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If you’re anything like me, by mid-February, you’re feeling what I refer to as the “February blahs” — that point in the month when you’re completely over the snow and gray skies, and instead, you’re itching for sun and flowers. Is it just me? No, I don’t think so. If I were a betting woman, then […]

It is winter. The holidays have come and gone. The New Year is here. And I think it’s safe to say that most folks are in planning mode. There are New Year’s resolutions and goals to think about. If you’re like me, you’re doing some homeschool planning for the coming year. You may even be […]

So I sat down earlier this month to map out our 2021 homeschool curriculum and plans for the year, and you guys, I’m really excited about this year.  Before I share my 2021 homeschool plans and some changes I’m making to our homeschool rhythm, let me first say, homeschooling is hard, y’all, but it’s so […]

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures of recently enjoyed things — at least here on the blog that is. I’m always sharing bits of day-to-day life over on Instagram! Anyway, I have photos piling up in my phone that need to be moved to the cloud, organized, and then deleted from my […]

I’ve spent some time this past month thinking about my little blog and about some potentially larger goals I want to reach over the next year. In all of my thinking, one of the things that became clear to me was that I needed to update my “freebie offer” to those subscribed to my Lunar […]

While many folks are up to their eyeballs in New Year resolutions, goal setting, and planning, I’m quietly hunkering down here in my little East Tennessee cottage, doing all I can to rest and stay warm during these cold days of winter. We have 3 weeks left of our winter homeschool break before our next […]

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