This week, Elizabeth brings some basic questions about what Bonnie believes about joy.  As the episode unfolds, they discuss what the ideal day might look like, the proper place of curriculum in our homeschool life, all those unused curriculum sitting in storage...Some thoughts on structure and planning our day, and balancing self care with the sacrifice we make as parents. 4:07 - The importance of having ideals5:02 - Leading by modeling virtue 9:09 - Challenging children appropriately 11:46 - Planning for self-care 16:19 - What does a typical homeschool day look like? 23:03 - Routine over schedule 24:02 - Homeschool curriculum 33:56 - Importance of keeping records Some resources were mentioned, here are those linksRuth Beechik, The Three R'sHomeschooling, simplified: dictationBonnie's full day workshop in four parts on YouTube Planning our time (blog post, with templates)