relax

The time for studying for the PSAT has ended.  Now is the time to relax. At this point, you have done your best to prepare.  Even if you haven't, you can't really cram for a standardized test, and you don't want to stress out your children anyway. Stop worrying.  Relax.  Deep breath in...  deep breath out..... Remember what PSAT stands for.  PRE or PRACTICE test for the SAT.  That's all!  It's just practice.  It's not the...

I feel very put in my place.  Ashamed.  A little embarrassed, actually. I feel like I spend half my day telling parents to calm down, and not stress over the tiny details about course descriptions.  After all, is anyone REALLY going to go over it with a fine tooth comb AND a microscope? Well, I can dish it out, but I can't take it.  I was massively stressing over the cover for my new book.  I...

Whenever I see a hummingbird out my kitchen window I scream like a little girl.  Granted, it's been awhile since I was one, but the excitement I feel when I see these beautiful creatures is overwhelming.  Have you noticed that hummingbirds seem to flap the fastest when they are hovering? Homeschoolers are like that, too.  Sometimes they'll try to work so hard and so fast, that they actually get LESS work done instead of more.  Make...