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Homeschooling

Graduation Gift Book Ideas For Kids

by lovestalgia April 12, 2019

Before I had my daughter, I remember seeing this idea on Pinterest where you give your child’s teacher a book to sign throughout grades K-12 and then give that book to your child when they graduate from high school! I remember thinking ” I’m TOTALLY going to do that when I have a kid.”

So once A started preschool, I looked around for books. I was going to use “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” but I decided to get a different one. There are so many options for inspirational graduation books as your child starts a new chapter of their life. It was hard to choose but I decided on this one “Wherever You Go.”

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Why You Should Read Because by Mo Willems

by lovestalgia March 20, 2019

This post is sponsored by Disney Book Group. This is a review of Because by Mo Willems. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

We have always loved Mo Willems’ books and his humor and wit. He has an amazing way of bringing stories to life. When we found out about his new book Because that released on March 5th, we couldn’t wait to read it!

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Homeschool Organization: Marie KonDo or KonDon’t?

by lovestalgia February 9, 2019

It’s been a few months since I wrote up a post about our homeschool journey. The holidays were hectic, we had family stay with us, we got sick and you know– LIFE. I did a poll on Instagram Stories and many of you wanted to know about the curriculum we are using. I also wanted to share with you guys how we FINALLY organized our little homeschool space.

To be completely honest, our homeschool space slowly became like the chair where your “not really dirty clothes” go. You know– we all have THAT CHAIR. Papers and books would get stacked up on top of each other and it was driving me crazy. But I had no one to blame but myself because I didn’t make the time to clean it.

I have a lot of books and curriculum from when I used to teach first grade that I kept. I also would print out stuff but leave it in a pile so things would be on her table, our kitchen table and literally all over the place. There would be days when I just couldn’t find things easily and it would make me frustrated.

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Homeschooling My Kindergartner

by lovestalgia October 30, 2018

I can’t believe it’s already been two months since we started homeschooling! Time is going by so fast! I’ll probably say this again and again all year! Anyway, I wanted to update you guys on how homeschooling has been.

As you know, I used to teach first grade for 14 years but that doesn’t mean homeschooling my own child is easy. It’s actually a little difficult because I had to “unlearn” the traditional views of school and figure out what works for my child and family. This is something I’ll continue to learn as we go along. We are still trying to get in a “groove.”

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Unlimited Squirrels: I Lost My Tooth! Review & Lessons

by lovestalgia October 15, 2018

This post is sponsored by Disney Book Group. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Ever since we went to the dentist a few months ago, A has been so excited and eager for her first loose tooth! She got her first set of x-rays and you could see her permanent teeth growing in under her gum line. When she saw that picture, it made her even more excited and she has been asking every week when her teeth will start to wiggle.

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Back-to-School With The Millennial Mamas

by lovestalgia August 15, 2018

Last week A and I had the honor of attending an amazing back-to-school event with our friends The Millennial Mamas at the beautiful Westlake Village Inn. We were treated to an afternoon of pampering and gifting to get us ready for the new school year with so many amazing brands and products!

I had no idea that some of these products existed so I wanted to share them with you guys so that it’ll make shopping and getting ready for back-to-school easier!