<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[That Homeschool Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're eclectic Australian homeschoolers who learn through life. We are here to help you on your own homeschooling journey!]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:25:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST DAY 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Today, two of us were under the weather (edited to add: ended up being C0vid) and rested up in bed. But yesterday was a lovely, full...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/first-day-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a58a7327ec510ec2618091</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:55:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEY! WHAT'S THE BEST HOMESCHOOLING PROGRAM TO BUY FOR MY CHILD?!]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hey! What's the best homeschooling program for my child?! Any good recommendations out there?" 

And here's how I would answer that...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/hey-what-s-the-best-homeschooling-program-to-buy-for-my-child</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c72c6e5e9a791537fc8002</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_99f522336b394d899e42774563062438~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMESCHOOLING QUESTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of years, I've written about lots of different homeschooling topics on this blog and in a couple of other places too....]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/homeschooling-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a8002fdb32713da1a09b82</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:55:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_167f6f767e65418c98b51ee1b0ff90ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["BUT....WE SHOULD BE HOMESCHOOLING RIGHT NOW!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't count the number of times I've either said or thought this. You walk into the kitchen and there are dirty dishes and crap strewn...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/but-we-should-be-homeschooling-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b6017c2d5c32c08f047b83</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:34:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_272e0f5e7c6a416c9ccbc574d04397e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TAKING MY TIME]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year has been hard but good: both for a number of reasons. 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Some days you think you aren't doing much,...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/what-learning-can-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64620e8b3b15bf624abdae95</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 13:37:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_12f5d1dbbfa5415cb769e0da03be04ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT OUR HOMESCHOOLING RETREAT LOOKED LIKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, our Inaugural THL Homeschooling Women's Retreat has now come and gone....and what a beautiful time it was!  I feel so grateful to...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/what-our-homeschooling-retreat-looked-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64325a847c579e4b4e133f93</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_f32300437a3446e8aff1b8c5bb67f41f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMESCHOOLING WHEN YOU ARE EXHAUSTED]]></title><description><![CDATA[My body is sore and tired. My mind feels the same.  It has been over two weeks since Zippi went into a moderate DKA state (diabetic...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/homeschooling-when-you-are-exhausted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641d4997336f1d6a01a1fb88</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 01:50:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_d1e608cd0bfd4b73ab752726b2a6745b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOTEBOOKING AND HOW TO USE IT IN YOUR HOMESCHOOL]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is notebooking?  Notebooking is tool your child uses to record their own learning. There are many different approaches to it. 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There are no podiums to...]]></description><link>https://www.thathomeschoollife.com.au/post/there-s-no-such-thing-as-the-homeschooliest-homeschooler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63db6b3ebe7ff81486798ae9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7712fb_ee3ed3536b4149d2957294197c5cb630~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lusi Austin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want you to imagine yourself arriving in the beautiful Central West NSW town of Canowindra. 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