It’s not Perfection, it’s Indiana Jones
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It’s not Perfection, it’s Indiana Jones

Over the weekend, I made a big announcement: I’ve decided to close my shop here at karasanderson.com. I know the whole shop closing probably forever thing may have been a little unexpected. And beyond closing my shop, I’m making some other big changes as well. I’m going to put my blog and social media on hiatus…

Transcripts for college when you are unschooly
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Transcripts for college when you are unschooly

I got a message this weekend that reminded me that I keep promising to write a thing about transcripts when you are unschooly. (Thank you, Stephanie! 💙) Transcripts make every homeschooler I know sweat, but there is a specific concern when you are what I call “unschooly.” I use that term to describe homeschool families…

Launching a kid (graduation. real time.)
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Launching a kid (graduation. real time.)

It turns out, getting into college isn’t actually the hard part. I mean it is. Sure. There are visits and applications, and I guess like 18 years of helping your child turn into a college-ready person, but now that my oldest has been accepted to college, I’m learning that the hoop-jumping only increases as we…

Risotto, spring and graduating a kid
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Risotto, spring and graduating a kid

My friend Jes taught me to make risotto 17 years ago in her family’s little cabin in Wisconsin. We had traveled there with our friend Tabitha and our 3 babies for a girls weekend (plus infant plus-ones), and Jes had planned dinner, but then needed to nurse her daughter – and so she gave me…