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Wednesday’s Words and teaching tips (classroom setup, book lists, etc)

Home Must-Haves: Favorite Decor Purchases for the New House So Far

It's been a strange time to move into a house. Move in. Get quarantined. It partly sounds great in terms…

4 years ago

Diverse Book Recommendations & How to Engage Children While Reading Them

Depending on where you teach, you may be held to strict guidelines. These days it seems standards, testing and curriculum…

4 years ago

How to Find the Perfect Coffee Maker For You | Reviewing the Best Coffee Machines

When we were originally talking about renovating our old house, our contractor told us we should each choose one luxury…

5 years ago

One Way I Cope with Stress During Hard Times

Moving is NO JOKE. I had read about moving being one of the most traumatic experiences a person could have……

5 years ago

Design Trends You’ll See on Instagram, but Not in Our New House (and sneak peek!)

If there is one thing I'm learning about decorating a house (and by watching a TON of HGTV) it's that…

5 years ago

Don’t Believe What You See, See What You Believe

Almost fifteen years ago I sat at a funeral today. There were words said there that I never forgot.  "Don't…

5 years ago

How to Follow Your Dreams | A Few Thoughts About the Naysayers

We are getting ready to move and slowly more and more people are hearing about us buying a new house.…

5 years ago

Finding Balance | How Do You Find Balance with Teaching and Having Blog? (and a sale!)

We recently did a question and answer session on the blog where you all got to ask questions and I…

5 years ago

Why We Decided To Move

We're moving! Sometimes it feels like just as much a shock to us as to anyone else- because it all…

5 years ago

Best Children’s Books of 2019

The funny thing about books is that no two readers (or people) are the same. Some books resonate and some…

5 years ago