the schooling haus; an official (re)introduction.
welcome to this little corner of the web; I’m so happy you’re here!
for those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Marta and I’m a pretty simple gal. These days my titles include: wife to a nurse and a stay at home mama to three sweet boys.
I’m passionate about mothering my babies, rooting my family in Jesus and embracing biblical womanhood by creating an intentional home. I am a history + literature nerd, love iced coffee and am constantly dreaming of life on the homestead. I’m one of those let me try all the hobbies kinda gal too, so I always have a ton of projects on hand and in my mind.
you’ll usually find me: outside exploring + learning about nature with the boys, trying to make our home as cozy as possible, trying out some new recipe whilst listening a sermon / podcast, diy(ing), organizing + reorganizing something orrrrrr you’ll find me here: sharing all the things about our homeschooling journey.
BUT FIRST, A LITTLE BACK STORY
Writing and photography are both passions of mine, becoming a content creator was nothing short of a let’s do this! I started blogging in the winter of 2016 in hopes of documenting my motherhood journey + finding community — I was able to achieve all that and more!
My blog soon became a place where I was able to share my life and support my family financially. It was and has been such a blessing for us, but with all good things, some things started to go astray.
No one tells you that the blogging realm is an over saturated place, filled with unhealthy competition. I learned the hard way that some people aren’t as nice as they appear online. Even though I started to feel a bit uneasy about the group of mom bloggers I associated with, I ignored all the red flags only to have several falling outs with people I grew to consider actual friends. I’m embarrassed, but I’m not going to sugar coat it — it was super painful process for me to accept that those friendships died as quickly as they started.
Being the person I am, I thought I could curb all that pain by letting my competitive side taking over and stretch myself to the max. I became a little obsessed with the numbers and getting all the collaborations — until I literally could not keep up with my own ambitions anymore. It literally felt like God took away all my energy for social media & writing for a few months that I had no choice but to step back.
I posted off and on for a few months, and then I finally did what I had to do… I archived over 500 posts on my blogging page, started a new personal instagram and promised myself that I wasn’t going to fall in the trap again.
HERE & NOW
This time around, I’m really searching for a like minded community and not letting the numbers consume me. I’ve also liberated myself from juggling aesthetically pleasing photos while attempting to juggle multiple niches at once in one place — which is why I am here, in the middle of the night, setting up this blogging space dedicated to our home school journey + new ways to approach learning.
I hope this place leaves you inspired and curious about home education and the beauty of learning because that’s where my heart is at the moment. I am so honored to have you follow along.
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