Spilled Milk Blog

  • Homeschool class idea: Life Skills 101

    Homeschool class idea: Life Skills 101

    Our homeschool co-op meets up every February to plan and pitch classes for the following school year, and this year one of the classes I’m hoping we’ll have is a Life Skills 101 course. Think of it as a mix between home economics, shop class, and cotillion. Kids would learn essential homemaking (and homesteading) skills, Read more

  • Winter 2025 Book Club Picks

    Winter 2025 Book Club Picks

    Last year I shared our book club’s 2024 picks, so it’s time for an update! After we got started up, we had a couple people drop out, new people join, one had a baby . . . so our original list changed a bit, starting in September. So, here’s what we actually read in 2024, Read more

  • Winter Meal Plan 1

    Winter Meal Plan 1

    Sorry these have been intermittent — so many holiday parties and meet-ups meant fewer meals at home. Also, I just got behind. So, here’s for better focus in the new year! Last week was all leftovers and make-your-own dinners around here, but I’m getting back on track. Monday: This is our first day back to Read more

  • Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Our family has just ended our annual marathon of Twilight and Harry Potter movies over the holiday, and the Golden Globes feel early this year. (Are they?) Nevertheless, we’re way behind on watching the nominees. My husband taught a film class at our homeschool co-op last year, so he was more on top of it Read more

  • Fall Meal Plan 1

    Fall Meal Plan 1

    Meal planning is time consuming, so if I’m going to do it I might as well share it, right? It’s November, so we’re feeling in the mood for slow cooker meals, comforting pastas and soups, and hearty meat-and-three dishes over here. This is what I’m planning for my household of five this week. Note: One Read more

  • My book club’s 2024 reading list

    My book club’s 2024 reading list

    I just started a new book club a couple months ago, and our books have been so great that I thought I’d share our selections here. Read along with us! (This post earns commission on links.) April: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. An ancient manuscripts conservator is called to Sarajevo shortly after the Read more