Life Unboxed Blog
Empowering moms to work from home and homeschool. Life Unboxed is a momtrepreneur's guide to raising kids, running a business, and keeping your sanity. So you can work at home and homeschool confidently. For more great momtrepreneur content check out lifeunboxed.blog. New episodes posted weekly.[Some of the links in the show notes are affiliate links. If you purchase using one of these links, I make a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps me keeps things free for you, and who doesn’t love free stuff.]
How to Teach a Homeschooling Co-op Class
Do you think about joining a homeschooling co-op, but you aren't sure how you can contribute? Are you fresh out of ideas for a co-op class? There is good news! You can easily create a class that you will love to teach and will be fun for kids too.
And if you are hesitating because you don't feel like you have anything to give. Let me tell you mom, you do. Share your knowledge and gifts. You have something to contribute.
Show notes, links and sample schedule: https://lifeunboxed.blog/how-to-teach-a-homeschooling-co-op-class/
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Living a Creative Life for Your Mental Self-Care
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...
How To Handle Mom Brain And Decision Fatigue
This is one of those shows where I feel more than I have the words to say. Do you know what I mean? You feel so deeply about something that you hope your words can really describe the depths of your feelings. Mom brain and decision fatigue go hand-in-hand. It really is a cycle, a vicious one. When I first saw the term decision fatigue I thought, "Yes, that is the only way to describe what moms experience on a regular basis." And I'm not referring to too many color choices for a shirt.
It is keeping...
My Top 8 Best Business Books + 3 More
Momtrepreneurs are busy. Yes, I just stated the most obvious quality about being a momtrepreneur. It is not easy to find time to invest in your education. You know you need to keep learning and growing, but how do you pick the best business books to read? Like everything else you do, this requires intentional planning and good recommendations.
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/my-top-8-best-business-books
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How to Pick the Best Bus...
What If Creating The Life You Love Doesn't Pay The Bills
I read a business book a few years ago. It ended up in the "this is ok" pile, but I wasn't amazed by it. The subtitle of the book always stuck with me though. It went something like this: a guide for women to make money doing what they love. The theme throughout the book was creating the life you love by making money doing what you love. What a promise. I don't think there is anyone who wants to work in a dead-end job the rest of their lives doing something they hate. This does not end up...
How To Be A Rebel Mom And Succeed At Life
Are you a rebel mom? You know a mom who breaks all the rules. Forges her own path and defines success on her own terms.
If you are, then this is the place for you. If you want to be a rebel mom, and decide how you want to work and school. This this is for you too.
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/rebel-mom/
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The Wild Ride of Momtrepreneurs: Secret to My Success
Success. This is a word that I love to hate. And a word the occupies my thoughts often. It intrudes on my musing because I want to know the secret to my success. What is the magic bullet or the secret formula? What is the one thing that I can do that will launch my business overnight? If you are a momtrepreneur then you want these questions answered too.
As a momtrepreneur, your success isn't going to look like your mother's, your sister's, or the blogger you follow. You get to break all the rules on how y...
What Does Failing Forward Mean
What does failing forward mean? Failing forward is one of those phrases we hear all the time. But, at this point, it has reached the status of losing its meaning.
This is one of those statements that is at the top of all the mindset guru's lists. But what does failing forward mean? Is it really possible to always fail forward. Is failure always a bad thing?
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/what-does-failing-forward-mean
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How To Make Money From Home Without A Niche
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The niche is like the magic bullet in business. If you are looking for how to make money from home, this will be number 1 on the list—find a niche. Every marketing and business book tells you to just find your niche and success will follow. While in some instances, I'm sure this is true, it is not a magic bullet when you are looking for how to make money from home.
In the previous episode, Finding You Niche is Central to a Go...
Understanding Learning Styles For A Better Homeschool
Homeschooling is about freedom. It is freedom to choose your curriculum and work on your schedule. But it doesn’t mean this freedom is always easy. It does take intention. One of the areas that requires intention is understanding learning styles.
Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/learning-styles/
Grab your guide today! The Momtrepreneur's Guide to Homeschool Curriculum: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-curriculum/
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
How to Choose the Best Curriculum for Your Tribe:
Visual and Oral Methods of Learning: https://classroom.synonym.com/history-learning-styles-5381758.html
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