I’ve Been There Too
One common mistake in homeschooling is spending so much time planning lessons, organizing resources, and creating schedules that there’s little energy left for actually doing the lessons.
On the other hand, some homeschool parents focus heavily on teaching but have no system for assessing progress, keeping records, or reflecting on what happened throughout the day.
I’ve made both mistakes.
That’s why I began documenting my homeschool framework, not because I had everything figured out, but because I needed a place to return to whenever I felt lost or out of balance. What started as personal notes eventually became a collection of systems, reflections, and reminders that help me navigate our homeschool with greater clarity and confidence.
By sharing them here, I hope they can help other homeschool families find the same clarity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin, perhaps these notes can serve as a helpful guide… just as they continue to do for me.
Growing Alongside Our Children
Between meals, laundry, teaching, and endless responsibilities, it’s easy to forget that mothers need care too.
This space is a reminder that motherhood doesn’t mean putting your own growth on hold.
Hello, I’m Ivy!
I’m a homeschooling mom to one enthusiastic little boy, a lifelong learner, and a note-taker.
I’ve been homeschooling my son since he was two years old. Those early years looked different from formal lessons, but they were the beginning of our homeschool journey—researching educational philosophies, planning learning experiences, gathering books and materials, attending trainings, and discovering what worked best for our family.
As our homeschool grew, so did my collection of notes, systems, lesson ideas, books, and digital tools that helped us navigate homeschooling and motherhood with more clarity and less overwhelm.
Along the way, I’ve created systems, collected resources, and written down lessons that have helped our family navigate homeschooling and motherhood with more clarity and less overwhelm.
Everything here started as notes for myself, and now I’m sharing them in the hope that they help other families too.
I’d love to hear from you!
MomLife Books: Online Bookstore in the Philippines
As a homeschooling mom, books are at the heart of our learning. Over the years, I’ve collected, read, sold, and recommended hundreds of children’s books.
MomLife Books is where I share that love of reading by helping great books find new families. From picture books and reference books to chapter books and seasonal favorites, each collection is chosen with curious young and young-at-heart readers in mind.
If you are from the Philippines looking for you and your child’s next favorite book, check out our collection!
Motherhood is not my greatest achievement;
it is one of God’s greatest gifts.