Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay The world is obsessed with Taylor Swift right now. Good luck putting on the radio without hearing one of her songs or scrolling any form of social media without getting an update on her latest relationship. And it’s with good reason. She is undoubtedly a phenomenal song writer and […]
Lego Homeschool Unit Study 🇩🇰
The kids picked LEGO as their next unit study topic. Here are some of the things we did. History of Lego We started off this unit study by learning about the history of LEGO. We watched this video and we read the book “What is Lego” by Jim O’Connor. Red Fox Playset Anika, inspired by […]
Finding Co-Workers as a Stay at Home Parent
When I left my job as a school counselor I left behind an incredibly supportive network of coworkers. People that helped me navigate not only through my career, but also my adult life. They provided daily encouragement and companionship. I wanted this in my new career, someone to commiserate with. When I had a bad […]
10 Homeschool Supplies That We Frequently Use as a Minimalist Family
As a minimalist family who resides in a 900 square foot home where my husband works full time and I homeschool our two children, we’ve quickly learned that in order to stay sane and happy in our small space we need to be intentional with our homeschool supplies. Certain things that are a must have […]
Packing for our Two Week Northern California Road Trip with Kids
Here’s what and how I packed for our two week northern California road trip with two kids ages 6 and 9. 🚙 🧳 ☀️ In November our family had the amazing opportunity to travel to California for a two-week-long road trip! We’ve grown to love traveling with one backpack each and the freedom and ease […]
California Homeschool Unit Study ☀️
In October we booked a two week long road trip to California!!! Because of this I knew the plan for the month of November would be to do a unit study all about the state of California. History, climate, animals, plants… we did a deep dive into this beautiful state. Two weeks of the unit […]
Two Week Northern California Road Trip with Kids, November 2023
When JetBlue had a HUGE flight sale we decided now was the time to take that trip to Northern California we had been discussing for the past couple of years. We’ve road tripped up and down the central and northern part of route one a couple of times and wanted our kids to get the […]
L.L. Bean Northern Lights and The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 2023
We recently drove to Southern Maine to celebrate Christmas with Jamie’s family. On the way back up north we spent the day in Freeport checking out LL Bean’s Northern Lights celebration and the night at The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Aglow. L.L. Bean Northern Lights Every year we attend L.L. Bean’s Northern Lights celebration. It […]
Holiday Homeschool 2023
Last year I fell in love with Holiday Homeschool. As a stay at home mom the days leading up to Christmas were always some of my favorites with my kids. When Anika was in public school I felt like we missed out on a lot of time and the opportunity to do the traditions I […]
Countdown to Christmas Activity Boxes
It’s been our family’s tradition for the past few years in the days leading up to Christmas to complete a Holiday Activity Advent Calendar! This is one of my favorite holiday traditions. I look forward to planning it for my children and our family every year. Ready Made Countdown to Christmas Activity Box and Calendar! If a […]