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The Mindful Heart Homeschool Curriculum
Back to school is still in full swing at Orchard Slope. I have not shared a lot about our previous curriculum choices OR our current homeschool curriculum, but today is the day that all changes. We are on year 3 of homeschool and I finally feel like I have my feet under me as a homeschool mom. I will share ALL of our curriculum choices for 2021 eventually, but I wanna start with The Mindful Heart. You can watch my YouTube video ALL about THE MINDFUL HEART, how we plan to use it in our homeschool, a full flip through, AND information on how to get $200 in free curriculum…
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Free Printable Tag
I am headed off into the forest to spend the week in the mountains with the great youth of our church. I CANNOT WAIT!! We have been planning for months. I have been packing for days. And I probably won’t sleep much tonight in anticipation. This will be Emersyn’s first year heading up to Girls’ Camp and I want her to have the absolute best time. I remember my years at summer camp making new friends, staying up late, and sneaking out of our tent. Those things are all fine and dandy, but we are also going up to the mountains to unplug from our daily lives, learn more about…
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6 steps to becoming CLUTTER FREE!!
Do you have that ONE space in your house that just needs a better system?? FULL DISCLOSURE…I have LOTS of those spaces. In January, I cleaned under my bathroom cabinet. I searched high and low for the perfect containers, I cleared out the junk, organized every Q-tip and bobby pin, and it looked amazing!! BUT guess what??? IT DID NOT LAST!! Even though it looked pretty, the system was not user-friendly. I had to take out 2 containers EVERY time I wanted to grab anything, the stacked boxes were always tipping over and spilling, I never knew WHICH bin to look in, and after a few days, I just started…
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Frozen S’mores Recipe
Eating s’mores around the campfire is fun and I like to do it during the summer…ONCE…but I also love to mix it up and make this cool summer frozen version of the perfect summertime treat!! Frozen S’mores are now a family favorite. ANDDDD I don’t want to diss the original marshmallow goodness, but I like frozen s’mores EVEN BETTER!!! Don’t tell!! The best part about frozen s’mores is that it takes just 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes. These are perfect to make ahead for a bbq or house party, and are a total hit. We like to mix it up and use different flavors of ice cream too. Some…
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Summer Boredom Busters
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. All opinions remain my own. How many times have you heard “Mom, I don’t have anything to do,” or “Mom, I’m bored,” already this Summer?? In a perfect world, the kids would go outside from sun-up (or if we are being honest they would sleep in) to sun-down and play nicely together only coming in for lunch and dinner. BUT we alllllll know this is not a perfect world and that kid boredom turns into screen time,…
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Cherry Picking
Holy Summer Break you guys!! I meant to take off a week to spend with my kids for Summer and ended up taking a month long blog break!! I did NOT fall off the face of the Earth though…I was still over on Instagram sharing ALL THE THINGS!! If you are not following along over on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM, you should. I share A LOT of things there that never make it to the good old blog. Because do you know what is easier then blogging sometimes…NOT blogging…haha!! THIS week on the blog I shared these BANANA SPLIT COOKIES that are absolutely perfect for Summer. They are a combination of…
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Love Inspired By Harlequin
This post may contain affiliate links. I receive books at no cost to preview, but the opinions shared are my own. I am a reader. I love to read JUST ABOUT anything. I actually got in trouble in Elementary for reading too far ahead in my reading book and AGAIN in High School for reading Ethan Frome in one night and telling the whole class how it ends. I cannot always help myself when I find a good book. I lean more often towards historical fiction and YA fantasy these days, but I also love a good romance. But it is not always easy to find a book that fits…
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Banana Split Cookie recipe
Hey…remember me?!?! I meant to take a week long summer break, and ended up being blog silent for over a month…oops!! I haven’t just been eating popsicles and swimming all day long though…I have still been sharing over on INSTAGRAM. Make sure you follow along over there to see all of the EVERY DAY happenings at Orchard Slope. I share A LOT of stuff over there that NEVER makes it over here to the blog. ALRIGHTY…enough about that!! You are here for the COOKIES!! Me too. I am ALWAYS HERE FOR COOKIES!! If you are going to make ONE recipe from this blog…I would recommend this Banana Split Cookie Recipe:)…
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Patriotic Decor Inspiration
Holy Hannah how is it almost SUMMER!!! I honestly thought it was still EARLY MAY until I looked at an actual calendar. Memorial Day is creeping up and then BOOM…it will be Independence Day before we know it. SOOOOO it is time to pull out all of the RED, WHITE, AND BLUE and get our PATRIOT on!! If you are un-sure about where to start…I have a few of my FAVORITE bloggers here today to give us some Patriotic Decor Inspiration!! First up, let’s take a little walk down memory lane to last summer at Orchard Slope. First off, I started with a vintage flag. I grabbed this flag from…
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Decorate with me on YouTube
I came across a fun challenge over on Instagram where a group of AMAZING vintage collectors challenged us to create a fun picnic themed space in our homes for spring. I jumped right on the challenge…a week late…because THAT is how I roll. It was so much fun to get my decor juices flowing again, and to challenge myself to think outside of the box a little bit. Come decorate with me over on YouTube to see how I created this fun vintage inspired picnic vignette. Pin for later!!
