Raising Arrows

How to Make Read Aloud Time More Peaceful Podcast 013

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June 25, 20171 Comment

Does Read Aloud Time stress you out? Has your vision of being surrounded by children who listen intently and sit still while you read beautiful picture books given way to the reality of kick fights, crying babies, and nonsensical questions from the toddler? Have you vowed to never read aloud to your children again? This podcast is for you!

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In this episode:

How to avoid the pitfall of Read Aloud expectations.
Choosing a time and place for Read Alouds.
Choosing literature-rich homeschool curriculum.

Resources mentioned:

–> read aloud blanket you can keep by your door to seize the moment!

–> Morning Basket

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A Typical Day for My Large Homeschooling Family

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June 19, 201749 Comments

Here's your chance to peek inside this large homeschooling family's life and see how things run (and realize they really aren't much different from you!)

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My life runs on routine. I don’t even have to think very hard to tell you what a typical day looks like for me because there is an order to it, and a lot of my day runs on autopilot because I’ve set it up that way – less for me to think about, more time for me to spend doing the things I love and being with the people I love!

I outline all of this in my book Home Management for the Homeschool Mom, but this post isn’t about that. It’s about what my typical day looks like, so you can see the natural flow of my day. You will see that I am not superwoman, I’ve simply put some things in place that make my day run as smoothly as possible – and even then, it’s never smooth. One thing we have to realize as moms is that a smooth day isn’t one without kinks or troubles – it is a day without a mommy meltdown from the stress that comes from living in frenzy and chaos.
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Podcast 012 – A Typical Day in My Life

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June 19, 20174 Comments

Have you ever wondered what my day looks like? Here's your chance to see how my routine works, and what an average day is like in the Raising Arrows household!

Have you ever wondered what my day looks like? Here’s your chance to see how my routine works, and what an average day is like in the Raising Arrows household! You can also read my more in-depth post about my day HERE!

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In this episode:

Why I don’t get up early.
How I manage my rowdy preschooler.
When I fit in blogging.
What a typical homeschool day looks like.

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Resources mentioned:

My ebook:
Home Management for the Homeschool Mom

Organizing Baby’s Things in the Bedroom

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June 11, 20176 Comments

When baby sleeps in your room, you can end up with a lot of piles of baby things all over the room! Here's I keep baby's things organized!

Baby’s things may have a pretty nursery or a tiny corner of your bedroom to call home, but no matter where you keep baby’s things, they definitely take up space and need organizing! Today, I want to talk specifically about the items you typically keep in the baby’s bedroom, and for me, those items are actually in MY bedroom because baby sleeps in our room until he or she is ready to be in a room with siblings (around 12-18 months).

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and the YouTube video is posted at the bottom of the page!

First of all, I want to start with my Zip Top Organizing Utility Tote from Thirty-One. I don’t usually rave about bags, but this one is a favorite of mine – especially since becoming a Special Needs Mom.

Zip Top Organizing Tote!
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Podcast 11 – How I Organize the Baby’s Things in My Bedroom

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June 11, 2017comment

How to organize the baby things you often keep in the bedroom - Raising Arrows Podcast

When you have a baby, their things are spread out all over the house. You have diaper changes, feeding paraphernalia, bedding and clothing, and more! Here’s what I keep in my bedroom for baby and how I organize those things.

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In this episode:

My favorite organizational tools.
Things I keep in my bedroom for my special needs baby.
How I keep baby’s clothes organized + my favorite baby outfit!
How I keep my toddlers busy while my hands are busy with baby.

***Can’t listen? Read the post HERE or watch the YouTube Video HERE!***

Resources mentioned:

Thirty-One Zip Top Tote
Zip Top Organizing Tote!

If You Think You Will Never Get Your House Clean

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June 7, 20177 Comments

I remember a time when my house was never clean. I didn’t even have much of an excuse for it. I just figured I was a terrible housekeeper…and maybe it was my mom’s fault. She didn’t teach me what I needed to know before I got married. Surely, I could blame it all on her. {I’ve since figured out this about the lamest excuse in the book!}

The worst room in my house was ALWAYS the kitchen. I often tell the story of how I used to cover the dishes with a tea towel when we had company coming rather than simply WASHING the dishes. What was wrong with me?

In Dana White’s book, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, she explains what was wrong with me…

I thought there was a magic formula to cleaning, and in actuality, you just have to do the work…and then do it again.
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Schedules for Homeschooling Year Round

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June 4, 20173 Comments

Are you interested in homeschooling year round, but don't really know what that would look like? This post goes through different schedules as well as what to do in your "off" time.

When you first hear the term “homeschooling year round,” many of you might have frightening visions of never ending lesson plans, never ending workbooks and textbooks, and never ending complaining children. But, that’s not what homeschooling year round really is.

It is actually a very RELAXED approach to homeschooling. Giving yourself an entire 52 weeks, 365 days, to “get it all done” feels much more doable, especially when you find yourself in the middle of a crisis or season that pulls you away from the classroom for much longer than you had anticipated.

In the Should You Homeschool Year Round podcast, I gave reasons why you might want to consider this option, but this post is going to assume you actually ARE considering it seriously, but aren’t sure how to schedule your year.
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