Twitter Tuesday – 08.06.13
Balancing Blogging and Homeschool
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Stef Layton @StefLayton 3m
“@hsblogging: Q1: biggest challenge to balance #blogging & #homeschool? #HSBloggers”
Remembering ROI. Much blog stuff can wait!
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 4m
@StefLayton - I've been praying for you and your move! I remember our big move two years
ago. Yuck! Shiver. #HSbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 4m
@hsblogging Thank you for hosting! #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 5m
Great goal, I'm going to as well!//RT @kerrybeck: Goal this yr:write more comments on
OTHER blogs #homeschool blogger today! #hsbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 5m
@StefLayton our has a nursery class for the littles, I'm excited about 3 hours a week ALONE!
#hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 5m
Love this!! // RT @kerrybeck Goal this yr:write more comments on OTHER blogs #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 5m
Thanks for joining us for #HSBloggers Twitter Tuesday!!
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 6m
@kerrybeck great goal! I've made that a goal in the past but always fail to follow thru. Need to
work on it! #hsbloggers
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Stef Layton @StefLayton 6m
@forthisseason woot. I can't wait. I'm looking forward to the planning break! W/ hubs travel &
our move - I'm part brain dead #hsbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 6m
I love that, great goal! RT @kerrybeck: Goal this yr:write more comments on OTHER blogs!
#hsbloggers
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Kelly Mahalak @KellyMahalak 6m
RT @hsblogging: Take time to encourage a fellow #homeschool blogger today Remember that
balance looks differently for each of us #hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 7m
Goal this yr:write more comments on OTHER blogs RT @hsblogging Take some time to
encourage a fellow #homeschool blogger today! #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 7m
RT @hsblogging: ...Remember that balance looks differently for each of us. :) #hsbloggers
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Stef Layton @StefLayton 7m
“@hsblogging: Q7: Remember that balance looks differently for each of us. :) #hsbloggers” <--
SO TRUE!!!!
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 7m
woohoo!! // RT @forthisseason: Q6 - I think this week was one of the best balanced weeks in a
LONG time! #hsbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 7m
@StefLayton We're going to try out a classical co-op for my k learner this year. I'm really
excited about it! #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 8m
Q7: Take some time to encourage a fellow #homeschool blogger today! Remember that balance
looks differently for each of us. :) #hsbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 8m
Q6 - I think this week was one of the best balanced weeks in a LONG time! #hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 8m
@Getalonghome I remember the post, but not the url. Can you send it & I'll share #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 9m
@forthisseason Glad you made it!! #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 9m
@hsblogging Q6: blog heavy, I took the end of last week off to get ready for ds 1st bday party
on Sunday! #hsbloggers
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Stef Layton @StefLayton 9m
#hsbloggers start back April 21st - besides some math & light science / reading fun. Boys
attending classical 1day/week hs this yr
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 9m
Q6 Even when we were homeschooling, August would be blogging heavy. We schooled Labor
Day to Memorial Day w/Sabbath in summer #hsbloggers
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Becky Marie @forthisseason 10m
Hi everyone! I almost forgot about the #hsbloggers chat this week!
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 10m
A6: #blogging heavy - redesigning the backend and adding pages //RT @hsblogging:
#hsbloggers
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Andi Gould @andigould 10m
Q6 blogging heavy but upcoming school has been on my mind a lot #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 11m
@steflayton rock on!! #hsbloggers
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Stef Layton @StefLayton 11m
@hsblogging Q6 - rushing in from the store: it's been laughter heavy, bike ride heavy, chocolate
shake heavy #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 11m
@hsblogging it's been heavy with both #homeschool (new year started) and #blogging (back
from vacation) #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 11m
@hsbloggers Q5: Being on the same page as husband/wife is important. I wouldn't be able to
blog if hubs didn't support me 100% #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 12m
Q6: How has this week looked at your house? Has it been #blogging heavy or #homeschool
heavy? #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 12m
RT @kerrybeck: Q5 For moms...pray & talk to your spouse.He can often see things I'm blind to
#hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 12m
Q5 For moms...pray & talk to your spouse.He can often see things I'm blind to #hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 13m
@Getalonghome I like the summer schedule, but not the summer heat in TX #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 14m
Definitely! RT @apichea @goldenreflect one day of #homeschool can lead to multiple days
worth of #blogging posts! #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 14m
Quietness fell on the land. @hsblogging: A5 #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 14m
@hsblogging A5: Life is made up of seasons... be continually evaluating and reordering your
life to match your current season #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 14m
@hsblogging Q5: Prayer and Prioritize! #hsbloggers
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TeacherHelpForParent @TeacherHelpForP 15m
FREE Fry Phrases For Reading Fluency: http://ow.ly/nu1s1 #ptchat #reading #hsbloggers
#homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmoms #moms
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 15m
RT @hsblogging: Q5: What tips do you have for a mom/dad who might be struggling to balance
#homeschool and #blogging? #hsbloggers
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Cindy Dyer @Getalonghome 16m
@kerrybeck Awesome! I wish it could be summer forever. :-) #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 16m
@goldenreflect one day of #homeschool can lead to multiple days worth of #blogging posts!
#hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 16m
Yes! RT @goldenreflect: I think it motivates both ways, never run out of content! RT
@hsblogging Q4: #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 16m
Q5: What tips do you have for a mom/dad who might be struggling to balance #homeschool and
#blogging? #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 17m
I think it motivates both ways, never run out of content! RT @hsblogging Q4: #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 17m
Yes! // RT @ljskool_jackie: @hsblogging A4: It has made continuing to #homeschool
possible. #HSbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 18m
RT @apichea: @LJSkool_Jackie which I then blogged about ;) #hsbloggers// Me too!
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 18m
@hsblogging I think #blogging motivates me to #homeschool - I have to do school w/ my kids
in order to blog about it! #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 19m
@ljskool_jackie which I then blogged about ;) #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 19m
@hsblogging A4: It has made continuing to #homeschool possible. #HSbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 19m
@ljskool_jackie we watch a lot of @PBSKids at our house - I created worksheets to engage
their minds while watching! #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 20m
That's why I started looking for #videoschool and interactive websites./ A3 #HSbloggers
@hsblogging
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 20m
Q4: Does #blogging motivate you to #homeschool? Or vice versa? #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 21m
@getalonghome it can definitely be difficult to balance and keep priorities aligned #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 21m
Definitely when deadlines are due! RT @hsblogging Q3: Are there days when #blogging wins
out over #homeschool at your house? #HSBloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 22m
@hsblogging A3: not often, but yes - #blogging pays the bills, so some days it has to take
priority. #videoschool is beautiful! #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 22m
lol!! RT @apichea @ljskool_jackie haha... my kids think that I'm "working" when I'm on FB :)
#hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 22m
RT @hsblogging: Q3: #HSBloggers// Dead lines. A promise made is a promise kept.
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 23m
@ljskool_jackie haha... :) #hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 23m
@Getalonghome Hey Cindy, how's it going this summer? #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 23m
RT @apichea: @LJSkool_Jackie haha... my kids think that I'm "working" when I'm on FB :)
#hsbloggers// Tell me how to educate mine, Obi Wan.
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Cindy Dyer @Getalonghome 23m
@andigould @goldenreflect Well, maybe you did, but the jury's still out on my hapless
offspring. ;-) #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 23m
Q3: Are there days when #blogging wins out over #homeschool at your house? #HSBloggers
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Cindy Dyer @Getalonghome 24m
@hsblogging Blogging has to come last, always. I admit, it gets away from me sometimes and I
have to re-prioritize. #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 24m
@ljskool_jackie haha... my kids think that I'm "working" when I'm on FB :) #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 24m
RT @kerrybeck Q2 I chose homeschooling over business/blogging when they collide. Then re-
evaluate priorities #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 25m
@hsblogging A2: I determine which is "most important" at the moment. sometimes it's
#blogging and sometimes it's #homeschool. #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 25m
RT @kerrybeck: Q2 I chose homeschooling over business/blogging when they collide. Then re-
evaluate priorities #hsbloggers // Ditto!
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 26m
Q2 I chose homeschooling over business/blogging when they collide. Then re-evaluate priorities
#hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 26m
RT @apichea:// I <3 when they tell folks I'm on FB all day! Joy. #hsbloggers
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Andi Gould @andigould 26m
@goldenreflect @Getalonghome We do make it out alive! #hsbloggers
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kerrybeck @kerrybeck 26m
Howdy #hsbloggers Glad to have a few moments to chat
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Paula Davis @AvgHousewife 27m
@hsblogging we've been doing a little school all summer #hsbloggers
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Andi Gould @andigould 27m
Q1 I'm just gertting back into blogging I know just balancing the time between everything is
going to be hard. #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 27m
Q2: What do you do when #blogging and #homeschool collide? #HSBloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 28m
@ljskool_jackie yes! it's easy for me to get lost in the computer during #homeschool which
usually leads to distracted kids #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 28m
@Getalonghome yes, we do actually turn out okay! ;-) #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 29m
@keystoneblog we're currently in northern IN, but MI is "home" :) #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 29m
Q1: #HSBloggers// Making sure the boys KEEP working when my face is planted in front of the
PC.
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 30m
Today's topic is balancing #homeschool and #blogging over at the #hsbloggers twitter chat! Not
to late to join us!
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Keystone Ministry @KeystoneBlog 30m
@goldenreflect '98 for me :) #hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 30m
@hsblogging a lot of #blogging ideas happen during #homeschool, so they tend to overlap -
trying to separate them is a challenge #hsbloggers
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Keystone Ministry @KeystoneBlog 30m
@apichea We are in MI too! ~Andi #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 31m
We ease into skool on Thus. #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 31m
YAY! 02 grad here, although I did a year early and started college at 16RT @KeystoneBlog
@goldenreflect I'm a hs grad too! ~Andi #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 31m
Q1: What's your biggest challenge when it comes to balance #blogging and #homeschool?
#HSBloggers
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Cindy Dyer @Getalonghome 32m
@goldenreflect I love hearing from homeschool grads. Gives me hope for the future. :-)
#hsbloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 32m
@goldenreflect it seems SO early to me, being from MI where summer is tourism season and
school doesn't start til Labor Day #hsbloggers
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Keystone Ministry @KeystoneBlog 32m
@goldenreflect I'm a hs grad too! ~Andi #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 32m
@UnveiledWife is looking for bloggers to review her book! http://ow.ly/nGC0C #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 33m
@apichea Our local ps kids start next week too. #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 33m
Today we'll be chatting about balancing #blogging and #homeschool (and the rest of life).
#HSBloggers
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Ashley Pichea @apichea 34m
@hsblogging we "officially" started yesterday... local ps kids start next week #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 34m
@hsblogging I just have a 12 month old, I am a #homeschool grad myself though. So learning
never ends here! "school" all year! #hsbloggers
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Jackie Ryan Masek @LJSkool_Jackie 34m
Howdy! RT @goldenreflect: @LJSkool_Jackie Hi!! :) #hsbloggers
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Cindy Dyer @Getalonghome 34m
@hsblogging Second week here! So far, so good. :-) #hsbloggers
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Keystone Ministry @KeystoneBlog 35m
@hsblogging Summer!!! #hsbloggers
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Heather @ GRB @goldenreflect 35m
@LJSkool_Jackie Hi!! :) #hsbloggers
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Homeschool Blogging @hsblogging 35m
Welcome to #HSBloggers Twitter Tuesday! Are your kids #backtoschool yet? Or is it still
#summer at your house?