Dreams, Dirt & Grace- Business, Homeschooling, Simple Living & Parenting Hacks for Moms

243: Learning from people who have Experience vs People who have None

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This might seem obvious, but think about anytime you have taken advice from someone who never had direct experience, training or an adequate amount of time in that area. Were they REALLY the best Resource for learning about that subject?

 

In this episode, you'll learn about simple questions to ask someone when you hear advice. That'll help you determine whether or not you should take it.

 

-Kawai

 

 

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242: 10 Marriage Tips to Strengthen your Connection, Relationships, Family, Homeschool & Home

Wanted to share Our Top 10 Marriage Tips. Take what speaks to you and your hubby, integrate it into your life and see what happens.

 

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241: Striving for a "Balanced Life" is going to drive you Nuts! Here's an alternative...

I was searching for a "Balanced Life" myself and realized that it wasn't serving me and it probably isn't serving you either. 

 

In this episode you'll learn about how striving for a "Balanced Life" will always leave you feeling like you're at the edge of stress. Instead I'm going to give you a new perspective on what to strive for in your life, so that you can do more and it'll FEEL right.

 

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240: What to do when you have a Big Change in your Schedule. Can you Still Homeschool or do you Have to send your kids to Public School?

Recently got asked: How will you still Homeschool? Will you be sending your kids to public school?

 

There is so much Freedom in Making Homeschool Fit INTO Your Life vs Your Life Conforming to your Homeschool Schedule. & YESSSS... Homeschool can fit into your schedule no matter what Life changes (going back to college, new career, new opportunities) come. Listen in to see How....

 

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239: Power Tip: Why Taking Down Christmas before the New Year helps you Start 2024 Fresh

Holidays can be stressful & decorations can be a reminder of that!

 

Here's why taking down your Holiday Decor will do so much greatness for your New Year goals, homeschool and even for your wellbeing.

 

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238: How Your Perspective on School could be Ruining your Homeschool. The Importance of Deschooling and Unschooling.

 

1. Your Traditional School Beliefs

2. Deschooling yourself

3. Unschooling your kids

4. Where to Start?

 

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237: Loudest Message We Give is How We Live

Here's some things to Ask yourself:

 

1. Not only What are you achieving

2. How are you incorporating Rest

3. How are you Taking care of your soul

4. What are you Speaking or NOT

5. Are you Pleasing Others, Comparing or Distracted

6. Do you have Boundaries

7. How are you spending your time?

8. Do you just TALK about something, or do you DO something about it

 

 

-Kawai

 

 

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236: STOP being the ”Good Girl” & How it’s HURTING you.

Fill in the blank: She is so Good at....

What have you've been told and what you've been trying to Live up to? This image has been molded around the person that people perceive you as. Because you are probably GOOD at those things. But in a society where it's Looked down on or people are Shamed for Sharing their struggles, now You feel like you can't SHARE it. It's going to RUIN that Fake Image. You're Feel like you're Going to LET your Loved ones Down. Disappoint them. So, Now YOU need to be the Good Girl.

 

But You don't even recognize that person.

 

It's Hurting you because you become isolated.

You close doors, you don't ask for help. YOU CAN FIGURE THIS OUT on your Own.

 

Let's get rid of the Good Girl....

 

-Kawai

 

 

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235: Power Tip: My 5 Favorite Ways to Incorporate Learning into the Holidays

Here's the activties!

 

1. Let them Bake! (Measurements, Home Ec, Doubling Recipe,

2. Let them Shop for a Gift! (Budget, Taxes, Research, Plan it, Wrap it)

3. Learn & Perform for the Family (song, poem, puppet show, acting)

4. Plan a Family Outing (Scheduling, Planning, Budget, Meals, Drive time)

5. Plan a Game Night (Games, Food, Prizes, Timeline, Group Work, Responsibility)

 

-Kawai

 

 

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234: Incorporating Gratitude into your Life with a Simple Keepsake Activity of Gratitude for your Ohana

Here's a way to continue to share gratitude in your family during this season.

 

Activity:

1. Give each person enough post-it notes for each member of the family

2. Write down something they're grateful for about each person.

3. If kids can't write, be their recorder (have them talk and write it down for them).

4. Start with One family member at a time and each person shares why they're grateful for that person

 

 

Make a keepsake:

1. Grab a blank note book & place all the post-its into it. Add to it each time you do this activity

2. Make a collage out of it

3. keep it in a jar & add to it each time

 

Variations:

1. Do it over a certain number of days

2. once a week for the month

3. Add it to part of your Kids Journaling

 

-Kawai

 

 

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