On today's episode, we are celebrating our first podcast anniversary and it's full of surprises!  Join us as we reminisce about taking a leap and starting a podcast and chat about what has surprised us this past year in our homeschools. Then, we review our past Loving This Weeks and tell you both what we're still loving and what we've given up on. We end the show with some fun giveaways for you, our listeners!  We've loved making this show for you and feel honored that you listen every week.  Episode 12: Where We Exercise Self-Care How To Talk So Kids Will Listen Book Club Episodes Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Simplicity Parenting Book Club Episodes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3   Loving This Week Year In Review Maren - Kirkland Signature Women's Trail Socks, Joy Eggerichs Reed on Instagram, Amazon Rapids Angela - Liverpool's Kimberly Pull On Jeans, Wolf Honey Farm Skin Moisturizing Bar, Blue Apron   GIVEAWAY INFO: We would love to share some of our favorite things with you!  So, we are giving away a few of our favorites that you've heard us talk about on the podcast this year.  Prizes Include: 1. Wolf Honey Farm Skin Moisturizing Bar 2. Kirkland Signature Women's Trail Socks 3 & 4.  A book of your choice from the following list: Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin Enneagram Made Easy by Elizabeth Wagele and Renee Baron Nurture by Nature by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type by Isabel Briggs Myers and Peter B. Myers   We will be choosing the winners from our followers on Facebook, Instagram and those in our closed Facebook group.  So, if you are in all 3 places, you have 3 chances to win.  Please tell your friends and enter to win our favorite things from this year.  Winners will be chosen on November 5th at 1:00 Central Time.  Open to residents of US and Canada only.   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.