Breathing Space

Many years ago, a seasoned homeschool friend told me about homeschooling humps that everyone hits in November and February and how, in...

There is this harmful and damaging myth that one (especially a woman) can do it all and do it all with a smile. This myth leaves so many of ...

It is June. End of school year is nearing or already passed. It seems like a good time to draw some conclusions, see where we are holding. ...

I signed up for a drawing class with 11 yo. We signed up together because he expressed a rare interest in doing something outside of his com...

Last day of the winter vacation for the dayschool kids, and they made both lunch and dinner. Yes, that includes even my moody teenager. He w...

I have one child at home and this is what we aim to do every day: Chumash. His bar mitzvah Torah reading is the first day of Pesach, las...

I am tired. Oh so deeply, essentially tired. I don't want to whine about how tired I am. I had a bad night of sleep. 11 yo got braces...

11 yo davened at home. I had to drop off 2 yo and get an oil change. We agreed that he will complete a certain amount of school work on his ...

This school year has officially started. I have four kids that went off to school this morning: 13 yo to 8th grade, 7 yo to 2nd, 4 yo to pre...

I know it's the end of May. I know that most people have decided long ago what they will be doing with their kids the following school y...

Normal people who blog, blog semi-regularly. They stick to a subject. The work on building an audience and then maintain it by giving over w...

OMG what is that? My baby has been napping for the past hour and the older kids were entertaining themselves (except for one tushie that nee...

I've sent my baby girl to school. (I have been working on a blog post about sending kids to school, but it does not seem to get material...

I'm taking my kids to the zoo Because it is finally sunny Because tomorrow is a school tryout day Because soon I will no longer be ho...

My G-d, I'm tired. So, so essentially, weary in my bones . My soul is tired. My whole being is tired. We've moved into the nei...

After a lot of hand-wringing, phone calls, e-mails and just things falling all over the place. I signed up 12 yo for online school for Judai...

Do you know who's thriving at home so far? My three-year-old. He potty trained and having a potty available to use as necessary is what ...

We were supposed to move, to a bigger house, in another neighborhood. I spent most of the summer packing, decluttering, and dealing with all...

I'm reading another self-help book, this one on marriage ( First, Kill All the Marriage Counselors ). In case you're wondering, the ...

איזהו אשיר? השמח בחלכו Who is rich? The one who is happy with his lot. (פרקי אבות ד א ) We usually take this to mean material possession...