How has your summer been? Busy? In 3 days it will be the end of July and I’m first now posting what we did in June! Writing has not been a high priority for me these past few months. I’ve been spending lots of time with my family. The kids and I have been playing…
Tag: keeping house
Our May 2013 Unschooling Activities & Resources
I’m finally able to share with you all the things we did in May. I’ve been struggling with the decision of keeping this blog. I really love sharing with you things I’ve learned while pursing our interest-led learning lifestyle and also the many fun resources and ways of learning we come across. But I’m also…
Flexible Daily Routines: Meal Planning & Preparation
Do you like cooking? Are you a meal planner or do you like deciding what to eat for dinner a couple of hours before eating? I like to cook. Before I had kids, I really liked pouring over cookbooks and trying new things all the time. I never was very experimental, but I was much…
Flexible Daily Routines: Laundry, Dishes & Straightening
In my last post I shared about how I set up my cleaning system for my house that complements our lifestyle of learning. I think even more important than my cleaning system are the few flexible routines I’ve developed that help keep my house from becoming chaotic and me not feeling frustrated and a slave…
How to Keep An Interest-Led Learning Home & a Clean House at the Same Time
In homes where there is more of a school at home approach there might be a set schedule where schoolwork takes place, usually in the mornings, and then a specific time each day when all the household chores are done. In an interest-led learning environment, that gets a little tricky. You want to be available…