You can't do everything, be everything, buy everything — nobody can. So why do homeschool moms feel so guilty about it?

Believe it or not, a well-chosen mantra can help you turn around a bad day—or at least your perception of it. And while it’s not a cure-all for challenges in your homeschool, a mantra can be just the perspective shift you need when your homeschool hits a bumpy patch.

The work we do as homeschoolers matters, and we should see it that way.

Happiness comes more from our actions than our circumstances: about 40 percent of the average person’s happiness comes from things they do. So to get out of a rut, do something different. It’s almost too easy.

One of the most effective ways to feel happier and more productive? Working with your hands. Winter is the perfect time to start a new project.

You don’t have to do huge renovations to make your learning spaces feel brand new. Here are a few simple ideas that will breath new life into your school space this winter. 

Sometimes when you feel stuck, setting a series of goals can help you break out of the blah.

There is no secret to making your homeschool life more of the life you want — the only way to get there is one change at a time.

Sometimes quitting is the key to homeschool happiness.

Sometimes, homeschooling is easier when I get out of my own head and try to see things through my children’s eyes.

Silence feels like a rare commodity in my life right now, and I miss it.

It’s not just okay to let go of being perfect — it’s essential.

What brings you homeschool joy?

Homeschooling isn’t always easy, but you’re probably doing a better job than you give yourself credit for.

I like to turn my worries into what Patricia Zaballos so eloquently called wondering in her first column. Not all wondering is bad, and it comes with the territory of homeschooling.

“Tell yourself that you and your children have all the time in the world to learn whatever you want.”

A key to happy homeschooling is learning to recognize the creativity, imagination, exploration, learning, and joy that's happening amid the mess and noise.