This was a great read. We started homeschooling last year, after a really tough year of remote kindergarten... Homeschooling was daunting, at first, but once we got into it we realized the kids had way more free time to play and explore!
I think the hardest part is that there are so many learning styles, and so many curriculums per learning styles. Once you get past that it gets much easier. We have yet to find many local homeschool parents. The ones we do find seem to have little interest in connecting. In time, this will change.