24 || 20 Things I Would Tell Myself if Starting Over Again

The planner has coffee on it, the new curriculum has a few things you wish you’d chosen differently, and the days are getting shorter. If you’re feeling flat, behind, or tempted to blow it all up and start over, this episode is for you. Sarah talks about the fall slump: why it happens, how to tell you’re in it, and why it isn’t a sign you’re failing. She shares a plan for what to do instead of making a rash decision, including a planned break, a brain dump, a look at your systems, and lowerin...

Notes in your phone, a meal planner you started strong in January, three notebooks, a camera roll full of screenshots, and somehow you still can't find the thing you need. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Sarah shares the story of how she finally fixed it. She goes back to the college habit that first taught her what writing things down could do, and the years of planners, apps, and notebooks that never quite held everything. Then she explains why open loops weigh so heavily ...

Sarah's most asked question isn't about curriculum or chores, it's how she gets up at 4am and has for nine years. In this episode she finally answers it in full: what sparked it back in 2015, how it evolved after her second daughter was born, and exactly what her morning looks like today, coffee to Bible time to work to getting the kids up. She's honest about a hard season that shaped this story, including a stated trigger warning before she talks briefly about postpartum depression, and shar...

It's one of the questions Sarah gets asked more than almost anything else in her DMs: how do you actually implement a quiet time with your kids? In this episode she's answering it completely, how it started back in her nannying and daycare days, what it looks like now with four kids ranging from a toddler to an eleven year old, and why she genuinely believes she couldn't run her business or homeschool without it. She breaks down what her kids actually do during quiet time at each age and stag...

Do you ever lie in bed at night and your brain just won't stop? The library books that are due, the curriculum decision you haven't made, the thing your kid said at dinner you don't want to forget. In this episode Sarah breaks down why that mental chatter happens, and more importantly, how to make it actually stop. She introduces the concept of an "open loop," a term from the productivity world, and explains why "I'll just remember it" is one of the most expensive habits a homeschool mom can ...