List of the most popular hashtags for theme #HOMESCHOOLMAMA

We have something coming up but I have been hesitant to share because of judgement. Isn’t that silly? We will share soon once everything is official! In other news, our day started off with playtime in the backyard followed by this adorable group hug and has morphed into something coming up and throwing me off course every two seconds. Anyone else have days like that?! There is always something!

Just a little homeschooling shelf filled with some of my favourite things.

Do you keep a family library? Ours has grown slowly over the years as I’ve carefully tried to select the very best books to bring into our home. I’ll be giving a tour of our library and how I organize our books on stories today. (Story has been saved under “Library Tour.”) #hdholly #homelibrary #familylibrary

There’s been some special news we’ve been keeping secret... Lord willing Baby #7 is going to be joining us late winter!❤️ We are thrilled and so thankful for this precious life already!

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Oh I so get that today!!! . #homeschoolingmama #homeschoolpreschool #preschoolathome #homedaycare #homedaycare #teachermum #teachermom #familydaycare #homeschooling #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolingmum #homeschoolfamily #homeschoollife #homeschoolfreedom #thisishomeschool #homeschoolife #homeschooldays #homeschoolmama #homeschoolrocks #homeschoolspace #homeschoolarea #homeschoolroom

It’s cool if this feed becomes the Wyatt and Rylee show right? Because that’s basically what our life has become I’m joining these lovely mamas for another #summertubbin☀️ @arielctyson @lizdean @analyticalmommy @stephanie_minix This is one of my favorite hashtags! Play along if you’d like Side note; are there any plants that deter mosquitos? I just played with Rylee outside for about 10 minutes and got eaten alive! Curse you type O blood!! the mosquitoes here are so dang small you can’t even feel them on you. All the sudden you are just itchy as crap. I’m ready for the giant Alaska mosquitoes again!

Years ago when my kids were much younger, I would always be ready to start the school day, but my kids would be off doing something else. Maybe they would be playing legos or playing in their room. Some of them would be dragging their feet and getting a very slow start to the morning.⠀ I was ready to go and they were not. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ I would say, "it's time to start school." Wait a few more minutes. "It's time to start school." And then most of the time I would yell. It was really not pleasant by the time it was all over. And it was such a frustrating sticking point to our day. It made my insides feel icky that this was the way we were beginning each day.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ So this is what I did. I chose a song, I chose a very upbeat kind of happy song that we now use to start our homeschool day. I use my little Bluetooth speaker and play it every morning.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ What the kids came to learn from hearing this song is they have from the time the song starts until the time the song is over to finish up whatever it is they're doing, get whatever it is they want to bring to the table with them, and get to the table. If they need a snack, they get that. Then they're seated at the table and ready to begin the day as soon as that song is over. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ It gives them a few minutes of transition time, and I stopped having to yell. I just play the song loud enough that they can hear it wherever they are in the house and it has worked wonderfully.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ What song would you use to start your school day?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ Find more morning tips at the in profile. . . . . . #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolrocks #becausehomeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoolmoms #homeed #homeeducation #homeeducator #homeschooler #homeschoolperks #homeschoolmama #homeschoolkids #homeschoolfun #homeschoolfamily #homeschoolfamilylife #homeschoolfreedom #yourmorningbasket . . Photo by @heathertullyphotography.

It feels good to be back in the school room! I love not having to leave the house. It really makes me feel un-rushed and enjoy the day more. What about you?