Handmade Happiness: Finding Meaning in the Art of Making
Aug 16, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
What if chores weren’t something to rush through so we could get back to “real life”, but were actually part of the life we’re trying to build? In this episode of *Handmade Happiness*, Jessica and…
Yeah.
Well, and there's a certain level of discipline that's necessary, I think, right, when...
Especially if you're homeschooling.
Um, there has to be kind of an overall sense of structure to the day.
Mm-hmm.
Right?
Mm-hmm.
And I think that's where some people struggle with homeschool in general, is that they, they're either too much like public school because they think it has to be like that, which it doesn't, right? But also you can't just let it run, right?
Right.
It, you, you have to have some sort of, of structure.
Uh, I think we as humans do better with structure.
Well, and just-
Especially kids
... our kids, especially our youngest-
Yeah
... really thrive-
Thrives on routine
... and do well when there's routine and structure and a schedule and-
Yeah, we get lost if we don't-
When we know what's coming next, it helps a lot.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And so we were talking about this concept of chores, um, which is really a broad topic, right? Because y- it leads into the discussion about, like, do you do allowance, right? Or like-
Mm-hmm
... what's appropriate for-
Ages
Yeah.
Well, and there's a certain level of discipline that's necessary, I think, right, when...
Especially if you're homeschooling.
Um, there has to be kind of an overall sense of structure to the day.
Mm-hmm.
Right?
Mm-hmm.
And I think that's where some people struggle with homeschool in general, is that they, they're either too much like public school because they think it has to be like that, which it doesn't, right? But also you can't just let it run, right?
Right.
It, you, you have to have some sort of, of structure.
Uh, I think we as humans do better with structure.
Well, and just-
Especially kids
... our kids, especially our youngest-
Yeah
... really thrive-
Thrives on routine
... and do well when there's routine and structure and a schedule and-
Yeah, we get lost if we don't-
When we know what's coming next, it helps a lot.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And so we were talking about this concept of chores, um, which is really a broad topic, right? Because y- it leads into the discussion about, like, do you do allowance, right? Or like-
Mm-hmm
... what's appropriate for-
Ages
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