Girlfriends Guide 2

Because Homeschooling Is A Lifestyle

Thanksgiving Planner

Looking for a stress-free way to plan for Thanksgiving?  I've got you covered!  My 2018 Thanksgiving Planner is live on Etsy to help you plan the most perfect Thanksgiving ever.  We have enough stress in our lives and we should be able to enjoy the holiday with family and friends without freaking out.  This planner has everything! Pages to help you plan for your guests and any special needs that they may have, for example, maybe a cousin is allergic to nuts, just note that on the guest list.  There are pages to help you make your home beautiful! There are pages to keep track of the recipes that you use and where you keep them stored and pages to share your recipes. Take this to the ... read more

Thanksgiving Recipe Card

I've been working really hard on the new Thanksgiving Planner and I decided as a thank you to my readers I'd post the recipe cards that come with the planner here as a free digital download. They are so pretty and completely Southern with a white magnolia flower and a fat pumpkin.  The colors are modern and muted. Now you can write down all those wonderful recipes that you've pinned from Pinterest or family recipes that have been handed down, like your grandmother's dressing recipe.  The great thing is that you can jot down where the recipe came from so that years from now when you're making that apple pie for Thanksgiving, you can see that your Great Aunt gave you the recipe.  Or years ... read more

Reflections on Self Care September

Have you heard of Self Care September?  I hadn't until my Pinterest feed blew up with all kinds of Self Care September pins.  I started going through some of them and realized that September is the perfect month for me personally to really dig into self-care.  This is the month that starts my crazy season and self-care is usually the last thing on my mind.  September is when we typically go to the beach for vacation, I start kids Christmas play practices and gearing up for the holidays, fall deep cleaning and there are usually all kinds of other things going on. What better time to really focus on making sure that I'm taking care of myself?  Seems like a great time to renew some great ... read more

Crispy Breaded Pork Chops

I love pork chops!  Do you remember the commercials saying pork was the "other white meat"?  I do!  I have a tendency to forget all about making pork chops, but they are inexpensive, at least the ones I get, quick cooking and so yummy.  Every week when I plan my menu, I try to incorporate as much variety as I can.  That way, you're not eating chicken every day, which I could do very easily.  I try to have at least one beef, pork and another type of meat or even meatless options throughout the week.  Who wants to eat the same thing every night?  Not my family! I planned to make this for Sunday night supper and I'm so glad that was my plan.  This Sunday started Kids Christmas play practices.  ... read more

End of a Chapter from a Thoughts from a Graduated Homeschool Mom

I have a bookcase in my classroom/office that has lots of homeschool books and curriculum on it.  All homeschooling families have these bookcases packed full of textbooks, workbooks, and everything else you need for homeschooling.  I also have an attic full of old curriculum, too.  No big deal right?  Until you find out that my baby, who is now 20 years old, graduated three years ago.  I still have all the books.  I have curricula in my attic that my oldest, who is now 24 years old, used in elementary school. I have all the books that all three of my kids read all through school.   What a mess it is up there, don't go in my attic! Note I am not a hoarder, in truth, I'm a minimalist.  I ... read more

Hurricane Prep

Well, Florence is knocking down the door here in North Carolina and although we're next door to Charlotte, we are not out of the woods by a long shot.  I've spent this week trying to get ready as best as I can.  The tv has barely changed from the Weather Channel and the closer the storm gets the more it stays on that channel.  It's so weird, we're kinda used to hurricanes and tropical storms around here, but this one is so different.  It is huge!  There is nowhere to hide from this one and so everyone is prepping.  Even those of us that live inland.  I'm so used to prepping for power outage for ice and snow that I almost didn't know how to prep for this.  My girls and I just kinda looked at ... read more

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