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.