some of them are totally valid. Others you just need to toss them in the bin, because they are, well, absurd. Don’t waste your time on those. I get it. Homeschool can feel like jumping in the deep end without your floaties on. Mom, I have your life ring. Take a deep breath. I go...
Parenting is hard, but it is also the greatest thing we will ever do. This parent guide is going to walk you through the hardest stage of parenting. No, it isn’t the infant, toddler, or preschool stages. The hardest stage of parenting is launching your teen/young adult kids. Yes, I need a parent guide for it. Since it is hard to find, let us share our knowledge and walk each other through the hardest stage of parenting. The launching stage. Each stage of parenting comes with its c...
This is a question I see a lot from new homeschool families. Do I need homeschool curriculum accredited? The thought behind homeschool curriculum accredited is may be it add more legitimacy to your homeschool. Or you are planning for your kids to return to public school at some point, so accredited homeschool curriculum will make that easier. Before you dive down the rabbit hole of homeschool curriculum accredited, or you start second-guessing all your homeschool choices, let’s t...
Get all the links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-preschool/ Do you really need to homeschool preschool? The short answer is no. Now you can stop reading and be on your merry way. But if you want to homeschool preschool, then do it. And keep reading as I share all my tips on homeschool preschool. Homeschool preschool has been a saga for us. I have bought the expensive curriculum for the first 5 kids, and then promptly kicked myself because I spent so much money on somet...
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-curriculum-for-kindergarten/ There was a time that I was terrified of teaching kindergarten. It didn’t matter how good the homeschool curriculum for kindergarten was, I just didn’t want to do it. It was much easier to send the kids to school for kindergarten and first grade. Then once they had the basics down, I would bring them home and homeschool them. Then I didn’t need to worry about finding the best homeschool curricul...
You officially learned how to start a homeschool group as a non-profit organization. Or at least you have the tools and knowledge to know where to begin. Now it is time to put procedures in place, so the functioning of the homeschool group is smooth. Or at least as smooth as possible while you figure things out. Yes, you are going to have an idea of how you want your homeschool group to operate, and you will put those policies in place. But as you get into it, you will find that there a...
Are you looking for a way to connect with other homeschool families, but your community seems to be missing a piece. If you are ready to start a homeschool co op, then this if for you. Everything you need on how to start a homeschool co op. Anyone can start a homeschool group, you just need to know how to start a homeschool co op. Homeschool groups are a great way to connect with other homeschool families. We've been part of our homeschool co op for ten years now. Our kids ...
A homeschool co-op is a lot of fun, but it also fills the outlet for homeschool socialization. There are different types of co-ops, but a true homeschool co op is parent led and involved. Usually, the parents are teaching all the classes. Now I know your first thought is, “What can I teach?” There are so many homeschool co-op ideas, but I know it is hard to know what you will enjoy teaching. You can see the previous 25 homeschool co-op class ideas. And here are 25 more easy co-op class...
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-co-op-2/ You don’t need a degree in education or a Pinterest-perfect craft room to write and create a homeschool co op class. I’ve taught a few homeschool co op classes, and I always prefer to write my own. Then I can teach what I want and create a class that is truly fun and enrichment. Even if it feels like you are barely keeping up with your own homeschool and let’s not mention the laundry. You can still create, wr...
Do you think about joining a homeschooling co-op, but you aren't sure how you can contribute? Are you fresh out of ideas for a co-op class? There is good news! You can easily create a class that you will love to teach and will be fun for kids too. And if you are hesitating because you don't feel like you have anything to give. Let me tell you mom, you do. Share your knowledge and gifts. You have something to contribute. Show notes, links and sample schedule: https://lifeunboxed.blog/how-to-te...
Resources mentioned in the show: https://lifeunboxed.blog/co-op-homeschool/ Homeschooling doesn't mean that you do everything alone. Co-op homeschool is a great way for families to get together and share what they are good at, things they like, and find support. Co-op homeschool is a great way to add enrichment classes to your homeschool, without adding one more thing to teach to your plate. Homeschool co-ops give parents a break from teaching every subject. They give mom a...
The to do list is like the life-blood of your day. You can’t move or plan without it. At least it is for me. I live by my to do list. You write it all out so you can see what needs to be done and check those boxes when it does get done. I love that part. The downside of writing it all out is it is visually overwhelming. You want to cry when you see everything that you need to do. But you can avoid to do list overwhelm. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and let’s tackle it. Show not...
Juggling everything and don’t feel like you have time for anything? Your work from home and homeschool mom superpower is planning in the cracks. What are the margins in your day? The little micro-cracks of time throughout your day are going to make it possible for you to accomplish big and little things. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/what-are-the-margins/ Shop the Homeschool Store Find your tribe. Join the online community: Rebel Moms Club for Working Homesc...
Time blocking doesn’t work for everyone. I know this is popular with all the productivity gurus, as a self-proclaimed guru here is your permission to toss it in the bin. Time blocking is always presented as the ultimate productivity solution, but what if it just doesn’t work for you. Then you feel like you failed, and you will never get this time management thing figured out. The only thing left to do it is to eat chocolate and drink coffee in your room while pondering what a failure yo...
Moms working from home, we all want to get stuff done without losing our minds. Most days that happens, but it does take some planning. If you want a day without the chaos, yes, it is possible, then you need to have a plan and implement that plan. Your plan will probably look a lot different from mine, but there are things that we can all do to lessen that chaos and have a day without the stress…at least for most days. We need a working at home mom survival guide. Show notes and ...
Are you fed up with all the promises on how to achieve goals that fail again and again? If you need a practical solution to crush your mom goals, this is for you. I want you to walk away from this post with actionable steps to take. Once you are successful with one, you can come back to the post and start on the next one. Like I’ve said throughout this series, I was so frustrated hearing the same thing over and over. And it didn't matter how many different ways I tried to make it work, ...
You have habits. I have habits. Whether good or bad, we all have habits that will propel us forward toward our goals for life. Or keep us from achieving them. If you truly want to achieve your goals for life, then you need to look at the habits you've formed. Because habits are such an integral part of you. Remember, habits are something that you do almost involuntarily. You need to really look objectively. Or get someone else to give you objective insight. Habit are going to tak...
Are you tired of following all the all the steps to accomplish your goals in life, just to fail again and again? Welcome to part 2 of the setting goals in life series. This series is for the mom who is tired of trying goal system after goal system, only to fail by February. Every. Single. Time. In part 1 we went through why the highly popular goals in life systems don't work for moms (these systems are usually not written with kids in mind). In this post, we are going to get into some of the ...
When you hear the words goal setting what feelings are brought to the surface? Excitement? Expectation? Eagerness? Or dread? Trepidation? Dismay? There are so many goal setting systems that everyone says are foolproof. "Just do this and you to will accomplish your goals every time." A few years ago, my husband and I were dragged down the rabbit hole of goal setting. We were promised that if we just followed these steps, we would totally crush our goals. So we paid the exorbitant p...
Since it is Christmas time, we've focused on finding the perfect book to curl up in front of the fireplace with, and you can't get any cozier than cozy Christmas mysteries. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/cozy-christmas/ Find your tribe. Join the online community: Rebel Moms Club for Working Homeschool Mom: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelmomsclub Grab your guide today! The Momtrepreneur's Guide to Homeschool Curriculum: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschoo...
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