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Meal Planning Can Be Easy – My Two Favorite Meal Planning Tools (and a Video Tutorial)

Apr232015

Sometimes people hear that I plan our meals a month at a time, and they get a little bit overwhelmed. I get that. It can seem like a HUGE task and make you just want to run and hide. But what if I told you that it really doesn’t have to be all that complicated?Meal planning can be easy and in the long run, having a plan in place will save you so much time and energy (and who doesn’t like … [Continue reading...]

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Giveaway: Win a Kindle Fire for All Your Ebooks!

Apr212015

Don't miss future bundle deals! Did you miss the sale? Enter your email address below for alerts on upcoming bundle sales! * indicates required Email Address * Powered by MailChimp Ebooks are a weakness of mine and my Kindle is loaded with them.  There’s a catch though - I don’t like to spend a lot of money on eBooks, but give me a good discount and I’m all in! Now I haven’t … [Continue reading...]

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Practical Homemaking Hope for the Tired Homeschool Mom

Apr202015

How do you do it all? Isn’t that a question that we all ask – either about other moms when we see how beautiful or immaculate their house/kids/etc…appear via Pinterest and Facebook and begin comparing the piles of laundry and leftover dishes piled in our sink with crusted-on food. It can be downright discouraging. Let’s face it – it is SO easy to get overwhelmed and feel like life is out of … [Continue reading...]

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Homemade Space Book and Bilingual Easter Eggs- Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Apr172015

Hope you all have had a wonderful week - and welcome back to another week of the Preschool and Kindergarten Community link-up! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful learning ideas! Here are a few activities from last week that were too cute not to share! Contact Paper Flowers   Whether for Earth Day, Mother’s Day or spring, these simply adorable tissue paper flowers from Hands On … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Kindergarten, PreK and K Community, Preschool Corner 1 Comment

Is Your YES Worth the Less?

Apr162015

I’m a ‘yes’ girl. If someone asks me to help out with something - well, there’s an inner part of me that always wants to scream out “YES! I’ll do whatever you need!” Let me help. I’m your go-to girl. Sadly at times, that has been at the expense of my family. Over the last several years though, my perspective has shifted some in this area. There are so many opportunities for me to be involved in … [Continue reading...]

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4 Simple Steps to Staying on Top of Housework – a Limited Time FREE Video eCourse

Apr142015

It is SO easy to become overwhelmed as a homeschool mom. Balancing the endless loads of laundry, keeping the hungry family well-fed, and staying on top of housework can be enough to make you want to sit down and just cry some days with the sheer volume of what needs to be done. Trust me, I know! One of my topics at Teach Them Diligently this year is Balancing Life and School, so I was very … [Continue reading...]

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