You’ve heard of unschooling, and you are ready to choose it for your family. You might even have started calling yourselves unschoolers already.

But there’s this other word tripping you up.

Deschooling.

Deschooling is the first step to unschooling. Sadly, it’s often overlooked. Without deschooling parents have a much harder time unschooling. They may believe they are unschooling when they are not.

What is deschooling? What is the purpose of deschooling? How do you deschool? When do you know that you’re done deschooling?

Keep reading for everything you ever wanted to know about deschooling. Then you’ll be on your best path to unschooling!

Gardening can be complicated, but you’re not alone! I’ve got a whole collection of great tips for you, from general guidelines, to easy plants you should try, to book recommendations for great advice, and more!

My son and I recently visited a Waffle House where it’s a lot of fun to watch your food being made right in front of you.

We decided to try some of the food at home.

Dylan shouted out his order, and I tried to make hash browns, cheesy eggs, and deep fried French fries (not an actual Waffle House food!) as good as you’d get at any greasy diner.

I’d even holler out “Order Up!” when the food was ready.

But I’m not a short order cook.

I’ve often had friends and acquaintances express appreciation and envy for my garden. People say “I would love to have a garden like this but I don’t know where to start” or “This is so beautiful, I could never do something like this”.

But the thing is you totally can have a garden!  

Like many of us, I have a love/hate relationship with my period.

Using a Diva Cup solves most of my menstrual annoyances from my life.

But periods CAN still be annoying, including coming early sometimes and late at other times.

I once planned to use parsley to induce menstruation. Here’s the step-by-step information, process, and results.