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Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education and also has meals to put on the table and laundry to sort each day. I am your host, Joy Cherrick. I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the principles for living and learning with our children that offers education unl ...
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Time management help: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Be a happy wife - at first it seems odd that the first intimacy skill is self-care, is about yourself, but it's all part of taking responsibility for yourself. Start with yourself, not with what other people are doing or saying. Many unhappy wives and homemakers think martyrdom is…
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Join the Empowered Wife book club inside Convivial Circle: https://convivialcircle.com The Simply Convivial team discusses what it takes to have a happy marriage - and why that's so important. Empowered Wife (find on Amazon: https://amzn.to/45ju0wY ) sounds cringy and feminist, but it's actually about taking responsibility for yourself, about recog…
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Tune in to this conversation between Sarah Mackenzie and Mystie Winckler all about Sarah's latest picture book. Sarah also shares about why she started a new publishing house for picture books and what life lessons we can learn from Barbara Cooney. Find Sarah's latest picture book here: https://amzn.to/3wRVvkJ Visit Waxwing Books: https://waxwingbo…
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Find your vocations: https://simplyconvivial.com/vocguide/ Rosemary was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatment, yet she’s still checking in with her accountability stand-up group weekly and being such an encouragement in our community. Rosemary I would just love to hear your testimony of seeing God’s work in you…
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As summer beckons us with her long days, late nights, and leisurely ways, let’s pause to consider a few questions before it melts away and the new school year is before us. What is a person and how are they formed? How ought we spend our time this summer? How does this time form us? What do we owe to our children these summer days? What, before the…
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Join Jennifer Pepito as she shares her tips on creating a sacred home. Learn how to bring peace and harmony into your space with Jennifer's expert advice about creating your own family mission and rule of life. Book bonuses - https://www.thepeacefulpreschool.com/habitsforasacredhome Jennifer is the host of the Restoration Home podcast, author of Ha…
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Free planner templates: https://convivialplanner.com Do you have a hard time making a planner useful in your day to day life? Do you want to use a planner, but you feel like you're just wasting your time or doing something wrong? Kayse's tips on realistic planning and making a planner fit your life are gold! Kayse's YouTube: @AnchoredWomen Kayse's …
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The addictive pull of screens can become a perpetual whack-a-mole in a home seeking tocultivate a love for nature in their children. It's a game we'd rather not be playing with no endin sight. What's a mother to do?This episode comes with a gift. On the HoweverImperfectly Substack , I’ve added the Screen Free Get Outside Challenge for free subscrib…
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Free planner templates: https://convivialplanner.com For years when I was a young mom I’d faithfully use my planner on Monday, filling everything out for the week, and then never look at it again until the next “fresh start” Monday. It seemed like a waste of time, so then I spent some years not bothering with a planner at all. What would you say to…
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Rest is essential to human flourishing. Rest is both a gift and a human right that will not only help us enter into the good blessings God offers us spiritually and relationally but will restore our bodies from the labors of this life and allow us to flourish mind, body, and soul. My nature study support guides are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠naturestudyhacki…
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Take the daily card challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard Learn how to supercharge your productivity with an index card! In this video, Karen Head shares how using a simple index card can help you stay organized and focused on your daily tasks. Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to a more productive day! Come to our free Homemaker's CEO …
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Learn how to use the daily card method: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo/ This month we’re talking about daily cards, making a brand new to-do list every day with only 3 things on it. Was this something you jumped right into, were you skeptical, what has been your iteration experience with daily cards? Trisha is a Catholic wife and mother…
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Raising children is the best way to find out one’s weaknesses. Perhaps you thought you were a fairly good citizen. You always thought of others when taking turns at the post office and you never took more than your portion of ice cream at the birthday party. But having children seems to expose the lazy and selfish parts of ourselves. That’s why we …
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Take Sweep & Smile with us! https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep Tired of your cleaning checklist not working? Watch this video to find out why and learn how to stay motivated to keep your space clean and organized! Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with h…
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Join Sweep & Smile: https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep Creating Effective Homemaking Routines: A Simplified Approach In this episode of the Simplified Organization podcast, Mystie Winckle discusses the importance of homemaking routines and how to create cheerful and God-honoring family life. Joined by Stefani Mons, a homeschooling mom from Texas and…
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In my years of motherhood, I’ve met many friends who are better housekeepers than I am. Some of them just come by it naturally. I come by it with effort and thoughtful deliberation. I’m easily distracted by the dimples on my children’s faces, the lure of a good book and the conversation with a friend. If you are naturally clean and tidy, you may no…
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Lindsey runs the Reformed Faith and Family website and podcast alongside her husband Caleb. Together they have seven children ranging in ages from three to fifteen years old. Caleb is a bi-vocational pastor, and Lindsey is a long-time homeschooling mom who enjoys reading to her children, dabbling in homestead hobbies, and being a doula for friends …
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One of the gifts of motherhood is to overhear a child humming or singing softly while playing or doing chores only to discover they are singing a hymn we learned in church or during our family devotions. Is there anything more precious than listening to children’s voices singing praises to God? To hear a child sing as loud as possible: “Holy, holy,…
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In this episode, we have a delightful conversation with Lexy Sauve, a creative mom and pastor's wife who has found joy and fulfillment in adding creative pursuits to her homemaking. Join us as Lexi shares her experiences and insights on how embracing creativity has expanded her capacity to manage her home, raise her six children, and find delight i…
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Today I have a treat for you. We are going to step back in time to 1905. At this time, Ms. Mason was sending out her Mother’s Education Course correspondences and farmers were leaving the countryside to find work in the cities of America. This was a time filled with innovation and excitement for new discoveries and technologies were being made to m…
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Leslie is a stay-at-home mom and grandma to seven, a health writer for Substack, and a health coach. She is passionate about helping people regain their health in ways that are simple, inexpensive, and life-changing. I know I've had weight loss on my list of annual goals for years on end and many years I've just given up on it and felt like it took…
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Habit tracking sheet: https://simplyconvivial.com/habit Find Leslie's substack here: https://fastwell.substack.com/ Join Leslie Taylor as she shares her journey of becoming a more energetic and healthy mom through intermittent fasting. As a stay-at-home mom, she struggled with weight loss and low energy, but through her lifestyle changes, she has f…
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“Wash on Monday. Iron on Tuesday. Mend on Wednesday. Churn on Thursday. Clean on Friday. Bake on Saturday. Rest on Sunday.” -Little House in the Big Woods. Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education, an…
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Children need to eat at regular intervals. They seem to grow grumpy when not fed on time or in a regular rhythm. As a young mother, I knew this to be true, however, I found myself always surprised by how quickly the meals came. For each meal, I’d scramble together what we had. I was not a “planner” nor was I sure how to manage the home in a way tha…
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What is a Charlotte Mason education?” you ask. This little question inaugurates you into an entire new way of looking at education, homemaking and living well. Welcome. I’m glad you’re here. As we explore Charlotte Mason’s ideas about education, you will find that you, my friend, are the heir to a vast kingdom. You want a better education for your …
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Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education and also has meals to put on the table and laundry to sort each day. I am your host, Joy Cherrick. I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Cha…
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Join homemaking bootcamp: https://simplyconvivial.com/membership Are we ever too old to keep learning and gaining skills at home? Is homemaking something we figure out and move on from? Are we the only ones struggling for years with the homemaking life? No! This encouraging conversation with Mary Shearouse will help you smile and start in your home…
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Join us for Simplified Organization Community Coaching: https://simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Prioritize Daily and Weekly Goals: Krista shares how she aligns her priorities and obligations on a daily and weekly basis. We need to make a conscious effort to understand and address our most crucial tasks so we can have a sense of accomplishment an…
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Get my free Time Budget tutorials: simplyconvivial.com/timebudget Time is our most limited resource, so we need to invest it wisely. Time management is a tricky topic for moms, especially homeschooling moms, but today we have 5 tips to help! My guest today is Wendy Alcime from Plan Prep Pray. Wendy wears many hats - a wife, a homeschooling mom to f…
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Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! http…
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Fighting repetition and routine is futile in homemaking because entropy is real. Our job isn’t to keep things just so, but to keep rolling with real life and managing our resources with intentionality. Sarah Nelson joins us today to chat about her progress over the last several years in seeing the real fruit and necessity of adapting routines to re…
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Overcome unrealistic expectations for your home AND work on improving the normal state of your home with 6-week Sweep & Smile course: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/sweep-smile Having kids home all day means a lot of messes happen all day, every day. How can we deal with that? We don't want to be hovering hoovers with our kids' work and play. We …
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Get the free housekeeping routine guide: https://simplyconvivial.com/clean Mystie and Virginia Lee chat about how to train kids to do chores, as well as why it's worth the effort it takes. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build Go…
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