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To Be a Homeschooling WAHM, You Must be Freakishly Efficient

March 15, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 5 Comments

To Be a Homeschooling WAHM, You Must be Freakishly Efficient

Freakishly efficient is a phrase my daughter invented to describe me. Because I am freakishly efficient, I take pride in the label. It certainly has its dark side, and over the years, I have learned how to temper my task driven nature to appreciate rest, prioritize self-care, and relax into fun. Being freakishly efficient can be taken […]

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Are Unrealistic Expectations Making You Miserable as a Homeschooling WAHM?

September 12, 2015 By Jimmie Quick 6 Comments

Are Unrealistic Expectations Making You a Miserable Homeschooling WAHM?

  Disappointment and frustration come from that gap between reality and expectation. So to minimize disillusionment, you can work to improve reality while also adjusting your expectations to come more in line with what is likely to actually occur. Both go hand in hand. Don’t give up and resign yourself to not making enough money […]

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Why You Need to Shed the Working Mom Guilt

August 31, 2015 By Jimmie Quick 4 Comments

Why You Need to Shed the Working Mom Guilt

There is a reason that guilt makes the number one slot among the five mistakes that will derail your dream of working from home as a homeschool mom. Guilt about working is a ruthless and crafty enemy that whispers lies to us, lies that we are conditioned to believe. If you don’t have this guilt […]

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Five Mistakes that Will Derail Your Dream of Working From Home as a Homeschool Mom

August 31, 2015 By Jimmie Quick 3 Comments

There are some moms who are content to be stay at home, homeschooling moms. Their husbands can provide for the family, and they don’t have to work. Since homeschooling and managing a home keeps a woman plenty busy, they choose not to work. Yay for them! I’ve never had that situation, and I probably would still choose to […]

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How to Work and Homeschool

August 15, 2013 By Jimmie Quick 26 Comments

The number of comments on my post about on being a work-at-home homeschool mom showed me that I am not alone in this category! There are many moms who successfully homeschool while working. Pamela Price who blogs at Red, White & Grew is one of them. We have known each other online for a few years now and chatted about the […]

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