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Just think positive thoughts about the terrible situation you are in and everything will be ok. That is typically the promise made from those who promote the idea of the power of positive thinking. But are we allowed to just have a bad day?

As a busy work from home mom and homeschool mom, it often feels like you can never have a bad day. The kids are watching us. We have clients to juggle. We need to keep up the façade of everything being under control. There are no chinks in our super-mom armor. Right? 

What are the best jobs for moms? You have so many things to juggle, so you need to know what will actually work for working from home and homeschooling. 

You want to bring in extra income because you need to buy curriculum. You don’t really want to dive down the rabbit hole of an MLM, is it possible to work and school on your own terms? How do you actually find the best jobs for moms. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/best-jobs-for-moms/ 

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I had it all planned out. I knew exactly how we would do homeschool dual enrollment. It was working great. Until the school changed the program, communicated very poorly on the changes, and I was back down the rabbit hole looking for schools.

 College dual enrollment is exactly what it sounds like. Your high school student is taking college classes while in high school. Pretty simple. 

This is a great way to get your student started on college while still in high school. When my oldest son graduates next year, he will have about 40 college cr...

Good books history are the best way to introduce yourself and your kids to the events of history. And the best part is they don’t have to be burning. 

History is exciting because you discover that truth really is stranger than fiction. And if you use good books history, then it becomes an exciting adventure. You can even add these books to your homeschool curriculum or read them aloud.  

Through good books history your kids can dive into the past, meet key figures, and experience pivotal moments in ways that text...

There are so many things that you need to do when you start a virtual assistant business. It is overwhelming. If you aren’t sure what to do first, then start with you virtual assistant website.

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/virtual-assistant-website

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Homeschool planning can feel overwhelming. Even if you've been doing this for a while. Staring down a blank slate of another year is exciting and daunting at the same time. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool planning 

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Working from home with a baby is a juggling act that rivals any circus. It helps to have the right baby gear. This is my mom tested and baby approved list of the only baby gear you will need working from home with a baby.

Working from home with a baby requires imagination and trial and error. It requires re-imagining your schedule, your sleep, dinner, and how to even work with a baby. It requires figuring out how to balance it all in the season you are in. 

It is much easier working from home w...

Balance work and life, this is the unicorn we are always chasing. While there aren’t any perfect solutions, we can work towards better days. 

It is frustrating trying to balance work and life, especially for a work from home and homeschool mom. We have our work from home mom jobs, teaching our kids something, and just regular mom life things. It is a lot. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/balance-work-and-life/ 

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I am fighting my child to get him to read. He is a reluctant reader, and it is a battle all the time. Is this familiar to you?

This is something I often hear from other homeschool parents. As someone who loves to read anything, it makes me want to cry when I hear of a parent struggling with a reluctant reader.  

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/reluctant-reader

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What do you put on teenagers resume? They need to get a job, but they need work experience to help them get that job. But they don’t have any.  

It is a vicious cycle. How do you build a teenagers resume when there is limited experience? 

Even for teenagers, it is important to craft a resume that stands out from the rest. Whether your kids are applying for their first job, an internship, or other opportunities, it is essential to showcase their skills and achievements.  

In this guide, I am going...

If you want to work from home and homeschool your kids, then time management for moms who work from home is going to be your secret weapon.

The post will not be the normal time management for moms who work from home. You know things like how to prioritize your time to get more done. Or how to magically multiply your time.

But knowing how to divide your time, organize your tasks, create habits and plan to get things done is the secret sauce for a successful homeschool and work from home business.

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Following your dream sounds nice. It is a piece of advice we like to offer to recent graduates, and we like to think we are following it. But is following your dream really good advice? 

We have an unrealistic expectation. If we just follow our dreams, we find what we are looking for. We have to pursue our dreams no matter the cost. This is idea is so wrong because it usually leads to debt (massive student loans), unrealistic expectations, and a loss of opportunity. 

That's why I like to revisit th...

Do you despise how self-care is always presented? I do. What if there was a better way to do it? You can embrace your creative life to improve your mental self-care.  

So I’m not a fan of the self-care mantra. At least how it is presented on Instagram. But I do understand the need for moms to unplug and take the mental load off. That is where the creative life comes in, and you don’t need to be creative to do it. 

If you cringe every time you think about self-care, then keeping listen...

Time blocking doesn’t work for everyone. I know this is popular with all the productivity gurus, as a self-proclaimed guru here is your permission to toss it in the bin. 

Time blocking is always presented as the ultimate productivity solution, but what if it just doesn’t work for you. Then you feel like you failed, and you will never get this time management thing figured out. The only thing left to do it is to eat chocolate and drink coffee in your room while pondering what a failure you are. Right? Askin...

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 int...

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 re...

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...

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?  

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/improve-business-success/

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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, w...

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.

 Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/chasing-your-dream-part-2-lets-change-what-it-means/

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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 pers...