The best way to learn is by learning through experience. But this is also the most frustrating way to learn.  

How do you keep going when you fall down again and again over the same thing? You keep going by learning from experience. 

I get so frustrated when something doesn't work right. I don't have time to figure out the problem. It's just supposed to work. But looking back, it is these moments that have taught me the most.  

It forced me to look deeper into how things work. Start to understand functionality intimately. When you have to figure out a solution to a problem, that is not a quick Google search, you learn in a broader and deeper way. You come up with a 1000 solutions of how it doesn't work. And in the process, figure out how it works.

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Book club is a sanctuary for homeschool moms. It is a place for literature lovers to come together and share their thoughts. If you aren’t in a book club or want to get one started, this is for you. 

I’ve been part of a book club for a few years now, and the best part is the intellectual stimulation I get from hearing other viewpoints on a book. My favorite part, is we love to read weird books because the book club meetings are more about the conversation than the books we read. Trust me, we’ve read some weird ones.  

This post is going to be all about books you can add to your book club list.

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I know it silly that I cried over groceries, in hindsight. At the time, it seemed like a perfectly natural response because sometimes moms just have a no good very bad day.

Have you ever had those times when the pressure gets to you, and you finally break over the smallest thing? If we are honest with ourselves the answer is probably yes. It was a difficult week. Nothing seemed to be going right for me, and it all came to a head over groceries.

Moms, sometimes we just have a no good very bad day and we just need to cry it out. Yes, it is ok to cry. This can actually be a really good thing. Crying detoxifies your body, improves your mood, dulls pain, and helps restore emotional balance, among others.  

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Being a momtrepreneur means that you get to define success on your own terms. It means that you no longer need to fit into someone else's idea of how to work and school. But let's be real we all want business success. Did you know that you can improve your business success by improving your use of the English language?  

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The goal of any business is to get bigger. Every business book, blog, YouTube channel, and podcast is designed to teach you to grow your business. But as you grow a bigger business, is it also possible to grow a bigger family?

 Many people don’t think this is possible. That creating a business and growing a bigger family should be separate and compartmentalized. But let’s break all the rules, if you want to be with your kids and grow a bigger family, and have a successful business…you can. #biggerfamily #growingabusiness #lifeunboxedblog

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Do you long to go back to the holiday season of carefree childhood bliss? Where the only thing on your mind is to enjoy the season. Now, those days are replaced by overwhelm, stress, and the pressure to make this the most amazing Christmas ever.  

This is just one of our roles as a mom. Especially, since we are homeschool and, in some cases, work from home moms. We are home with the kids, so it falls to us to make this time of year magical. It isn't that we don't want to. Of course, we want to create traditions and make memories with our kids. It is just that it can be a lot.  

It isn't like the holiday season magically produces more time for these extras. We are adding all of these extras to our already busy schedules. Which then leads to feelings of overwhelm and stress, and robs us of the joy of the season. 

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I am all for dreams and goals that you want to pursue. These are necessary to help give direction and purpose for to your life. But I want to broaden the scope of what these dreams look like and what it means to be chasing them and pursuing your passion. Sometimes what you are passionate about just won't pay the bills. So it is time to rethink what we've always been told about dreams and passion.

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Chasing Your Dreams (Part 1)

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Personal boundaries is always a hot topic amongst work from home moms. But it doesn’t mean it is easy to do.  

One of my biggest peeves is posts that suggest an idea without giving practical steps on how to do it. This post is going to give you all the actionable steps on how to set personal boundaries for your work from home and homeschool life. 

We are going to explore the idea, and you will also walk away with a bunch of how-tos to get started on defining your own personal boundaries.

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This is going to be one of those posts that breaks with conventional wisdom and what you've always heard about chasing your dreams. This is a show that explores outside of the box, so we need to do this every once in a while. This is part 1 in a two part series exploring what it means to be chasing your dreams.

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The to do list is like the life-blood of your day. You can’t move or plan without it. At least it is for me. I live by my to do list. You write it all out so you can see what needs to be done and check those boxes when it does get done. I love that part. The downside of writing it all out is it is visually overwhelming. You want to cry when you see everything that you need to do. But you can avoid to do list overwhelm. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and let’s tackle it. 

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