Because I know what we are doing and where we are going in our day-to-day, I have time to step back and focus on enjoying my kids and building those relationships. In truth, organization and structure have exactly the opposite effect on my homeschool than what some might think. It is not quite fashionable anymore to actually desire and achieve some structure in your homeschool day.īecause if you are, you simply must be damaging relationships.īecause it can’t possibly be accomplished without being a psycho mom or causing yourself so much stress your hair begins to fall out.īecause it might make the other homeschool moms feel less. Things like list-checking, scheduling, and laminating are done in secret or not at all. Why? Because we like it that way and also because mom is a checklist mom.īeing a checklist mom in the homeschool world has become a bit of a dirty word over the past few years. We always start with just a handful of subjects. This was not some spontaneous decision made in the moment, but instead, a planned (and beloved) tradition that makes the first day of school something we anticipate instead of dread. But it was the first day of school and that means donuts. It was hot - almost 100 degrees on this mid-July day. My kids piled out of the mini-van and chatted happily, heading in the door of the donut shop.

My weird school checklist