May 2011

Five Fabulous Bloggers

Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous! It is, of course, impossible to mention only five bloggers that I think are [...]

Many Little Links: May 30, 2011

Introducing the 12-Week Sprint to the Finish – Eclipsed If you’re trying to lose weight and get fit, join in with Kris as she tries to get to her goal weight. 10 Ways to Promote Other Blogs – Crafterminds I love promoting other bloggers, so I loved this post.  They also mentioned one of my [...]

Revisiting My Dream Homeschool

Last week, I was very honest and shared my confusion and heartache over our homeschooling not looking like I always imagined it would. I was then the receiver of so much encouragement, advice, and “I’m right there with you” comments.  It was really an amazing experience.  I was so encouraged, in fact, that I rescheduled [...]

7 Quick Takes: May 27, 2011 (Vol. 82)

~ 1 ~ This week I came to a very important diet decision.  I know I have alluded to it, but Eric and I have been on a very strict, very restrictive low carb/high protein diet for a few weeks now.  While we had some good weight loss, it was starting to take a lot [...]

The Year of the Summer Staycation

As I mentioned yesterday (in my post about Madison, Wisconsin), many people are finding themselves taking a Staycation this year instead of a big summer vacation.  With raising prices and a weak economy, it just makes sense to a lot of families to stay in town or take day trips (or single overnights) instead. Check [...]

Summer Staycation: Madison, Wisconsin

I’m so excited to be part of the big Summer Staycation posting today that bloggers all over the blogosphere are taking part in hosted by The Happy Housewife and Springs Bargains!  The idea behind this is that with rising gas prices, as well as so many other things that we budget for (like food) going [...]

10 Tips for More Efficient Homemaking

Do you ever struggle with keeping up your home?  I know that I definitely do!  Here are 10 tips that have helped me on my road to attempting to be a better homemaker (and not the kind that burns Rice Krispie Treats three separate times on the same batch). 1. Have a Couple of Go [...]

What to Do When Homeschooling Doesn’t Look Like You Imagined?

Today, I’m asking you, the wonderful readers of The Homeschool Classroom, a question that has really vexed me for a while now: What do you do when homeschooling doesn’t look like you imagined it would look? This isn’t to say that I need our schooling to look just like I imagined it would be when [...]

Using Technology to Teach Homemaking Skills

Technology can often be seen as the very antithesis of traditional homemaking. It can be easy to let technology take over our lives, as we may spend too much time on something like social media and then have to rush around at 6 pm trying to throw together a quick dinner. Not only does this [...]

7 Quick Takes: May 20, 2011 (Vol. 81)

~ 1 ~ This is the beginning of our second summer with a grape arbor. I’ll love it when we actually have grapes.  But, for right now, check this out: ~ 2 ~ We have one day of school left for this school year!  Yes — just one! Yes, of course, we will be learning [...]

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