Weekly Wrap-up: Week 2

With a wonderful first week under our belt, I just knew week 2 would go just as smoothly. Whoa! We had to jockey times around for golf camp, which lasts two + hours each day. I started getting just a wee bit stressed about not starting schoolwork until later in the day. I certainly don't want Little Buddy to think that we can be willy, nilly about our schoolwork. Well, it all came out in the wash (as my Grandmother used to say).
We accomplished all that we had planned for this week and have even mapped out a wonderful month of July for our homeschool. Looking back on this week, I am really glad that I had the stress of juggling times so early in our homeschooling experience. It taught me a great deal.

You should guard your time carefully. Make sure where you dedicate your time is where you want your time dedicated. Do not schedule every minute of every day so that you can have some time for free play and relaxation, but do not have an aimless schedule. Your time management habits will be followed by your children. You are their main role model for these skills. Teach them well.

You can learn in the afternoons, too. I had approached our homeschooling day a little backward I now realize. I had thought we should get up, eat breakfast, and then tackle our book work. Get it all done early so that we can have fun in the afternoons. Oh how wrong I was. I have now learned that our schoolwork can be done at any time of the day that works best for us. While a set schedule does work best for routines and planning, sometimes, we need some flexibility.

More than anything I learned to have a positive attitude and do not let myself get stressed out about it. Little Buddy certainly picks up on it when I am stressed and it just does not make for a good atmosphere for either of us.

Now for next week, we are return to our regularly scheduled program.