Do you have to be organized by nature to homeschool? False. But, you can teach yourself to be organized on some matters that would help increase your productivity.
One of the reasons why homeschool didn't appeal to me before was because I didn't want my house to look like a classroom full of Alphabet and animal posters, but I find it hard to avoid putting up little alphabets and numbers decorations here and there because let's face it, I have three children under the age of four.
I feel everyday is a battle that I always lose. If you are currently a mother of kids under these ages, you probably know what I mean. As soon as I swept all the toys away, they all came back even before I put the vacuum down.
I don't love organizing (because I am so bad at it), but I love an organized home. A house in order gives me a sense calmness and motivation to be more productive in life.
While it is a battle to keep my house looking like a magazine or pinterest worthy, I still have to accept the reality that there is a family of five living in this house. Two of them are impossible to reason with.
I want to keep the house neat, but it was not worth the stress to pursue an illusive magazine standard home when homeschooling a four year and taking care of two toddlers at the same time. I also realized that the house is not my space to claim. I wanted to provide my kids some space where they can enjoy the home, making special memories and just being kids.
Storage baskets are my best-friend, when mom and kids share the same space, like our bonus room. We are starting to learn that educational toys remain in the school room, hence the baskets and ottomans full of toys, placed in different rooms for their convenience.
I think organizing is easy but the consistency of implementing a routine is the tough part, and that is still what I am starting to learn for the meantime. It's going to be a long and hard process. I will just try to stay positive and think of the fun of me and my kids learning this together.
Do you have any tips? I would love to hear it.
Sincerely Yours,
Castle Lemon