It’s been a strange time to move into a house. Move in. Get quarantined. It partly sounds great in terms of “getting things done” but it definitely hasn’t really gone down like that. We are far from being set up around here- but luckily- there…
Real Life
Depending on where you teach, you may be held to strict guidelines. These days it seems standards, testing and curriculum tend to guide our instruction- if not drive it completely. Lately many of us have been reflecting on how we have been honoring diversity in…
When we were originally talking about renovating our old house, our contractor told us we should each choose one luxury item to add to it. I didn’t really have much come to mind, but Mike knew instantly: a built-in coffee maker. When we realized we…
Moving is NO JOKE. I had read about moving being one of the most traumatic experiences a person could have… and being on the other side of it- I believe it. I was talking to a friend of mine recently and she said “I think…
If there is one thing I’m learning about decorating a house (and by watching a TON of HGTV) it’s that decorating a home should be personal. I’ve read countless articles on trends, what’s in and what’s out- and all I know is that I like…
Almost fifteen years ago I sat at a funeral today. There were words said there that I never forgot. “Don’t believe what you see, see what you believe.” (more…)
We are getting ready to move and slowly more and more people are hearing about us buying a new house. If there is one thing we’ve seen as we are about to set out on this new journey- it’s that every step of our journey…
We recently did a question and answer session on the blog where you all got to ask questions and I gave the answers. There are some questions that I get asked often and one of them is about balance. Everyone wants to know how I…
We’re moving! Sometimes it feels like just as much a shock to us as to anyone else- because it all happened so fast… kind of. We have been wanting a change with our house for a LONG time (aka the reason for all of these…
The funny thing about books is that no two readers (or people) are the same. Some books resonate and some don’t, but luckily I have my own opinions as a teacher, along with those of my 25 fifth graders behind me. I published a mid-year…