When summer rolls around and you're already exhausted, how do you know if it’s time to press on—or pause? 

We're unpacking what it could look like to either keep going with intention or rest with purpose. 

Resources from this episode:

Homeschool Plan Like a Mother

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• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
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• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
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Instagram lied...there is no "right" childhood and chasing it IS what's stealing valuable peace from our momma hearts.

There's no single perfect childhood you're supposed to recreate for your kids.

Not the one you made up from the 10 moms you follow on IG.

And not even the one you've always dreamed of giving your children.

The truth is, there's no one-size-fits-all version and there's no possible way you could have foreseen every eventuality, the type of children you had, their specific needs, life changes, world changes...we could go on and on.

Each one of these factors changes the game a little.

And even in all this...God is writing your children's childhood through your family.

Today we're pulling back the curtain on the pressure we face chasing a fictitious vision of "good" and embracing the truth that the childhood your kids are living in your home right now is the one they're MEANT to have. Mess and all.

We're going to share a few ways you can lean into that peace, purpose and trust the season you're in.

And while you're listening, we want you to hold this question with open hands:

Lord, what kind of childhood are You inviting me to co-create with You?

• God Knew What He Was Doing (01:35)
• Childhood Looks Different for Each Child in a Family (03:45)
• We're Here to Build a Family, Not a Childhood (05:30)
• What Now (11:15)

Links shared in this episode...

Fr. Mike's Video on Why Bad Things Happen

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Get ready for the most lovely chat and peek into the Homeschool story of a mom and bed and breakfast owner. You're in for a treat!

Their Beautiful Bed & Breakfast in Virginia: The Orchard House

Follow Sarah and her family on IG

Resources Shared:

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

Call of the Wild & Free Book

"Planned" Unschooling with Nicole Shiffler

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In this episode, we've got Ginny Kochis…a Catholic wife and mom to three twice-exceptional children.
 
With a master's degree she's a highly educated former high school English teacher with two decades of experience educating children of all ability levels.
 
Through her Quirky Catholic Kids website and community, Ginny offers practical support and prayerful encouragement to Catholic families raising neurodivergent kids.
 
And she believes (just like we do) that God gives curious, creative, intense children the exact mother they need to thrive.

• Ginny Kochis (00:58)

More about Ginny...

Join the Quirky Kids Community

Grab her wonderful resources!

Follow her on Instagram

Find her on Facebook

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• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
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• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
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We have to come clean...a recent study by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute says that research participants scored an average of 94% on memory accuracy. This high level of accuracy was observed regardless of the participants or the time that had elapsed since the event occurred.

However, we have 6% to work with and add to memory stacking!

Memory stacking is all about filling our children's memories with good and beauty from their upbringing and their family, and not memories of "we-nevers or I-nevers" or fighting with siblings...or being forced to *gasp* do chores ALLLLL the time.

All jokes aside, the human brain has a major slant toward the negative. It's a protective mechanism, and it has an important job...but it shows up even it when it isn't needed.

It's easier than it should be to get to the end of the year and question whether or not you've even done anything this year. 

It's easy for kids to just complain about what they didn’t get to do, or what they don't have...and it to REALLY FEEL like that's true...even when we know it isn't.

So …. in comes memory stacking...

• Recognize & Create Memory-Stacking Moments (02:20)
• Document Your Memory-Stacking Moments (05:50)
• Strew the Memories Everywhere (08:40)

Use our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother to brainstorm memory-stacking ideas and give them a home. Then put them on your calendar (or get Britt's Beautiful Calendar to make space for those memories and keep them top of mind for everyone!)

Remember....

You are doing beautiful work!

Remember sweet momma,

You are doing beautiful work.

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• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
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Mostly, homeschoolers must do one of three things to close their year with the state...

A Portfolio

A Evals

Testing

Depending on where you live and what flavor of homeschool you follow the requirements will be different...check HSLDA to see what your state requires.

But let's look at some out-of-the-box ways to say goodbye to this year's homeschool adventures: 

• Your Own Yearbook or Movie (01:30)
• An Interview or Narrative (04:00)
• Celebrate Accomplishments (06:55)
• Purge Books, Materials, & Unwanted Manipulatives (08:05)
• Start Planning for Next Year (10:25)
  • Use our Homeschool Plan Like a Mother, or you can do this with a piece of copy paper
• Recap (12:45)

We like these because they fit no matter your capacity or your season...they have a wide range of doable...so don't choose A giant waterpark day where you're going to video interview each of your kids before they go down a slide in a magical transition emerging as a brand new "6th grader" only to come home and purge your home and start your planning for the next year....ALL ON THE SAME DAY.

We gotta work with what we have, mommas.

 And never forget,

YOU are doing beautiful work!

P.S. Don’t forget about the FREE LifeskillsNow Summer Camp! (This would be a great week to get your kids busy working on life skills while you purge and plan!)

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• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
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• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
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Gardening doesn't have to be complicated. It can be manageable and small and still make a big difference for your family.

Nicky Schauder and her husband, Dave, are on a mission to help families grow their food.

Their garden journey began when their kids were diagnosed with “failure to thrive” due to multiple food allergies. Because of these health issues, they felt called to grow organic at home... and since they have supplied 25% of their fruits and veggies from their tiny townhouse backyard.  

From their permaculture gardens to speaking at Green Festivals to their most recent project: a permaculture garden designer app (which successfully launched on Kickstarter last year!) to growing their family of 8, they are doing some pretty amazing and beautiful work in the world. 

• A Challenging Diagnosis (02:25)
• A Life-Changing Idea (06:10)
• The Difference Between Organic Gardening and Permaculture (09:05)
• Time to Grow (19:00)
• Permaculture Zones of Use (21:45)
• Gardening Can Bring Peace to a Mom's Heart (22:45)
• The Many Benefits of Gardening (28:35)
• A's to Our Q's (32:20)

Nicky had the kids in mind when she made the Start with Sprouting course!

You’ll also see Nicky and her kids in two separate courses in the LifeskillsNow Summer Camp (affiliate link)! It’s FREE and it’s June 9th-13th!

Finally, if you need a kick-start to get growing, check out the 5-day Plant Your Pantry Challenge!

And, check out the Permaculture Gardens website to see more about Nicky and her beautiful family!

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• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
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• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
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This is the #1 question we get regarding the clipboard system.

I think our brains just want to tell us we don't know what to put to protect us from trying something new because it's meant to keep us safe, and if we aren't trying anything new, it feels safe. 

But you know. Mommas, we know…and if you really don’t, grab our Homeschool Plan Like a Mother from the shop and figure it out!

There is no wrong answer.

• Clipboard Guidelines (01:25)
• Ideas (09:15)

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Raising 'whole' children isn't actually about raising children at all…it's about raising adults! 

Our job as parents is to teach our children how to hone life skills (from everyday living basics to critical thinking) AND to instill and grow holy characteristics in their little hearts.

...And our guest today has taken the idea of teaching life skills to kids to a whole new level…

For years, she's been helping to change kids’ relationships to food through her work in the kitchen and her support of parents of picky eaters.

She’s a former teacher, two-time TEDx speaker, writer, and mom of 4. 

She created the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse, which The Wall Street Journal recommended as the best online cooking class for kids. 

And, if that wasn't enough, her blog, Kitchen Stewardship, helps families stay healthy without going crazy. 

She’s on a mission to connect families around healthy food, teach every child to cook, and instill those all-important life skills!

• Katie Kimball (01:30)
• Asking Difficult Questions (07:00)
• Prepare for Anything (12:00)
• The Result of Adaptability (17:10)
• The Fruits of Critical Thinking (23:15)
• Life Skills (27:00)
• A's to Our Q's (39:00)

Learn about Katie's FREE Life Skills Now Summer Camp

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I was listening to a podcast by Jon Acuff the other day and he talked about how goals go through seasons...it got me thinking, because instantly it made me think of how children and parenting go through seasons, and so do our homeschools.

All the time we envision and expect to find that perfect groove or perfect routine, the one where everything flows...once we JUST crack the code...

Where we find this perfect groove, that's perfectly within our control, and nothing stressful or hard will happen.

Life with kids is just too darn interesting to be like that though.

And our homeschooling goes through seasons. 

Sometimes, it really needs to go through a "DONE" season.

We typically hit the ground running in the summer or fall

...we drink the kool-aid

...we get that curriculum addiction high

...we get ...

Then our season changes as weather shifts and holidays arrive...

The new year arrives usually with a new commitment and vigor for learning and routine, which carries us into spring. 

As spring weather and activities are in full swing, I feel myself slipping more and more into needing a 'done' day to look forward to.

Deadlines are beneficial because they provide structure, direction, and motivation to complete tasks efficiently. 

What did I say was important at the beginning of the year, that has entirely fallen off the bandwagon?

A break doesn't have to be the entire summer long. 

Our friend Katie runs an epic virtual Life Skills Summer Camp from June 9-13, where all the learning happens without any need for curriculum planning or oversight from parents. 

Your children watch really short, kid-directed videos, and always have a hands-on mission they carry out after. Life skills like cooking, sweeping, making deposits, creating business plans, and taking charge of their own homeschool days (I bet you'd never guess who made that one). 

In short.. 

You might just need a 'done' day in your life and homeschool this year

The break doesn't have to be long.

You can recharge, plan, dream, or just drink coffee.

The break can still hold learning...or not.

And you will ALL benefit from it. 

So go choose a date for your done day. Then email us or tag us on Instagram and let us know when it is!

Links in this episode...

Life Skills Summer Camp

Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide

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How ideal does it sound to have a teen that meal plans for your family...all the way though from looking at sales....to choosing good meals...to then making said meals...and even cleaning up after them...

Here's the thing...Moms suck at delegating...our brains are hard wired to see all the things that need to be done, to do the things the way we want or need them done, and do it as quickly & efficiently as possible.

So it comes down more to building the skill of delegation in motherhood...and the art of making those delegations meaningful and fulfilling work....much more so than it does just getting our kids to do stuff that we see needs to be done....or ridiculously, expecting our kids to just do things that need to be done.

Story: Overwhelmed with to do list...Bper helping and tackling things once he was given autonomy and I released control of the outcome.

That's what leads to these pay days that serve our entire family, and especially our individual children...because we're raising adults.

• Choose what to Delegate (04:35)
• Make it Meaningful (07:35)
• Clarity is Kindness (11:05)
• How This Changes Things (14:30)

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We're getting closer to the end, and most of us are feeling pressure to double down on finishing curriculum and worksheets...checking all the boxes that tell the world (and sometimes our husbands or nosey do-gooders) that we're doing a good job teaching our kids.

But we're here to remind you that you’re already doing enough.

Even if you've skipped days or haven't finished that math book (who has?! No one in school does!), or you "FEEL" like your kid is behind...you're doing a good job. 

Your child is right where they are meant to be. 

Homeschooling is a long game and they HAVE learned a lot already.

So instead of filling your bucket stressing over the final things that need to be finished this year...we want to encourage you to let go and give one of these activities a try instead. 

We're willing to bet what you really want is to end the year with good memories.

These are our 5 best totally low-energy ideas for making memories without overwhelming you at the end of the year.

• Poetry Tea (02:45)
• Afternoon Movie (05:55)
• Kid Taught Lessons (08:05)
• Popsicles & Audiobooks (11:15)
• The Park, Friends, & A Picnic (15:05)

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And hey, send this to a fellow homeschool mom and plan one of these totally low-key memory-making ideas together

And sweet momma, never forget…

YOU are doing beautiful work!

Links mentioned in this episode...

Matt Fradd & Sarah Mackenzie Podcast (jump to 45:00 for the bit about reading aloud)

Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year (Affiliate Link)

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It's no secret we love the tickets...BUT as with everything...it can get out of hand...

Okay...even a LOT out of hand.

Here are the boundaries I've set to keep our ticket system working for us, not the other way around.

• Ticket Boundaries (00:30)
• Recap (12:42)

Get the tickets guide, which includes pages of Q&As and over 100 incentive ideas, ranging from free to big, hairy, and audacious prizes! 

Plus, you get editable templates to create incentive lists like the ones in my stories.

And beautiful mommas, never forget…

YOU are doing beautiful work!

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Caveat: Listen...if you're deep in a survival season...if you're putting your underwear on inside out because you're getting dressed in the dark and only half alive...if your idea of a well-rounded meal looks like a cup of coffee...that's been cold for hours...

This podcast is for future you...and we promise she's coming...

If you're coming out of the fog...

If you have a little more energy and capacity

If you feel like you're ready to lay some great foundations for your kids (and frankly...for you!)

Then this podcast is for today you or any mom friends you know who might be in this stage as well (the annoying one you love to hate, but also kind of look up to, and want to be).

The 4 levels of mastery is the hack I've used to introduce life skills to my children year after year. 

And they apply to literally everything...

Cooking

Cleaning

Chores (scouring bathrooms, mopping floors, cleaning areas)

Social skills

Shopping

Errands (post office, returns)

Phone calls

Choose any topic and use these 4 steps...

• Observer (02:35)
• Helper (04:15)
• Leader (05:45)
• Doer (09:15)

It IS time. 

But the payoff is incredible. 

The majority of parenting is front-loaded, and when you teach a 7-year-old how to make an egg using these 4 steps...they can now serve their family making breakfast for years to come. And each time you do this, you add to the 'wholeness of your child and your family.

Jon Acuff says that if you want a kind 16-year-old, teach a 6-year-old kindness and give them 10 years to practice.

We couldn't agree more.

If you want an easy guide to print with the steps on it and an adorable certificate to light up your child's pride or to add to their homeschool portfolio, we added one in there, too. Grab the link here! 

And beautiful mommas, never forget…

YOU are doing beautiful work!

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• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
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So tickets...let's talk about using them with the clipboards...or even without

I don't think I've met anyone yet who doesn't like earning things and getting prizes.

In this, in particular, comes in handy when you need to spice up your homeschool groove.

Let's talk about how to set it up first, and then we'll share some great free and low-cost prize options to start with.

• Choosing Tasks (00:40)
• Choosing Prizes (01:37)
• System Set-up (04:25)
• Just Start (07:10)
• Prize Ideas (07:45)

If we've tickled your fancy and you want to give this a try take it and run with it this week! 

Remember that you don't need anything expensive or special to start...and if you want even more help, get our Homeschool Ticket System Guide with over 100 out-of-the-box ideas for free, low-cost, and big-hairy-audacious prizes in our guide, along with pre-made editable templates for prize lists, FAQs, and more. 

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• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
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Hey, sweet mommas, I'm here to talk about my illustrious NO. Day.

Let's discuss what has become one of my favorite mom decisions of 2024—and possibly the last five years.

There was a big movement after the Yes Day movie came out to incorporate being a YES mom into our lives. I don't know about you, but I'm already a yes mom. I say yes to 1,000 requests a day. Neither my kids nor I needed me to find more ways to say yes each day or to create a day where I give in to every whim my kids have, but it did make an adorable, albeit impractical, movie.

What I really needed for my sanity- and I would say, for my family! —was a day when I could say no, guilt-free, to the extras we're always squeezing in and instead say yes to the things on my to-do list that weren't red-tag items.

It might be a little brutal if you don't know the theory behind red-tag items, but you'll get the reference to motherhood after I explain it...

• A Triage Tag (01:50)
• Setting the Stage (03:17)

And beautiful mommas, never forget…

YOU are doing beautiful work!

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We bought the thing.

We probably even started…

But then we got stuck…

This podcast is your unstuck podcast.

Here are 3 things you need to get you started with your clipboards today.

• Permission to Begin Messy (00:28)
• Permission to Begin Small (02:28)
• A Cup of Something Delicious and Checked Expectations (04:05)

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We'd be lying if we didn't admit we've giggled over our guest’s business name.

It's actually downright brilliant. Equal parts funny and straight to the point.

Jenn Lormand is bringing some fire today mixed with humor, hope, and healing.

She's a published researcher, exercise physiologist, and author.  AND she's been living and thriving with Stage 2 prolapse for the last ten years. 

After being told an invasive surgery was her only hope following her third birth, Jenn was determined to create her own solution. Together with her Tighten Your Tinkler cofounder (PT + manual integrative therapist Christina Walsh), Jenn developed a new movement-based protocol that allowed her to reverse her pelvic floor symptoms.

Before going online in 2019, Jenn and her business partner Christina helped hundreds of New Orleans women reduce and eliminate pelvic floor issues. 

The Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy featured their research, confirming the effectiveness of their protocol at ending pee leaks, back pain, and painful sex – WITHOUT kegels or trendy internal vaginal devices.

The Tinkler mission is to inspire hope and healing – helping women to heal holistically so they can show up fully present for their lives through at-home programs that are non-invasive and kegel-free.

• What is Prolapse and How to Recognize It (01:40)
• The First Step When You Recognize Prolapse or Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (05:45)
• Every Woman's Body Has a Unique Story (06:30)
• The Healing Journey (10:40)
• Jenn's Story (17:45)
• The Most Severe Cases (27:05)
• More From Tighten Your Tinkler (31:31)
• A's to Our Q's (32:00)

For more from Tighten Your Tinkler... (This list contains affiliate links that will save you money but also result in compensation for The Deliberate Day).

Root Cause Quiz

Decompression Position

Tighten Your Tinkler Website

Signature Program (Use code DELIBERATE for $50 off! Affiliate Code)

Instagram

YouTube

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• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
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We had a good, long conversation about this one...

We decided that not losing your ever-loving mind over laundry requires 3 things...

• Make it Better for YOU (Listen to hear how) (01:20)
• Simplify, Simplify, Simplify (Ok, sure, but how?!) (08:40)
• Get Your People to Help (I'm in! Where do I begin?!) (18:00)

Sanity Saving Capsules for Kids is in our shop—summer and winter wardrobe templates and quick, concise help that won't leave you overwhelmed and crying over too much or too little laundry.

And beautiful mommas, never forget…

YOU are doing beautiful work!

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• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
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Everybody knows the excitement of a brand new curriculum...a brand new year...all that hope...

But in reality, the honeymoon phase ends for everything. Even the very best of relationships...because we grow, we learn, we mature...and so does our homeschool.

But growing pains are a real thing and so is homeschool fatigue.

So how do we combat that...come February when we've picked ourselves up after the holidays and we've gotten into a groove finally, but we're all still dragging.

• Spring Cleaning (00:40)
• The NO Day (03:05)
• Bring the Whimsy (07:15)

Last but not least, we now have the Homeschool Clipboard & Ticket Bundle! 

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Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.

We all want life-changing habits...don't we?

I KNOW you got excited when you saw that title. Don't worry, we're gonna deliver on this one...

We'll tell you what they are...how to start them...and how they'll change your life and your family.

• Family Dinner (01:10)
• Family Clean-up (02:30)
• Family Prayer (08:10)

Get the Family Examen for Exhausted Moms and start TODAY!

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Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.

One of the most significant issues we've encountered in our homeschools and hear about often from other moms is the overwhelming feeling of getting to everything each day and fighting the kids to do it.

Now, we're not just referring to arguing and out-and-out fighting...but the silent fight of mentally competing with all the to-dos in our heads and kids who have gone to the bathroom 10 times already or sat for 37 minutes just making doodles on their page, or left to "get something" only for you to realize they've been missing for 2 years...

All these silent little fights will wear down a homeschool mom to her very core.

We know. Believe us.

The best way to combat this is to simplify.

• Simplify (01:40)
• A Super Simple System (03:20)
• Why the Clipboard System Works (03:40)
• Clipboards vs. Spiral Notebooks (14:20)
• Invitation (18:50)

Sweet momma, you are doing beautiful work! 

Find the complete podcast notes on our website.

To find The Deliberate Day on Instagram, click here.

Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.

It's January, give yourself a high five...we've made it this far mommas!

It's funny when you become an entrepreneur as a mom because it's amazing how much overlap there is between being the CEO of a business AND being the CEO of your home, family, and in our case our homeschools as well. 

We are always looking at how we can learn from these overlaps and how good practices in one can serve in the others. 

In this case, we were looking at how annual reports and statements could actually be really powerful in our homeschools as well.

It's the halfway mark...and there are probably a few of us (or maybe all of us) are wondering, "What on earth have we accomplished in our homeschools this year?" Or worse...feeling guilt over everything we HAVEN'T accomplished.

We *know* we've spent HOURS on math, language arts, and allllll the activities, field trips, and projects, but it's still completely normal to *feel* like we haven't done enough...   

Enter the profit and loss statement...

Traditionally, a profit and loss statement includes a business's total revenue, expenses, gains, and losses, arriving at net income for a specific accounting period.

But put your teacher glasses on and it really makes sense to do the same for our homeschools.

• Gains (02:45)
• Expenses (05:00)
• Losses (08:10)
• Net (11:35)

The Homeschool Plan Like a Mother Guide is FULL of questions like these that will help you. Start with the narratives (you don’t have to fill in the whole thing, JUST do the narratives). 

Finally, share this with a friend (and fill out the narratives together!) Let us know how it goes! (You can tell us in DMs, email, comments!)

Never forget sweet momma…

You are doing beautiful work!

Find the complete podcast notes on our website.

To find The Deliberate Day on Instagram, click here.

Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.

Raise your hand if you've ever yelled at your kids...

So... that's all of us...

And if it's not you...you might be on the wrong podcast.

We're talking to the momma hearts who want so desperately to be calm, and who have tried again and again, only to "fail" and end up exploding on your kids yet AGAIN...

You know what we're talking about... you're trying to get out the door and your kid can only find one shoe, and another has to go potty...NOW of all times, and of course your baby needs a diaper change...

...and you just lose your ever loving mind! You yell, you throw things, you make threats you don't want to follow through with...

and your brain spins between wanting to scream or cry...

It's hard being a mom...and no one goes into this whole motherhood thing with all the answers or being taught all the lessons...

That's why we've invited Catherine Johnson, wife and momma, to 3. She's a Catholic parenting coach who gives practical faith-based parenting tips to help you become a calm, collected, confident mom.

• The Path to Coaching (02:22)
• Helping Moms Parent from a Better Place (04:30)
• Parenting WITH God (08:05)
• Coaching (15:50)
• Where to find Catherine (52:30)
• Coaching isn't Scary! (54:52)

More on Catherine Johnson...

Catherine can be found at her website, cjjcoaching.com

She’s also on IG @catherine.j.johnson

Her coaching packages start with quick win calls (as short as 30 minutes) and go up from there!

Don’t forget to grab her free How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids Guide!

Catherine coaches BOTH Catholic and Protestant moms alike! 

Finally, listen to HER podcast here on Youtube.

Find the complete podcast notes on our website.

To find The Deliberate Day on Instagram, click here.

Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.

Chances are....

You overspent your December budget...

You had kids who weren't grateful for what they got...

You overcompensated by eating some of your feelings...

You worked hard to cultivate moments and memories just to watch kids argue or cry... 

Maybe you just want to not anymore...it's okay, you don't have to hold back with us...you can even cry a little. 

We're not JUST here to lament with you though... let's talk about finding a groove again after experiencing The holiday trauma...can we call it that?

I feel like we can...

Chances are everyone is hungry right now...for routine

But also wanting to stay on break...

This looks a lot like....everyone is off...attitudes have big fluctuations...people are unreasonable...kids are bickering over ridiculous things...it feels stressful when anyone asks you a question or tells you about something new.

• How to Come Back (02:30)
• Meals & Bedtimes as Anchors (06:10)

We bet you have a friend dealing with this too!  Share this podcast with her, and work on your anchors together!

Find the complete podcast notes on our website.

To find The Deliberate Day on Instagram, click here.

Looking for items shared in our podcasts?!

• Learn More About Life Skills Now Season 4
• You need the 4 Steps to Mastery, get it here!
• Get the Editable Homeschool Clipboard Template here!
• Here's our Homeschool Plan Like A Mother Guide!
• For the 12 Week Planner, click here! (Use code PODCASTMOM for 20% off!)
• Get your FREE Meal Planning Kit here.
• For the Favorites List, go here.