How To Make Your Homeschool A Heck-Yes

Hey, homeschoolers! You may know that I am a big fan of fashion. Ever since being introduced to Get Your Pretty On with Alison Lumbatis, I love putting pieces from my closet, thrift shops, and other stores together to create a capsule wardrobe. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I encourage you to listen to the interview I did with Alison.

Get Your pretty On has not only changed the way I dress, but it has changed the way I think about myself and my life. That's what this episode is all about. I'm going to help you make your homeschool a heck-yes. In the meantime, I encourage you to check out the summer capsule wardrobe list that is available now. Check it out by going to Psychowith6.com/GYPO. If a seasonal wardrobe is not what you're looking for, I highly recommend the Closet Staples list that you will find at the same link.

If it's not a heck-yes, it's a no.

One of Alison's foundational principles in choosing clothing is if it's not a heck-yes, it's a no. It's taken me nearly three years, but I finally determined warning signs that a piece of clothing is not a heck-yes for me. These are the seven signs.

* It only looks good when I stand or sit a certain way.

* It doesn't look good in a selfie.

* I keep messing with it.

* I wish it was different in some way and keep looking for an alternative.

* I keep wondering if it's the wrong size, length, color, or style for me.

* I don't want to wear it right away.

* I'm uncomfortable in it or relieved to take it off.

At this point you may be wondering what this has to do with homeschooling? It wasn't long after I made my list of signs that an item wasn't a heck-yes that I realized the concept applied to homeschooling and life.

How to make your curriculum a heck-yes.

Let's start with curriculum, as I know many of you are on the hunt right now. The appearance aspects of heck-yes probably don't apply, but I'm looking at sign #4. It applies to curriculum in a big way.

If you wish a curriculum was different in some way and you keep looking for an alternative, it's not a heck-yes for you. It may be a heck-yes for all of your friends, but not for you. Don't worry. I'm going to help ease the pain of admitting you made the wrong choice in a bit.

What about the style of your curriculum? Do you keep wondering if it's the right one? Are you worried that it will be too dull or too time-intensive? Perhaps you plan to unschool without traditional curriculum and you're worried about that. If you keep having these thoughts, the curriculum or homeschool style may not be a heck-yes for you.

Let's move to the next sign it's not a heck-yes: You aren't excited to get started. Other things you have, you look forward to using. But not this one. It may not be a heck-yes.

Sign #7 for my clothing choices is that I'm uncomfortable in it or relieved to take it off. With curriculum, you need to try it out to be sure. Do a sample lesson if you haven't purchased yet or get started if you have. Try a week of unschooling. Are you happy to be done with it? Does it feel uncomfortable? If so, it may not be a heck-yes.

I don't mean to suggest that the right curriculum will be rainbows and unicorns every day. It won't. I get tired of even the best pieces of clothing. But something my mom said to me years ago when I was dating Mr. Wrong in grad school came to mind with respect to clothing. I kept telling my mom we were working on the relationship. She said, "You shouldn't have to work on the relationship from the beginning."

My clothing choices shouldn't be work to look and...