Simplifying Homeschooling: 12+ Years of Tips

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Last month I started a YouTube channel about homeschooling. I have been blogging about and documenting my experience on this journey called homeschooling since we started officially, 2013. Right here, on this blog, you can go back all the way to August 2013 and find our every phase.

Simplifying Homeschooling

Simplifying Homeschooling has never been easier – please subscribe to my YouTube channel and to this blog for tried and true tips.

However, as of late, people have alerted me to the power of video training. YouTube provides a perfect opportunity for me to share my experience with the world, for free, in different time zones, just like this blog, but… through video. It took me a bit to accept that many people prefer to learn from a video, not from reading a blog. Then it took me another bit to get over myself, my fears, my lack of video editing skills etc. Continue reading »


Thanksgiving Break

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We only take three days off for Thanksgiving. For my nonAmerican readers, Thanksgiving always happens on a Thursday – the fourth Thursday of November. I cook a lot on Wednesday and Thursday, we have our family luncheon on Thursday, and then on Friday they decorate the Christmas tree. Thus commences the Christmas season at our house.

Thanksgiving Plate

Thanksgiving plate (clockwise): dressing, vegetarian turkey, cranberry salad, corn, green beans, potatoes, stuffed eggs, salad.

This year we had a cozy Thanksgiving, the four of us, and it was wonderfully relaxing. Besides, I came down with a bug the Sunday before, and spent Sunday-Wednesday in bed. No fever, no coughing, no sore throat, just a general fatigue that kept me in bed. So… the children took care of their own schooling on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading »