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You Don’t Have to Do All the Things: A special holiday episode with Melissa Camara Wilkins [Episode 13]
The holidays are here and if, like us, you are feeling just a *little* behind, grab a giant cup of coffee or tea and curl up with this episode! The sisters are joined by Melissa Camara Wilkins, mama of six, writer, homeschooler, and the sisters’ favorite resource for living simply and authentically.
Listen as Melissa shares two questions she asks herself and her family each season to bring joy instead of overwhelm, and as Melissa, Cait, and Kara share their favorite EASY traditions.
Don’t freak out sisters- you’ve got this season!
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST:
LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
- Find Yourself, Free Yourself (free minicourse) | Melissa Camara Wilkins
- How Imperfection Will Set You Free | Melissa Camara Wilkins
- How I Quit Being Busy | Melissa Camara Wilkins
- How to avoid homeschool overwhelm: Become a curator | Melissa Camara Wilkins, Simple Homeschool
- One Question to Help Reset Your Holiday | Melissa Camara Wilkins
- What’s that Noise? Summer Survival Strategies | The Homeschool Sisters Podcast
HOLIDAY-RELATED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
- A Simple Gingerbread Hack | My Little Poppies
- Battery-powered tea lights
- Literary Iceland Revels In Its Annual ‘Christmas Book Flood’ | NPR
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Westminster Chimes (app)
RECOMMENDED READING TO HELP YOU STAY CALM DURING THE HOLIDAYS
- Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry by Katrina Kenison
- Present Over Perfect by Shawna Niequist
- Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne
DO YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT MELISSA’S BOOKSHELF AND GET A COPY OF HER HEALTHY HOT COCOA RECIPE?
Melissa shares her bookshelf and favorite hot cocoa recipe with our listeners. Head over to her site to get the scoop!
BE SURE TO FOLLOW MELISSA CAMARA WILKINS
You can find Melissa Camara Wilkins on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest. Melissa Camara Wilkins can also be found on Storyline, No Sidebar, Simple Homeschool, The Art of Simple, Scary Mommy, and many others.
A QUICK REMINDER…
This is our last episode for 2016 but fear not- we will be back in 2017 with so many plans! In the meantime, send us your questions and your favorite holiday hacks.
Have a fantastic New Year!
BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE HOMESCHOOL SISTERS
You can hang out with Cait and Kara on Instagram.
Love it when a new episode pops up! Will be settling to listen with a festive hot choc and brownies this evening 🙂 shared on my blog FB page and with my home school buddies as always x
Hope you love it! <3
Loved this 🙂 And a helpful tip for those gingerbread houses: use melted granulated sugar in a non-stick fry-pan to “glue” them– as strong as hot glue, same consistency, yet entirely edible! My kiddos have hosted a gingerbread decorating party each winter for 9 years and this is our tried & true secret to solid assembly. Just beware of burns! (Link to a post on my blog shared.)
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