Life Unboxed Blog
Empowering moms to work from home and homeschool. Life Unboxed is a momtrepreneur's guide to raising kids, running a business, and keeping your sanity. So you can work at home and homeschool confidently. For more great momtrepreneur content check out lifeunboxed.blog. New episodes posted weekly.[Some of the links in the show notes are affiliate links. If you purchase using one of these links, I make a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps me keeps things free for you, and who doesn’t love free stuff.]
Episodes
194 episodes
Discover the Secret Sauce to Create Motivated Learners
One question I see asked a lot from homeschool moms is how do I create motivated learners? This is one of the biggest struggles in homeschool. Or at least it can feel like it. I confess, I’ve never struggled with motivating my kids...
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How to Find Work Life Balance with Family and Career
Work life balance is a topic that has been on my mind a lot. But it is an idea that I want to challenge as a rebel mom. This is a pain point and a major frustration for moms. Especially, if you are working from home. You would expec...
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What A Homeschool Day Looks Like For A Work From Home Mom
Mom, we are the unicorns in the homeschool world, or maybe not so much anymore. But it can feel like no one else knows what our homeschool day is like. The key to a successful homeschool day is to plan in such a way that you...
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How to Earn Money from Home: Pick Your Virtual Assistant Services
I am not offering any false promises of making a ton of money doing nothing. No one can promise that even though they try.You can start making money from home. Yes, ditch the 9–5 and money worries. This is a very practical how to earn mo...
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Unlock The Hidden Benefits Of Hiring Your Kids
Hiring your kids in your business is a great way to boost their resume, teach practical life skills, and add help for those mundane tasks you don’t want to do. I have a confession. Like all confessions, I will probably lose my momtr...
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Homeschooling Ideas: 15 Activities That Count As Homeschooling
Are you worried that you aren’t getting in enough hours in for your homeschool? Let’s take some of that pressure off. Did you know that learning goes beyond the books? It encompasses things you do throughout the day. Here are some homeschooling...
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The Ultimate Guide To Homeschool All In One Curriculum
Homeschool all in one curriculums are a work from home mom’s secret weapon. But they get a bad rap in the homeschool world. If you want to streamline your education journey, save time, and still tailor education for your kids. Then ...
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How To Create A Homeschool High School Transcript
You've been homeschooling a while or you just started, and you've discovered that you got this. Yes, you can really teach your kids. You are sailing along on your homeschool journey. It's not perfect, but it is good. Then, suddenly, out of nowh...
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Flexible Fall Homeschool Schedule: Planning Your Homeschool For Fall
Creating a flexible fall homeschool schedule is going to give you the homeschool freedom you want while ensuring those little clones you created are learning. The transition between summer break and starting a new school year isn't ...
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How to Handle a Client from Hell (in the Literal Sense)
Let's talk about the elephant in the room for freelancers—how to handle a client from hell (I mean this in the literal sense).We've all had them. If you've been doing this for any length of time, you encountered clients that were difficu...
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How to Homeschool and Work from Home: A Beginners Guide
Homeschooling and working from home can be a daunting task, especially for those who are new to both. However, with the right strategies and mindset, it is possible to balance both successfully.Yes, it can feel daunting. Check that off y...
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Best Advice For Mompreneurs | Everything You Need To Work from Home to Homeschooling
This is the best advice for mompreneurs, work from home moms, homeschool moms, or whatever you refer to yourself as. There is so much advice out there it can feel overwhelming when you are starting your online business. After...
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How To Choose The Best Homeschool Curriculum For Your Tribe
It is that time of year. You are probably shopping for books and getting next year's school schedules set up. Or at least thinking about starting. If you are just beginning your homeschool journey or looking for more tips on the best homeschool...
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Part 3: How to be Successful In Business As A Generalist
In part 1 of the series we talked about What is a Generalist and How to be a Great Virtual Assistant as One. In part 2, we discussed the Generalist vs Specialist ideas. In this final show, we are going to cover How to be Successful in Business ...
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Homeschool Life: 7 Reasons Your Homeschool Was A Disaster
Do you feel like your previous homeschool year was a disaster? Now is the time to reflect on your homeschool life and determine how to make next year better…or at least avoid the things that made this year hard. Homeschool life is c...
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Part 2: Generalist vs Specialist: You Can Be A Great Generalist
Generalist vs specialist is there room for both? Do you remember writing essay after essay or story after story that answered this question: What do you want to be when you grow up? It is a rite of passage for every elementary student to answer...
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Planning For Homeschooling: Everything You Need To Know
It is that time of year, planning for homeschooling! Out with the old curriculum or posted on Ebay, and in with the new. Planning for homeschooling can be fun and exciting, but it can also be a bit overwhelming. Whether you are new ...
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Part 1: What Is A Generalist And How To Be A Great VA As One
Do you need to be an expert? Think about how many times this idea has been told to you. Have you heard of the 10,000 hour rule or the idea of deliberate practice? Both of these ideas, among others, push the idea of expertise. But do you really ...
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Homeschooling Online: Screen Time or Not to Screen Time
Homeschooling moms are divided on this issue. We want to homeschool for the freedom to not be tied to our desks. Yet, homeschooling online opens the door for so many opportunities. What's a mom to do? There are pros and cons to h...
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How to Add Art for Homeschool Even if You Aren't an Artist
Do you dread the thought of teaching art for homeschool? Are you feeling like you aren’t creative enough or you don’t have the skill? You can add art to your homeschool, even if you aren’t an artist.We are homeschool moms, so we are supp...
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25 More Easy Homeschool Co-Op Class Ideas
A homeschool co-op is a lot of fun, but it also fills the outlet for homeschool socialization. There are different types of co-ops, but a true homeschool co op is parent led and involved. Usually, the parents are teaching all the classes. ...
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25 Easy Homeschool Co-op Class Ideas
You want to teach a co-op class, but you don't know what to teach? Here are 25 easy homeschool co-op class ideas you can put together, and you don't need to be an expert.Here are co-op class ideas that I've taught, the kids have particip...
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How To Work From Home With A Newborn
Is it possible to work from home with a newborn? I know the first thought is no way. But this is actually one of the easiest stages to work from home with.Show notes and links:
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How to Teach a Homeschooling Co-op Class
Do you think about joining a homeschooling co-op, but you aren't sure how you can contribute? Are you fresh out of ideas for a co-op class? There is good news! You can easily create a class that you will love to teach and will be fun for kids t...
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How To Handle Mom Brain And Decision Fatigue
This is one of those shows where I feel more than I have the words to say. Do you know what I mean? You feel so deeply about something that you hope your words can really describe the depths of your feelings. Mom brain and decision fatigue go h...
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