Why I Chose Public High School
When you homeschool, is there ever a time where you might choose public school? I chose public high school for my oldest. And here’s why.
Category: Raising Royalty Story Tools for Time Management
Time management is something I’ve always struggled with, since childhood. Here’s the tools for time management I use to help me stay aware.
Homeschool 4th Grade 2018
Homeschool fourth grade is a transition year. We’ve mastered the foundational skills, and so now I challenge my students to stretch and grow.
Homeschool Second Grade 2018
Homeschool second grade is the last year of “early elementary”. We get all our skills firmly in place, as a foundation for expanding our learning.
Single Parent by choice: Why I have no regrets
I’m open about being a single parent. I divorced my ex husband in 2014, after years of domestic violence. Leaving my marriage was not a hasty decision, but one I planned for 6 months. Ending it entirely took a year, and I left plenty of room for the process to stop…
Update: 1 year old!
It’s been a whole year since my Summer Surprise arrived. This last year has been challenging, stretching and exhausting. But it’s also been fun, in many ways. When it all started… When I found out I was pregnant in the fall of 2016, to say I was shocked was an…
The Comparison Game
Comparison can turn into a competition I was sitting beside another parent at my daughter’s swim lesson. We chatted briefly, and she mentioned she had 4 children, including twins. She smiled, like all moms of many do, and said that sometimes it was hard, but she loved it anyway. I…
Special Needs: Assessment and a Developmental Pediatrician
Finally Taken Seriously: Getting a special needs assessment. She was almost 5 years old when we finally landed in a pediatrician’s office that seemed to actually take us seriously. I spent a good 30 minutes describing her history and what we’d tried so far, giving him copies of the reports…
Single Mom Stories from Sunflower Mom
I was fortunate to be interviewed by Jennifer of Sunflower Moms, in her series “Single Mom Stories”. You can read all about my life as a single mom here!
Getting help
Changes and moving. Shortly after the meeting with the developmental pediatrician, my then-husband and I were attempting to try again. And we found out we were expecting again. We moved into a new house, one with a large yard, because 4 children do not fit well into a 2-bedroom apartment.…
Tools for Time Management
Time management is something I’ve always struggled with, since childhood. Here’s the tools for time management I use to help me stay aware.
Homeschool 4th Grade 2018
Homeschool fourth grade is a transition year. We’ve mastered the foundational skills, and so now I challenge my students to stretch and grow.
Homeschool Second Grade 2018
Homeschool second grade is the last year of “early elementary”. We get all our skills firmly in place, as a foundation for expanding our learning.
Single Parent by choice: Why I have no regrets
I’m open about being a single parent. I divorced my ex husband in 2014, after years of domestic violence. Leaving my marriage was not a hasty decision, but one I planned for 6 months. Ending it entirely took a year, and I left plenty of room for the process to stop…
Update: 1 year old!
It’s been a whole year since my Summer Surprise arrived. This last year has been challenging, stretching and exhausting. But it’s also been fun, in many ways. When it all started… When I found out I was pregnant in the fall of 2016, to say I was shocked was an…
The Comparison Game
Comparison can turn into a competition I was sitting beside another parent at my daughter’s swim lesson. We chatted briefly, and she mentioned she had 4 children, including twins. She smiled, like all moms of many do, and said that sometimes it was hard, but she loved it anyway. I…
Special Needs: Assessment and a Developmental Pediatrician
Finally Taken Seriously: Getting a special needs assessment. She was almost 5 years old when we finally landed in a pediatrician’s office that seemed to actually take us seriously. I spent a good 30 minutes describing her history and what we’d tried so far, giving him copies of the reports…
Single Mom Stories from Sunflower Mom
I was fortunate to be interviewed by Jennifer of Sunflower Moms, in her series “Single Mom Stories”. You can read all about my life as a single mom here!
Getting help
Changes and moving. Shortly after the meeting with the developmental pediatrician, my then-husband and I were attempting to try again. And we found out we were expecting again. We moved into a new house, one with a large yard, because 4 children do not fit well into a 2-bedroom apartment.…