NOW AVAILABLE!! One of the hard things many of you have been called to do in this current season is to homeschool or to school your kids at home. Some of you may remember, but many of you do not know, that I homeschooled my own children for 14 years. During that time, I blogged,ContinueContinue reading “Announcement … Homeschooling Help Is Here!”
Category Archives: organizing
Top Uses for Post-it Flags and Tabs
I can’t believe that I have never written about one of my favorite organization tools. They’re little, but they’re so cute and so versatile. What are they: mini, sticky tabs and flags! A Post-it by any other name is just as sweet (no, this is not a commercial). It usually works just as well, too.ContinueContinue reading “Top Uses for Post-it Flags and Tabs”
How to Prettify Plain, Cardboard Magazine Holders
I’m cheap. (Really, Mum, even though I know you don’t believe it!) So when I needed magazine holders, I went to Ikea and bought the 5-pack of cheap, flat (to assemble), white, cardboard file holders. Sorry I can’t remember how much they cost, but 5 were way cheaper than 1 of the expensive, brand-name onesContinueContinue reading “How to Prettify Plain, Cardboard Magazine Holders”
Bookshelf Reorganization
I’ve been rearranging. Yes, again. It’s been a while since I showed you my Expedit bookshelf, so I thought it was time for an update. I believe it’s in its fourth different room since coming to live with me. It doesn’t seem to mind, though, and it’s actually fairly easy to move–after removing allContinueContinue reading “Bookshelf Reorganization”
Science Stuff Storage
Everyone, well almost everyone, loves fun science experiments. But in order to do those fun science experiments, we need supplies. Weird supplies like 3 balloons, 2 bendy straws, and 1 small rock. After a while of buying bags of 50 balloons and ordering that 1 chemical from Home Science Tools, we’ve got science experiment stuffContinueContinue reading “Science Stuff Storage”
The Family Calendar
How do you coordinate a busy family’s schedule when everyone seems to be going different directions at the same time? The most efficient way I have found to deal with mine and my teenagers’ ever-changing, full-to-the-brim schedules is to have a large, dry-erase calendar in a central location–ours is in the kitchen, on the pantryContinueContinue reading “The Family Calendar”
It’s Calendar Time!
Have you bought your 2013 calendar yet? If not, stop reading this blog post. Go buy a wall calendar, a purse calendar, a desk calendar, a family fridge calendar, refills for your Day Timer, whatever you use. Right now! Yes, really! Then come straight back. Now are you ready? First, make sure you have yourContinueContinue reading “It’s Calendar Time!”
What All Home Educators Need: Remote Digital Backups (guest post)
Using an electronic device such as a laptop, tablet, even a smartphone to help store lesson plans as well as archive other important school-related documents like graded assignments and projects is definitely the more green approach. More importantly, it’s also great for organizational purposes— you can create digital folders with appropriate titles and dates forContinueContinue reading “What All Home Educators Need: Remote Digital Backups (guest post)”
How to Keep Track of P.E. Hours in High School
The only thing worse than high school itself (as a teenager), was gym class. I’m uncoordinated; I never played a sport, and every time there was a ball involved, it hit me in the face. And usually broke my glasses. One time when I finally, actually, served the volleyball over the net, the OTHER teamContinueContinue reading “How to Keep Track of P.E. Hours in High School”
How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School
High school was scary the first time I went through it (as a teenager). High school was almost as scary the second time I went through it (with my older daughter). I’m thinking that the third time will be a charm. My younger daughter started high school a few weeks ago, and we’re chugging rightContinueContinue reading “How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School”
Bethany LaShell 