When you begin homeschooling, everyone will remind or warn you with comments like:   Homeschooling is a marathon, not a sprint Be sure to avoid burnout   Advice is all good and well in theory, but then, one day it hits you – and you experience it for yourself.    After a decade of homeschooling, I finally get what everyone is talking about… burnout is real! It really IS a marathon, NOT a sprint.    Around five years ago I began running.  I had never been a runner as a child o

As children around the country share their 'back to school' pictures, we begin to ease our way into another year of schooling. Before we get stuck into the more formal teaching, I have found that it is immensely helpful to spend time orientating ourselves for the new school year ahead. I'm not just talking about gathering the books, workbooks and resources you need for teaching. This is a time to tighten up on lazy summer days and move into a rhythm and flow for the year.

It's a new year!  And another wonderful opportunity to spend days learning with your children.   Are you still in the season of summer vibes enjoying long balmy days?  Are you frantically gathering your homeschool plan and resources?  Or perhaps you have started your homeschool year already!  Once school begins and we are in the 'thick of it' with programs, slogging away at workbooks and desperately trying to stay on track, let me share with you some ideas to weave in som