Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BackToSchoolGoals18 #CollectiveBias It's back to school season, but as a homeschooling family, we learn all year around. That doesn't mean we're not incredibly excited this time of year when school supplies come in every color and theme and for a steal ...
This is what happens after 100 days of MyFitnessPal
100 days ago I was really struggling with my weight. I would instantly delete pictures of myself. It was becoming difficult to find something in my closet to wear. I didn't have the energy or motivation to peel myself off of the couch. Then I decided that enough was enough. I decided to start working on creating a calorie deficit by logging calories on MyFitnessPal ...
Free resources we’re using to learn Spanish while unschooling
Aliceana is almost 6 and I figured it would be the perfect age to start learning Spanish. The only problem is I don't know any Spanish aside from the words that everyone knows, uno, si, fiesta, taco, and other extremely basic vocabulary words. So I'm definitely not the best person to be learning Spanish from. So we'reworking on learning Spanish together and it's actually really ...
Our Time4Learning Schedule
Our Time4Learning schedule Let's talk about our Time4Learning schedule, if you're not aware of Time4Learning it's a complete online curriculum. The first year we did Time4Learning was 1st through 2nd grade, those grades moved extremely quickly (she completed each grade in about 3 and a half months) for Aliceana and we used block scheduling. When things started to get a little ...
The Advantages of Homeschooling an only child
Homeschooling an only child We're outliers. Homeschooling an only child in a world where most homeschoolers have multiple children. Most homeschoolers that I've encountered on or offline have more than one child, sometimes by a lot. You know who I'm talking about, the families that need a small bus to bring their kids anywhere. I follow fellow homeschooling bloggers and most ...
Why should you homeschool year round?
Last week Aliceana finished 2nd grade. It also happens to be May about the time that everyone is finishing up school and getting out for 3 months. We had a celebratory ice cream cone, high fived and happy danced a lot, she was done with 2nd grade, hooray! Then the next day we started 3rd grade. We decided that it's best for our family not to have a 3 month summer ...
The Camera that most Vloggers use is cheaper than you think.
This post contains affiliate links, if you make a purchase we'll make a small commission that helps to keep our site running. We've recently started vlogging, check out our channel Gator School, we started out using our phone. It wasn't the best option, phone quality isn't perfect and we were quickly running into storage issues. So it was time to look at upgrading to a ...
Weekend Getaway Checklist
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeandCleanLiving #CollectiveBias We love getting away for the weekend, whether it's for one of our jobs or to get a break from our jobs. There's always work to do before you leave your home, so treat your weekend getaway like you would treat an ordinary ...
Exploring the Milwaukee Art Museum
One of our favorite places to visit is the Milwaukee Art Museum. They have such a great collection and we always find something new to enjoy, and we always have to stop at our favorite pieces. If you're looking for something new and interesting find a security guard, they're incredibly helpful and they make our trips so much more fun. We've found several hidden places that ...
Gator School with Aliceana
Aliceana is unschooled, which means she picks her learning path, and we find really fun ways to learn with a pretty loose curriculum. We love to travel, explore new places, play with science experiments, read, play games and more. Aliceana is pretty obsessed with other YouTubers that she watches on YouTube Kids. So we decided that she could start her own channel with our ...
DIY Cedar Wood Cat Tower
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NutrishForCats, #NutrishPets #CollectiveBias Our pets are our family, and therefore they're incredibly spoiled. I left Aliceana and AJ alone for an hour or so when I was getting my hair done, and I came home to design plans for cat towers. Speaking of spoiling, our ...