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Good Housekeeping Giveaway

Do you want to be eligible to win a $125 dollar gift card, courtesy of Good Housekeeping? This American Express gift card is good for use everywhere that American Express is accepted. This Good Housekeeping contest is offering this gift card giveaway in memory of its 125th year of being in the business of entertaining people, which are mostly the woman readers, everywhere. Up until June 29th 2010 you can cast your entry at goodhousekeeping.com/win. This will get you started at becoming one of 90 winners of an American Express gift card worth $125. There will be one $125 gift … Continue reading →

The Most Talked About Homeschooling Blogs in 2007

This is my annual list of the most talked about blogs in 2007. We love comments, and the more the better! If you have been wanting to peruse the homeschooling blog but weren’t sure where to start. . .this is the place to be! My Top 5 Math Curriculum Picks In Defense of Teaching Creation Too Much Information Homeschooling or Housekeeping? Why We Are Not Testing Our Gifted Son Reason #2 Why Tax Credits Are Wrong for Homeschoolers You Call That Homeschooling? The National Lunch Association Takes Aim at Those Who Dare to Eat at Home It Has Been a … Continue reading →

Balancing Homeschooling Lessons and Chores (part 1)

Having kids home all the time can get quite messy. Even with the help of a housekeeper, I still need to assign a lot of chores. I have found, however that lots of chores can get in the way of completing lessons. Just this morning I created new chore charts for my children so their responsibilities will be less ambiguous. I go by the school of thought that they know what is expected of them and it should be done without reminders. They however, obviously need reminding. As I wrote out what was expected of each child each day, I … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review: January 27 – February 2, 2007

We covered a wide variety of topics on the Homeschool blog this week, from dust bunnies to the Titanic. Here’s an overview: Saturday, January 27 Andrea Hermitt took a look at where we homeschoolers spend most of our time: Homeschooling or Housekeeping? Sunday, January 28 A great science resource was reviewed in Andrea’s Website for Homeschoolers: Science News for Kids. Monday, January 29 Andrea did some Digging for Historic Truth on the History Channel. And, in her post What Grade are They In?, she discussed how homeschoolers assign (or don’t assign) their kids to specific grade levels. I finished a … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review January 22- January 28, 2007

It has been a busy house here are the homeschool blog at families.com. Here is what we have been up to: Monday January 22, 2007 We started the week talking about homeschooling for others and hiring homeschoolers with I Want to Homeschool Your Child, I Want You to Homeschool My Child, and Homeschool Tutors must Manage Expectations, by yours truly (Andrea Hermitt). Karen Edmisten wrote Read-alouds: The best and biggest benefit, which speaks to the benefits of reading aloud to children. This article was part of a series on read-alouds started the previous week. Learning with Food Network by Karen … Continue reading →

Homeschooling or Housekeeping?

Among the many things that relatives of homeschoolers should know, according to a blog called Preschoolers and Peace, is that “housekeeping and homeschooling is mutually exclusive”. Many homeschooling moms start the day trying to decide if they should concentrate on homeschooling or housekeeping. Homeschooling often wins and the house is usually a mess. It is nearly impossible to keep a house clean and to homeschool children. After all, the children are there… always there. How can you have a clean kitchen with science experiments on the counter? How can you vacuum a carpet with children underfoot? How do you sort … Continue reading →

Make It a Habit

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They say it takes 28 days for something to become a habit. I’m not sure who “they” are but they certainly do seem to know a lot of stuff! Anyway, back to this habit thing. Anything that you do repeatedly will become a habit so use that to your advantage when it comes to keeping house. Starting right now pick one thing that you don’t already do that you are going to do every day. Pick a time of day to do it and commit to doing it every day. My first habit is making my bed. It was the … Continue reading →

Clean Homes For Our Feathered Friends

How often do you clean your birdhouses? I never really thought about it but they do get pretty grungy after a year or so of use. I regularly clean the feeders but not the bird houses. I guess birds don’t really want to live in a mess either. It’s hard to know when to clean but if you keep an eye on your birdhouses and when the most recent residents have grown up and flown the nest, it’s time to take it down and clean it. You should clean your birdhouses at least once a year. If you can, clean … Continue reading →

Finding Time For Work

One major challenge for home – based professionals who are also stay at home parents of young children is finding time to work. It is not always easy, but there are a few things that you can try to see if they work for your particular child or children and your unique family situation. Some of these are things that I have tried, and some are not. If you have other ways that you have found to secure additional work time for yourself, please feel free to share – I would love to hear about it. As a stay – … Continue reading →

Put Away the Excuses

I have heard a lot of women who work outside the home say they don’t have time for housekeeping. In fact, just because I work at home, I have friends say it’s no wonder I can keep up with the house. I try not to take offense to that because the reality is that even though I work inside my home, I still work full-time hours. So it’s not like I really get all these extra hours that others don’t. To me, it’s really about prioritizing and keeping a schedule. I have always kept a maintained home (notice I am … Continue reading →