• Overwhelming, isn’t it? That’s what a new beginning piano student or a preschooler thinks the first time he or she sees a keyboard for the first time in a lesson. 88 keys is a lot to take in! Simplify the process by downloading my free keyboard builder activity! It helps children to identify the sets of black keys in pattern so that they can more readily identify them when they come up to the big, overwhelming piano. 🎹 Keyboard geography is one of the first skills that I build here in my studio. Tag me and let me see how your child responds to the activity! I’d love to see how this quick but effective activity works for your family. 💕 Link in bio!
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    Overwhelming, isn’t it? That’s what a new beginning piano student or a preschooler thinks the first time he or she sees a keyboard for the first time in a lesson. 88 keys is a lot to take in! Simplify the process by downloading my free keyboard builder activity! It helps children to identify the sets of black keys in pattern so that they can more readily identify them when they come up to the big, overwhelming piano. 🎹 Keyboard geography is one of the first skills that I build here in my studio. Tag me and let me see how your child responds to the activity! I’d love to see how this quick but effective activity works for your family. 💕 Link in bio!
  • Yes, it’s a pic of smoothie. But for me today, it was a bit more than just that. I was encouraged by my friend Sue @helpmychild to start ‘Self-Care Sunday,’ a simple, concentrated effort to give a few moments of time to myself away from the craziness of the day. As mommas, we give all the time, don’t we? Quite honestly, I’m happy to give, happy to fill everyone’s cup with what they need and want throughout the week. I am learning however, that if I don’t care for myself, it isn’t long before I pour from an empty pitcher and then no one has a full cup. I don’t suppose that really helps anyone. I think homeschooling mommas have a special job—we are with our children every minute of the day because we choose that—we want to be with them! While it can be lovely and magical, it can be exhausting at times. I think it’s ok to admit that. How are you caring for yourself? Are you taking the time to fill your own cup? Do you struggle with guilt when you take time for yourself? How do you shift that mindset? I’d like to encourage you to take time out for yourself today. Perhaps it’s a hot bath or a small corner of a room to journal with a warm tea and a blanket, uninterrupted. If you take time to refresh your own mindset (as well as heart and body), you’ll find yourself ready to line up the cups and keep pouring. I’m learning and trying to implement that myself. 💛 So, for Self-Care Sunday, I decided to go out to my favorite smoothie place—alone—blast my favorite song on my way and enjoy a few minutes of quiet on the patio of the shop. It was nice (although it’s blazing hot outside). I returned home with a different perspective than when I left the house. Small strides 🙌 How did you care for your momma self today? 💕
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    Yes, it’s a pic of smoothie. But for me today, it was a bit more than just that. I was encouraged by my friend Sue @helpmychild to start ‘Self-Care Sunday,’ a simple, concentrated effort to give a few moments of time to myself away from the craziness of the day. As mommas, we give all the time, don’t we? Quite honestly, I’m happy to give, happy to fill everyone’s cup with what they need and want throughout the week. I am learning however, that if I don’t care for myself, it isn’t long before I pour from an empty pitcher and then no one has a full cup. I don’t suppose that really helps anyone. I think homeschooling mommas have a special job—we are with our children every minute of the day because we choose that—we want to be with them! While it can be lovely and magical, it can be exhausting at times. I think it’s ok to admit that. How are you caring for yourself? Are you taking the time to fill your own cup? Do you struggle with guilt when you take time for yourself? How do you shift that mindset? I’d like to encourage you to take time out for yourself today. Perhaps it’s a hot bath or a small corner of a room to journal with a warm tea and a blanket, uninterrupted. If you take time to refresh your own mindset (as well as heart and body), you’ll find yourself ready to line up the cups and keep pouring. I’m learning and trying to implement that myself. 💛 So, for Self-Care Sunday, I decided to go out to my favorite smoothie place—alone—blast my favorite song on my way and enjoy a few minutes of quiet on the patio of the shop. It was nice (although it’s blazing hot outside). I returned home with a different perspective than when I left the house. Small strides 🙌 How did you care for your momma self today? 💕
  • I have loved this season of the podcast, visiting with mommas all over the world about what homeschool looks like for them. I continue to receive messages from friends, neighbors and former colleagues that have decided that they are staying home with their children for the upcoming school year and really want to know if they can actually homeschool–the answer is, ‘yes, you can!” 💛 Today I’m talking with Shannon Mokry, a Charlotte Mason/eclectic homeschooling mom of 9 years.  I loved this chat and hope that this peek into her style of homeschooling will give you the encouragement that you need to navigate your own homeschool rhythms.  She has a great love of books and reading that has lead her to write her own set of teaching books.  How amazing! You can find Shannon on Instagram at WhimsyandPurpose. ☺️
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    I have loved this season of the podcast, visiting with mommas all over the world about what homeschool looks like for them. I continue to receive messages from friends, neighbors and former colleagues that have decided that they are staying home with their children for the upcoming school year and really want to know if they can actually homeschool–the answer is, ‘yes, you can!” 💛 Today I’m talking with Shannon Mokry, a Charlotte Mason/eclectic homeschooling mom of 9 years.  I loved this chat and hope that this peek into her style of homeschooling will give you the encouragement that you need to navigate your own homeschool rhythms.  She has a great love of books and reading that has lead her to write her own set of teaching books.  How amazing! You can find Shannon on Instagram at WhimsyandPurpose. ☺️