Letting Go: A Homeschool Story

I’ve been putting off this blog post for a while. Not because I feel any shame or am questioning our decision to place our three oldest children in school this year - no, it’s just that for some reason, any time I write about MY own decisions regarding how I raise my kids, what I feed … Continue reading →

How to Thrive in a Foreign Land

Growth. Change. New experiences. New flavors. A new way of life.How does any of this happen? How do we go from things being COMPLETELY foreign and uncomfortable and strange and scary - to normal(ish) and a rhythm we can keep up with and start to feel apart of?It happens one day at a … Continue reading →

If You Get Lost You Can Always Be Found

A major focus of my blog is an appeal that the "hard" things we shrink back from, are actually the GOOD things that in the end will make our lives better. Daily workouts, clean eating, natural child birth, homeschooling, building a business from home....and now, living abroad.These things … Continue reading →

A Homeschooling Story

"Ok Vanessa, you can do this! You were homeschooled, sure it was like 20+years ago when you were in 1st grade and you were a kid so you weren't taking notes from your mom, and you had no idea how much pressure you'd feel being completely responsible for the intellectual formation of one of the … Continue reading →

Homeschooling: a Different Objective

I have been asked to share a little bit about my homeschool routine. I find this humorous because I am JUST finishing up our Kindergarten year with my 5 year old and the other two are just absorbing whatever they can (which, surprisingly is a lot!).However, before I begin sharing WHAT I am … Continue reading →

Vanessa Fernandez Fitness

mom of four / fitness coach / business mentor

Posted in homeschooling