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 onesContinue 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 allContinue 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 stuffContinue 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 pantryContinue 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 yourContinue reading "It’s Calendar Time!"
Be In Style: Say Thank You
Is it just me, or are thank you notes (the paper kind you hold in your hand) becoming obsolete? Are they following the dwindling number of friendly letters and Christmas letters and cards that used to stuff our mailboxes? Well, my mum (she’s Canadian, but I thought the southern phrase more apropos for the title)Continue reading "Be In Style: Say Thank You"
The REAL Christmas Story
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's town, forContinue reading "The REAL Christmas Story"
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 forContinue 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 teamContinue 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 rightContinue reading "How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School"
Bethany LaShell 