{"id":991,"date":"2021-05-03T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2025-03-22T18:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T01:48:51","slug":"thinking-about-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/thinking-about-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How I do spring cleaning with my planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is spring.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Palo Verde trees are blooming and it is heating up during the day. As I rummage for my flip-flops in my closet, I begin to think about our summer plans.  What will this summer look like? What adventures will we have? What kind of camps are in the budget this year? Have we finished that history textbook yet? I don\u2019t want to even think about swim lessons\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The questions start rolling in. In rapid-fire with stress and excitement. I quickly shove the flip-flops back into the depths of that basket and escape to the kitchen to make blueberry muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a kid, summer vacation was full of so much freedom. No school! Backyard slip \u2018n slides and popsicles that stained my t-shirt. Reading all my favorite books from the library. Playing Mario Brothers on the Nintendo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was effortless and free.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But now I am a mom, a homeschool mom, a homemaker, the cook, and the planner of all the things. Summer does not feel the same. It is a lot of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always remind myself that the first step is finishing the school year well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the month of April rolls around, my focus is looking at where we are right now. I force myself to slow down and do some reflection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ask myself questions that go into these three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Homeschooling and Kids Activities<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2. My Home<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

3. Our Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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1. Homeschooling and Kids Activities:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n