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Well This Wasn't The Plan!
We never expected to homeschool...but here we are! Life is funny that way, ya know?
After 4 years in public school, we've made the unexpected leap into homeschooling our 3 kids--while still working full-time! On this podcast, we're documenting the journey in real time: the good, the hard, the hilarious, and everything in between.
Whether you're a curious parent, a fellow homeschooler, or just here for the chaos, welcome!
Let's figure it out together--because sometimes the best things start with, "Well, that wasn't the plan..."
Episodes
34 episodes
33. We Hired A Sitter To Help Us Homeschool
We crawl out of tax season, admit why the podcast went quiet, and share how hiring a sitter became the simplest way to keep work and homeschooling from crushing us. We break down exactly how we found her, what we pay, how we structure the homes...
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32. The Week That Made Us Question Homeschooling
Homeschooling didn’t break us, but tax season almost did. When you’re two full-time working parents, the hard days don’t look like a cute worksheet moment. They look like nonstop noise, kids picking at each other, and that very real parenting t...
31. Options For Working Parents Who Want To Homeschool
A rapid-fire list of realistic ways to keep working while you homeschool• our long planning runway before homeschooling and why we tested changes for a year • switching a business to virtual work to make home learning possible&...
30. Working With ADHD Instead of Against It: Our Words of Advice
• early ADHD signs we notice first, especially screen hyperfocus and the crash afterward • why teachers see a people pleaser while we see meltdowns at home • low frustration tolerance with hard skills like reading, swimmin...
29. Taking Away Recess as Punishment: Should It Be Illegal?
We share big podcast news, a new homeschool guide we built for working parents, and what our week looks like when the kids stay with grandparents during tax s...
28. Capable Kids: Chores and Homeschooling
We juggle tax season, a broken leg, and a new homeschool rhythm while trying to build a house where everyone contributes. We share the chore routines that finally work, why we treat chores like teachable skills, and how teamwork language change...
27. A 10-Year-Old Explains Why Homeschool Works (After 4 Years in Public School)
We ask Saylor—the spark behind our homeschool switch—to answer your questions about slow mornings, ADHD-friendly learning, real social time, sports, screens, chores, and why she never wants to go back to public school. Two focused hours, long o...
26. Public School Reality From A Teacher - Part 2
We talk with Megan, a public school teacher preparing to homeschool, about curriculum realities, the third-grade shift to screens, the limits of standardized testing, inclusion’s classroom impact, and the persistent myth of socialization. The g...
25. Why A Public School Teacher Chose Homeschool And What She Wants Every Parent To Know
We bring on Megan, a Texas elementary instructional specialist and former classroom teacher, who explains why she’s leaving the classroom to homeschool and what parents don’t see day to day. We compare school as it is with what kids actually ne...
24. Our Homeschool Curriculum and Why We Love It
We share how we chose our homeschool curriculum and the pros and cons!• why pencil-and-paper • how open-and-go lessons cut prep to zero• placement tests and mixing levels by subject• free downloads and what to try befor...
23. What Surprised Us the Most About Homeschool
We share what shocked us about homeschooling as two full-time working parents: the time it takes, how fast kids learn one-on-one, and why our home feels calmer and happier. From tackling gaps in handwriting and grammar to an ADHD breakthrough, ...
22. 2026 Goals + Keeping the Kids Busy While We Work!
We trade the post-holiday slump for a simple “goals time” system that gives our kids clear daily reps and gives us reliable work blocks. Short, intentional practice drives Spanish, piano, and sports progress while we scale our accounting worklo...
21. Technology in Schools and Education
We push past holiday overload to unpack a big question: what happens when schools move all work onto screens, and what do kids lose along the way. • school device policies and filter workarounds• screen time displacing hand...
20. We finished our FIRST semester homeschooling + working!!!
We finish our first semester of homeschooling and share what worked, what didn’t, and how we balanced real jobs with real learning. Honest wins, hard pivots, and a few surprises changed our mornings, our kids’ confidence, and our plans for next...
19. Bumps in The Road
A holiday road trip, a house full of flu, and deadlines stacking up—then the realization that our “get back on track” grind was making everything worse. We decided to slow down, skip a day when fevers hit, say yes to hot chocolate and a matinee...
18. Homeschool, Holidays, and Why This Year Feels Different
We unpack why we chose homeschool over private school, how we juggle work with learning, and what actually changed in our home life. From winter routines to Outschool wins and cutting December chaos, we share what’s working, what isn’t, and wha...
17. Leaving Public School the Million Little Reasons Why (Replay)
EPISODE RERUN FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK!We walk through the million little reasons we left public school to homeschool three kids while running a business, trading rushed mornings and rigid schedules for slower starts, focused le...
16. Life Skills We're Working On: Part 2!
We share how better sleep, steady routines, and clear expectations made our homeschool days calmer and our evenings useful. Then we dive into kid goal setting, phone etiquette that starts with us, and everyday choices about cleaning products an...
15. Life Skills We're Teaching Our Kids - Part 1
We share the life skills that we get to teach now that we homeschool! Wins, stumbles, templates, and the small habits that build real responsibility.• moving to a new city and practicing friend-making on purpose• weekly meal plannin...
14. Our Public School Betrayal List
We faced these issues head-on after years in public school with our three kids. Two full-time working parents, zero plans to homeschool, and a growing list of friction points pushed us to try something different. The result surprised us: calmer...
13. Your Questions Answered!
We talk through trading public school for homeschool while traveling Costa Rica, turning delays and detours into life lessons. From family pushback to new friends, movement tech to money talks, we share what’s working and what’s still hard....
12. Hello from Costa Rica! Homeschool On The Road
We make homeschool work while both of us work full time, even from Costa Rica before a Spartan race. We answer rapid-fire listener questions on hours, schedules, curriculum, reading breakthroughs, travel schooling, routines, and why we quit a c...
11. Keeping the Kids Busy While You Work! Our Tips!
We share the simple routine that lets two full-time parents homeschool three kids without chaos, and we get honest about the social tradeoffs and timing that make it possible. Expect practical rhythms, age-specific advice, and tools that keep k...
10. Thinking About Homeschooling? Here's What You Should Know!
We share two months of homeschooling as two full-time working parents, the choices that made it doable, and the mindset shifts that dissolved our fear. From co-ops and Outschool to reading habits and life skills, we explain how short, focused d...
9. Yes, You Can Homeschool in 2 Hours!
"Two hours a day? Impossible!" That was my first reaction when someone suggested we could homeschool our three children in such a short time. After all, traditional schools keep kids for 7-8 hours daily, so surely homeschooling requires the sam...