My little one just turned three and it is getting more difficult to keep her entertained for any extended period of time. I stay home with her and she currently does not attend pre-school, so we have a LOT...
Last year I wrote a piece about caring for my aging dog. Her name was Callie and she was our "first born." She was 13.5 years old when we made the tough decision to let her go to doggy...
January is always a bit of a disappointing month for me. Christmas, and all the anticipation that comes with it, is over. It's usually cold and kind of blah outside. And there's not much excitement planned.
This year, as the...
Motherhood is hard. Like, makes you feel exhausted and overwhelmed, hard. Add in a full-time or part-time job on top of that, and it can feel unbearable some days.
I'm a middle school theatre teacher, and to say I come...
I love any reason to send a care package to someone. I have a few friends who are pregnant right now, so I plan on sending care packages to them. I like to send things via Amazon, but...
Counting down to Christmas is almost as much fun as the holiday itself. Do a search on Pinterest and you can quickly become overwhelmed with all of the different advent calendars and ideas for counting down the days -...
I was sixteen years old the year Blue's Clues made its way onto the airwaves. As a sixteen-year-old, it wasn't, of course, a show I was going to sit down and watch. After all, it was for little kids....
In the past I've struggled with coming up with ideas other than candy and fruit to stuff stockings. So this year I decided to branch out and make a list of other options. And since I went to all...
Facebook and other social media sites/apps are supposed to bring people together. Sometimes, though, it does quite the opposite. Sometimes it is not a nice place.
Think before you post.
We have all heard stories of people not getting a job...
It seems like there is a running joke about people who put their Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. I can understand their side, but I also understand the other side. For the past decade I have put my Christmas...
After this stressful year, I want to make the holiday season extra magical for my children. Here is how I plan to make the holidays as joyful as I can without losing my sanity.
Light Shows!
We are so fortunate to live...
Several years ago, I was a kindergarten teacher. I spent my days imparting knowledge to 30 developing minds, practicing social skills and self-regulation, and instilling a love for learning. My free time was centered around planning, assessing, grading, and...
Turning fifty is a big deal, a milestone, halftime in the game of life. I turned fifty on June third this year. I was excited about the upcoming birthday but I was also filled with some sadness as my...
One of my favorite Christmas songs is "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey. This time of year, you can catch me in my Expedition (yes, the XL version because I'm a mom now), singing at...
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