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.

One of the biggest issues we've not only faced in our own homeschools but also hear about all the time from other moms is the overwhelm of getting to all the things each day and fighting kids to do them.

Now, we're not just referring to arguing and outright 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.

It's all these silent little fights that will wear down a homeschool mom to her very core.

We know. Believe me.

The best way to combat this is to simplify.

Simplify not only what's on your plate but also what's on your children's plate so they can work without you being the belly button.

Here is the BEST way we've found to do just that...

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.

It's the end of September (or any homeschool month really), and it's likely that the 'new' of your homeschool year has started to wear off...maybe pushback has started to creep in...or get worse...

Maybe that one kid just takes FOREVER Or maybe you're fighting downright refusal from your kids when it's time to do their work…

We're back with our favorite board-certified behavioral analyst, and dear friend Renee Amato today and we're speaking right to the heart of our exhausted homeschool mommas.

What if you could take the best parts of home and school and put them together to educate your children? Add in a ton of community support, and that's what this week's guest has done! Listen in for a brand new perspective on the possibilities for homeschooling!

We sat down and asked the question…

What are some of our favorite homeschool resources…the ones that we come back to again and again…the ones we’d never want to be without?! And we’re sharing them on the podcast today!

Being in 'transition' is hard.  Homeschooling in transition?  REALLY hard (for most mommas).  But Kezia?  She's in transition, homeschooling in an RV, and is a lover of the outdoors!  Listen in to hear how she's navigating life while building the dream (quite literally)!

Two words...

Snack. Shop.

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what an ACTUAL day in a homeschool can look like.

But, the reality is, every homeschool is different...because every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is different.

So, rather than just share what Tiffany and I do in OUR homeschools, we thought it would be amazing to reach out to other moms in our community and showcase all the real possibilities for homeschooling our families! 

In this episode we have Insiya, a Muslim woman, Wife, Homeschool Mom of three children under 6, Mental Health Educator and Entrepreneur. 

She's had 10+ glorious years as a counselor and trainer in the field of mental health between the Middle East and India and if that wasn't impressive enough, she's also been a research assistant at Stanford University.

Insiya, thank you for chatting with us today!    

We’re back, and we’re talking homeschool supplies today! Just like when you set up a beautiful nursery for your brand new baby, you can over-supply your homeschool!

The truth is, our homeschools don’t require all that much. So, we sat down and thought about what homeschool supplies we would go out and buy first if our own stashes were wiped out…

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what an ACTUAL day in a homeschool looks like.

But here's the thing, every homeschool is different...because every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is different.

So, rather than share what Tiffany and I do in OUR homeschools, we thought it would be amazing to share all the real possibilities for what homeschools can look like and be! 

In this episode, we have Erin, a Navy wife, mom of four beautiful girls, and a high school art teacher turned homeschooler.

What do you need to start the homeschool year? Whether in your first year or your tenth, you’ll need these things!

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what an ACTUAL day in a homeschool looks like.

But, the reality is, every homeschool is different...because every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is different.

So, rather than just share what Tiffany and I do in OUR homeschools, we thought it would be amazing to reach out to other moms in our community and showcase all the real possibilities for homeschooling! 

In this episode, we have Maddy, wife to James, and Mama to 6 kiddies (as she calls them). She lives in New Zealand in her House Bus and 'road-schools' her kids as they travel and explore their beautiful country.

She's a lover of holistic health & natural remedies, tiny living, dark chocolate, reading, being adventurous, all things pregnancy, birth & motherhood, especially in the context of God's amazing design…

In this episode, we’re talking about how we’ll be starting a new school year. Brittany has some fantastic ideas to share, and I have a few ideas as well.

Have you ever considered what homeschooling might look like in another country? 

Here in the U.S., laws can vary dramatically from state to state, and so can opportunities for learning and enrichment.  Can you imagine how that might look on an international scale? 

Well, our guest, Jenni Cassidy can!  She's a wife, mother to 7 (including 5 graduates), and she lives and homeschools her youngest two children in the UK!  She's also the co-director of Dumb Ox Learning AND she's a consultant for Mother of Divine Grace!

Figuring out your homeschool ‘why’ can feel like chasing a mythical unicorn…but it doesn’t have to be that way!

Brittany shares her process for figuring out her ‘why’ each year (because it CAN change), and how YOU can do that as well!

Today we’ve invited one of our homeschool heroes, Sarah Mackenzie here to speak with you and bring the hope, because that's what she's done for us for YEARS.

Sarah's the author of Teaching from Rest, The Read-Aloud Family and several picture books, including Because Barbara, which officially released March 5th of this year!

She's the host of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast, which has been downloaded

over 14 million times in more than 160 countries, and is the publisher at the boutique publishing house, Waxwing Books.

Her best work, though, is at home in the Northwest, where she and her husband homeschool their six children.

The first question most homeschoolers are asked is…which curriculum do you use? And while this is a great question (and many of us have some excellent ideas about which options are the best), this can also be a source of pain for the overwhelmed homeschool parent (or the NEW homeschool momma).

Listen in as we chat about what we’ve used over the years, what worked…what didn’t, and how to choose from the endless options that are currently available.