Holistic Homestead with The Schoolhouse Life

Adrenal Fatigue Aka the mothering-syndrome (Part 4) Jan 18, 2023

Wow. That's a lot. 

So don't do it all. Ever. Ask for help, do it bit by bit. 

Modern culture is 'on-demand'. Bingey, indulgent and generally overfed. We are an all or none, immediate gratification kind of people. But...that's why we are crashing from issues like Adrenal Fatigue, any number of inf...

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A little something creative and new for me, Ribbon Embroidery! Jan 28, 2022
It was surprisingly easy with I think pretty great results! I expected much more technical ability to be needed, but I’d say it was not terrible at all, even with directions barely translated from Chinese.
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I’m not sure I could make something so beautiful without the kit mapping it out...
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The Big darkness can be penetrated by the smallest flicker Dec 12, 2021
One candle lights another, and another, and each night more can be seen.
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Hanukkah reminds us that big darkness can be penetrated by the smallest flicker, and a single flicker has boundless potential to light up more.
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If you haven't heard about what's happening in Austra...
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🎁 5 gift ideas for homesteaders Dec 08, 2021

Let's change what presents are. Let's take them away from little plastic toys that break in a couple of weeks.

Let's stop buying things just to buy them.

Let's keep giving gifts but let's make them something impactful.

This week we are talking about gifts, wrapping paper, and things we can do differ...

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🕯 4 Reasons to Start Celebrating Chanukah and how to do it Dec 01, 2021

"Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness." –Anne Frank

 
Right now in the darkest days of the year, we start lighting candles to push the darkness back. I mean who doesn't want to get in on a holiday like that, right?

I'm sure you are wondering if this holiday is for yo
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Engineering 101 Nov 26, 2021

“Children more than ever, need opportunities to be in their bodies in the world – jumping rope, bicycling, stream hopping, and fort building. It’s this engagement between limbs of the body and bones of the earth where true balance and centeredness emerge.”

David Sobel

PRODUCT LOVE ALERT!
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Technology can not save you📴 Nov 17, 2021

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity - Albert Einstein

I'm not saying that all technology is bad. There are some huge breakthroughs that have saved lives and made our lives easier.

But and this is a big but!

The farther we stray down the technology path t...
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Why you need to kill your TV📺 Nov 03, 2021

The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses. - Malcom X

 

 
Have you ever looked at fancy beadwork, felting, super fancy lace, basically those ancien...
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When to get started homeschooling and how! Aug 04, 2021

 

Not sure how or when to get started homeschooling? This podcast is for you. After 16 years and 4 kids we’ve figured out a few things that work.

Want homeschooling Simplified? 20+ Experts Help You Find The Confidence You Need To Make Homeschooling Work. Check out The HomeSchool Open House

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Ready to stop drowning in homeschool? Jun 23, 2021

Feel like you’re depriving your children? Maybe you own your own business and are also homeschooling your kids—this combo can be like a side act at the circus with plates of every size spinning on plates balanced on sticks of different heights. Well, we have some thoughts and encouragements to re...

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