Steering The Ship

Homeschooling can be hectic. Sometimes, I have days I become overwhelmed. I hope I don’t paint a deceiving perspective when I talk about homeschooling and all the freedoms it entails. I am human. I do have “off” days. I wondered when people visit my homes if they were impressed when they seen my hat rack, and how many I had hanging there!

Homeschooling parents are parents first, then switch “hats” and become teachers. These hats should really go hand in hand, and sometimes they are, but then there are days that I feel my head just isn’t fitting a certain hat. I am sure other homeschooling parents become overwhelmed at some point too. Days like this, I erase everything that was on the schedule, or maybe there was no schedule and we were on the fly already. I just let it go…

The problem with the “off” days is that I am not the only one feeling “off.” The children feel my “off” days. It’s the days that I feel I have a million other things going on, the house, errands, meal planning, work, laundry, etc…and until those things are in order… my lesson plans just went into the can.

Like I said I just put the reigns down. No need for me to guide when I feel like veering off the path anyway.

These are the days I let the children take over. What do YOU want to learn about today? Often times they are super excited to pick and lead their own exploratory sessions. The three of them are to pick a topic to study and they all explore with each other. I just sit back and watch or run like a maniac to throw in some dishes, unload the laundry, make myself a cup of coffee, all while listening all at the same time. The pressure of the day eludes me and I find myself again.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed or sometimes worry you bit off more than you can chew? Not that homeschooling is hard, its the everyday LIFE that gets tedious. If I had nothing else to do but nurture and school my children my life would be amazing. Unfortunately, there is a ship to be steered, and I am mostly attending the wheel, while the crew went crazy, the waves are crashing, the wind is pushing…. and then there are days that the weather is sunny and the sea is calm.

If you have any similar stories or suggestions on how you stay sane please share in the comments section!

Have a great night!