This Fall was not a stellar semester of school. In fact I would give myself low scores as a mom in general, much less as a home school mom. I spent too much time feeling overwhelmed and under motivated.
The culprit? I allowed too many activities to overwhelm our routine. So what if everything we do is worth-while? If it is too much to do, then none of it ends up being done in a worth-while manner. Not to mention that when life gets too hectic, toddler-training takes the back seat to expediency.
I'm back in the saddle again and thinking about next semester. I've already cut out some time (and money) sucking commitments.
- We are taking a semester break from band. The kids will continue their music lessons, just not the home school band organization.
- My senior is not taking a dual enrollment class next semester.
- I'm dropping my Thursday night church church group.
- I'm only buying from the whole-foods coop every other month.
These may sound like small things but added together and then subtracted from my life they add up to a bunch more time to be, well, to be an actual mom.
Maybe even a sane, fun mom, one who loves to learn with her children.
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