As I prepare to start yet another Great Summer Purge and Clean, I am reminded of the Flylady and her “shiny sink” philosophy… …and I went in search […]
Find your “Shiny Sink”
The Great Summer Purge and Clean is FINALLY coming!!
Today’s the day I finally sort out this year’s “Great Summer Purge and Clean”. I have had so much I have been working on already this summer, I haven’t had […]
Understanding and Adapting to the GDPR
So, if you’ve not heard yet…there’s this new thing called the GDPR… Here’s a quick video that explains it well, if you prefer audio/video learning: Even if […]
Generation Genius
I saw an ad in my Facebook feed today that intrigued me. An ad for a new video streaming service for science videos! Immediately got MY attention, especially with all […]
Book of the week: I Wonder What’s Under There?
I Wonder What’s Under There, by Deborah Nourse Lattimore I love this book! I think I got it years ago…long before children…from the bargain section of Borders Books (I miss […]
Homeschooling with Apple Music Family Subscription
Do you know about this?? Our family has had a family subscription for a couple years now…and we LOVE IT!! For just $14.99, a month every member of our 4 […]
Book of the Week: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, by Rachel Ignotofsky This is an awesome book! My daughter got this as a gift on her 16th birthday from […]
APP REVIEW: Dragonbox Math
Dragonbox ROCKS!! I have enjoyed these apps for years! I swear I enjoy the apps as much, maybe more than, my kids! If you haven’t heard of Dragonbox yet…its […]
Book of the Week: Poetry Speaks to Children
Poetry Speaks to Children I’ve had this book for years…I believe it was given to me to review on another website of mine, but I’ve since forgotten. I never got […]
12 Tips on Children and Chores
Featured image CC by David D Ah, chores… Dreaded by both kids and parents alike. Kids hate doing them, parents hate having to enforce them. I don’t have all the […]
Book of the Week: Amy’s Light
Amy’s Light, by Robert Nutt This is a lovely little story of a little girl bringing fireflies into her room, to chase away the darkness. Told in rhyming verse with […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Free to Be…You and Me
If you grew up in the 70s, you’re familiar with “Free to Be…You and Me“. It was a project by Marlo Thomas created to “encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such […]
Book of the week: The Garden
This book is called “The Garden” in the UK, and “Under the Moon” in the US. Same book. The one I have is called “Under the Moon”. I noticed on […]
Homeschooling with Les Miserables
I am a Les Miserables enthusiast. Fangirl. Fanatic. Let’s just say I have a passion for this story, the characters, and the music… And as such, I’ve tried to find […]
Book of the Week: My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me, by Maya Angelou This book is a little young for my kids, but I just adore it. It’s by Maya Angelou! It’s […]
Our “Currently Reading” books added, and do you know about Goodreads?
I’ve been doing a lot of updates to Homeschool Realm lately, and I wanted to let you know the latest today! I just added my Goodreads “Currently Reading” shelf to […]
My son reviews the Foxcraft series
My 12 year old son just finished this trilogy and is RAVING about it. So I asked him if he’d write a review about them, to share here…and this is […]