Real Life at Home Podcast: Real Life Homeschooling | Practical Living | Domestically Challenged Motherhood

Motherhood is not an easy gig. Sure, it’s rewarding, but it can be hard sometimes. When you throw in homeschooling on top of that, it can become even more difficult and exhausting. If you’re a newer homeschooler, or just need some encouragement in your journey, take heart and listen to these words of encouragement for […]

Keeping the house clean can be challenging with so many other things keeping us busy every day. There is a way to help with this struggle though, and it’s putting a cleaning schedule in place. While ready-made systems and schedules are fine, I have suggestions for making a cleaning schedule you can actually follow: one […]

In this episode, I share two stories of funny or intriguing things that I have overheard while eating or working at Panera. First, you’ll find out about one college student’s theory on how to find the perfect mate, which ends up being something kind of bizarre, but funny and not at all expected. This is […]

It can be easy to get so set in particular ideals for any given situation, and education is no different.  When my kids were very young, I had some pretty strong opinions about education.  They got turned upside down when we felt called to start homeschooling. Six years later, they got confused again when I […]

I don’t know if you have this problem at your house, but my kitchen is one of the first places to get messy and disorganized.  It’s not even just from meal prep, but also from stuff on the kitchen counter or because I am not using my space efficiently.  If you have some of the […]

As a homeschooling parent, it can be difficult to find a little bit of alone time to catch up on tasks or just take a breather.  In this week’s episode of the podcast, I’m sharing the steps and guidelines we set up with another homeschooling family to have a kid swap twice a month that allowed […]

Are you kitchen hopeless? Don’t worry – there really is hope! In this week’s podcast episode, I’ll be talking about some ideas and hacks you can do so that you can at least appear to be a better cook while you work toward honing your skills.  It’s not about being untruthful.  It’s just about how to […]

Beginning a homeschooling journey can be a lot of work. Even if you’re really well prepared, it takes a lot of time and dedication.  It’s a whole lifestyle, not just a way of doing school. One thing that can complicate beginning this journey even further is when you are starting to homeschool when your children have been in […]

Do you have hot spots around your house?  You know, those areas that always seem to collect clutter, like your kitchen counter or maybe your desk top? In today’s episode of the podcast, I’m sharing three steps/questions for you to work through for those problematic area of your house.  By working through these steps, you […]

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m kind of a menu planning flunkie.  I used to plan menus a month at a time.  Oh, those were the days.  But, those days are history.  I’m sometimes lucky if I can manage to plan just a week at a time. When I was really […]

When you’re homeschooling, it’s easy for days to get crazy and chaotic, isn’t it?  Please tell me it’s not just me.  It happens to you too, right? Thanks to a post from Roan with 10 ways to help your homeschool day run smoothly, we have today’s podcast with Roan’s wisdom together with some tidbits of my […]

It’s finally time – the podcast is back with a new episode! In today’s episode, I’m sharing ten things every homeschool parent should know, especially those that are just starting out on their homeschooling journey.  For that segment, I shared Jen Dunlap‘s post about 10 Things Every New Homeschooler Needs to Know and then added […]

It’s been a long time since I published episode three, huh?  I know.  As a matter of fact, I was pretty sure I was just not going to publish episode four and I was just going to be done with this particular adventure. You see, last time, I told you guys this: I just want […]

Episode three of the podcast gives you insight into the time I threw a temper tantrum in a rest stop bathroom while in my 30s!  There is a real danger to only traveling with one pair of pants, and this is it.  (FYI: My Mom only made it worse.) There is also a segment with […]

I’m so excited to share the Life Between Loads of Laundry Podcast episode #1 with all of you!  In episode #1, I share about what happened in our home when grandiose thoughts about homeschooling met homeschooling reality.  If you’re a homeschooling parent, I hope you’ll find some comfort in what happened, and not just laugh […]