Hi, Friends, We’re going quiet around these parts until around Monday, January 6. We may pop up on social media now and again, but mostly we’ll be with family, friends, and good books. We wish you a peaceful holiday season—whatever you may celebrate. And in your...
So, I’m a little late to this interWEB Gift Guide party (that’s a joke), but all my favorite blogs do it…And even though I’ll admit I think lists like this are a teeny tiny bit cheesy, what the heck? My home has been invaded by the...
Dear Readers, Happy almost Thanksgiving! As I prepare to spend the rest of the week with friends from my teaching days—and as my teacher-husband gets ready to enjoy a much-deserved vacation—I wanted to thank you for all you do every day to help kids. I wish I could...
Though I’m loathe to admit it, I’m sometimes a stranger to exercise. The truth is—I just don’t prioritize it. I could most definitely find time to exercise if I really worked at it; I just choose to read cooking blogs on the couch instead. Lately, I’ve been feeling...
Hi there friends, Just a quick heads up that you’ll experience some silence from my end for the next two weeks as I head out on vacation and then attempt to move two kids, two cats, and two adults from Brooklyn to Washington, D.C. I just didn’t want you to think I had...
Let’s be honest. . . Sometimes all of this planning, scheduling, sorting, filing, and more planning just gets EXHAUSTING. We know why we do it: It makes us better teachers, and hopefully gives us more free time and less work to take home. But still, it’s tiring. There...
