Featured Homeschooler: Tiany

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Please welcome this week’s Featured Homeschooler: Tiany from Less of Me, More of Him

Share with us what made you decide to Homeschool your 4 boys.

Homeschooling was on my heart long before I had children and once I had them I knew I did not want to let them go for 6 to 8 hours a day. The more we researched and prayed about homeschooling the more evident it became that it was the best choice for our family. It has felt natural and right to homeschool from the beginning.

What was your inspiration for The Homeschool Lounge & The Little Lounge?

In 2007 I noticed social networks such as Facebook and Myspace getting very popular among homeschooling mothers looking for community and support, I searched but there were none to be found. Thus the vision started for a safe, private, Social Network exclusively for homeschooling mothers, a year later The Homeschool Lounge was born.

The Little Lounge was created after many requests from moms on THL, it’s a fun, safe place for homeschooled children to interact and share.

You’re the Queen of organization! Got any tips for the rest of us?

Consistency! The key to being organized is consistency and much discipline. Honestly, I am running on grace since I am naturally a very disorganized person and somewhat of a “messy”. Being married to a “born organized”, clean freak has made me develop a natural tendency to be organized by practicing it every day. I am a list making, planner toting, routine oriented kinda gal now, thanks to hubby.

As mom to 4 boys, your entrepreneur endeavors and homeschooling-you’re a busy “bee”! How do you decompress after a long day “at the office”?

I am still working on finding the balance and finding time to decompress. Troy works some evenings but when he is home you will find me lounging on the couch with him laughing and catching up on the days events. Thankfully, I can usually unwind and relax with 20 minutes of meditation and prayer in a hot shower!

Do you have any tips for anyone considering the great journey of homeschooling?

• Just do it!
• Enjoy spending time with your children; enjoy the journey.
• Think outside the box.
• Be flexible.
• Remember more is caught then taught!
• You CAN do it! – Philippians 4:13

You enjoy Jane Austen’s works. Which is your favorite?

My Favorite has always been Pride & Prejudice; the characters are so real and beautifully sketched. I finally read it after exhausting my A&E DVD version of the movie. I am a true Austenian at heart!

You share some great recipes on your blog, would you like to share your favorite with us?

That’s a hard one… my favorites would probably have to be my Chicken Pot Pie and Quiche Loraine recipes because they are the boy’s favorites…and my favorite way to get the veggies in them!

Quiche Loraine
INGREDIENTS

• 1 deep frozen pie crust for a 9 inch single crust pie
• ½ cup of bacon pieces (not bites, get the real thing)
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 box frozen spinach thawed and drained
• 1/3 cup minced green onion
• 4 eggs, lightlybeaten
• 1 cup half and half
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 335 degrees
2. Mix all solid items, spinach, bacon, Swiss and onion
3. Spread spinach mix into pastry shell.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, salt, sugar. Pour mixture into pastry shell.
5. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
6. Allow quiche to sit 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

What’s your favorite curriculum that you just “can’t live without”?

We have only just begun this journey but today I would have to say My Fathers World, we have used this from day one and it is all we know. We love everything about it.

What would be the perfect date night for you and your Prince Charming?

We are a very simple couple and the little things excite us. A perfect night in would be Troy cooking a romantic dinner for two and a large plate of international cheeses, fruit and a glass of wine. A night out would be an evening at our favorite Italian restaurant “Gino’s” and a movie.

Do you have any other Homeschool projects in the works?

We have many new and exciting features coming to The Homeschool Lounge but other then THL I would have to say…no. My hands are more than full of blessings and over flowing right now.

Interview by:

Nikowa is a 2nd year homeschooling mom to two boys. (Ages 9 and 6) With her “learning never ends” philosophy, they have an eclectic year-round approach to learning. When she’s not teaching, she enjoys photography, organizing, cooking, reading, and knitting. She is a #1 LOST fan and watches UGA football too! (Go Dawgs!) You can visit Nikowa at Knowledge House Academy.