Be Prepared

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG038.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:55 — 52.4MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 038. As a mom of 8, there are lots of people depending on me to meet their needs.  I not only take care of them on normal days, but I plan ahead and get prepared for how I will […]

Achieve Your Goals

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG037.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:02 — 30.6MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 037. Many people regularly set goals.  Yet they are often frustrated when they don’t reach them.  It is important to set goals the right way as well as doing some work (after setting your goal) to help yourself successfully […]

Being Prepared To Leave

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG036.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:43 — 21.2MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 036. Jim and I recently made a trip without the children to attend the New Media Expo in Las Vegas.  During this podcast episode we discuss our trip, some of the things we learned, and the great time we […]

Stay in the Moment

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG035.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:59 — 13.8MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 035. In today’s world it is so easy to concentrate on what we need to do, that we lose sight of what we are currently doing. When this happens, we tend to let time go by and life happen […]

The Rewards of Occasional Spontaneity

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG034.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:43 — 19.0MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 034. I find that the best way to (joyfully) survive being a busy Mom is to be very organized with my life, my family, my homeschool, and my business.  But I don’t ever want our lives to be boring […]

Sometimes It’s Best To Say “No”

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG033.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:52 — 20.1MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 033. Busy moms always have plenty to do.  And yet, it seems like we’re always asked to do more.  Sometimes it’s people outside of our family who are doing the asking. Sometimes it’s our spouses or our children. But […]

Homeschooling IV

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG032.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:40 — 24.5MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 032. This is the final episode in the homeschooling series.  Whether or not you are a homeschooling parent, I hope that it provides you with some encouragement.  You can engage your children and help them to learn and to […]

Homeschooling III

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG031.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:49 — 24.6MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 031. Our homeschooling series continues as we answer more homeschooling questions such as “How do I homeschool boys?” and “What about curriculum?” There are many different ways to homeschool.  This series gives you an idea of not only how […]

Homeschooling II

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG030.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:57 — 34.8MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 030. Homeschooling at the Jonas house takes place all the time.  Somebody is always learning something and the older children often help the younger children. This is part two in our homeschooling series.  Jim and I finish our initial […]

Homeschooling I

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG029.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:57 — 28.4MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 029. The Jonas children have been homeschooled their entire lives.  We start homeschooling them when they are babies because we consider all of life to be a part of their homeschool education. Jim and I sat down and talked […]

How To Organize A Control Journal

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG028.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:52 — 24.7MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Episode 028 Keeping a family of ten and Goat Milk Stuff running smoothly requires a lot of organization.  One of the things that I rely upon to help keep me organized is my Central Notebook or Control Journal.  It contains everything […]

Family Vacation

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG027.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:56 — 17.4MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 027. Taking a family vacation with eight children may not be the easiest thing to do, but it is worth every minute of effort and all the expense.  We believe getting away from home and your normal routine really […]

Train Your Children Then Trust Them

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG026.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 38:39 — 35.5MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 026. A few weeks ago we drove Brett and Colter to North Carolina so they could go on a two week Outward Bound excursion in the mountains of North Carolina.  It was the first time either of them were […]

Be Protective, But Not Over-Protective

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG025.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:14 — 25.9MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 025. We are protective of our children while they are still young and need us to protect them.  As they mature they are given the opportunity to test themselves and their beliefs while still under the protection of our […]

No Such Thing As a Typical Day

http://traffic.libsyn.com/goatmilkstuff/BMSG024.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:05 — 26.7MB)Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 024. Do you finish your “typical” day feeling like you accomplished nothing?  Or do you typically go to sleep feeling tired, but believing you had a good day?  For me, I enjoy wrapping up the day knowing that I […]