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August 2017

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Family, Family Fun, Life Lately, Monthly Recap, Sentence A Day
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August Summed Up in a Sentence-(Ish) Per Day

TorrieUpdated on November 11, 2017August 31, 2017

You may or may not have noticed, but August was the first month I didn’t do a 10 on 10 post since I started doing them all the way back in February 2016. The truth was, they started to stress me out because of the sheer number of photos, plus I got a little tired …

Throwback
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Let’s Look at Old Yearbooks and Laugh

TorrieUpdated on November 11, 2017August 30, 2017

This week, my school district (where I used to teach) started their new school year, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic as I realize that the first batch of students I ever taught are seniors this year. It’s so strange to think that those unsure and slightly scared 7th graders who walked into my classroom …

Bookworm Confession, Reading
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Bookworm Confession #5: I Don’t “Count” Audiobooks as Reading

TorrieUpdated on November 11, 2017August 29, 2017

The more I listen to podcasts like What Should I Read Next? and follow other bookish bloggers, the more I’m convinced that the more avid of a reader you are, the quirkier your readerly habits tend to be. For instance, many avid readers tend to be super finicky about how they record what books they’re …

Health, Health(ier) Habits, Weight Loss
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Health(ier) Habits, Vol. I

TorrieUpdated on November 11, 2017August 26, 2017

 Pic unrelated to post, but I’ll try to have more relevant pictures for the next time around! (Post idea taken from Franish, where she details the small steps she’s taking weekly to strive towards a healthier lifestyle. This first post won’t be nearly as fun/informative as hers since I haven’t been taking pictures of my …

Milestones, Motherhood, Parenthood, Raven
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Potty Training: It Begins

TorrieUpdated on November 11, 2017August 24, 2017

  Whenever I thought about becoming a parent, potty training was always one of the things that freaked me out the most. I mean, how on earth do you train a toddler to go from wearing diapers constantly to knowing how to tell you that they need to go to the bathroom? And when I …

Family, Family Fun, Road Trip, Scenes From the Weekend
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Eclipse Chasing

TorrieUpdated on November 13, 2017August 22, 2017

  There’s a popular book out this year (He Said/She Said) all about a couple who are “eclipse chasers.” I remember that when I first read the premise (I haven’t, for the record, actually read the book yet), I thought to myself, “Why on earth would anyone care sooo much about the eclipse that they’d …

Financial Friday, Frugality, Money, Saving Money
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7 Ways I’ve Been Saving Money Lately

TorrieUpdated on September 7, 2018August 18, 2017

  With only one income and a new mortgage payment to worry about, our budget lately has been tighter than ever, which has forced me to dig even deeper to save pennies wherever I can. As I mentioned in my last post, staying at home right now is a tough call, not just because I’d …

Milestones, Motherhood, Reflection, Stay-At-Home-Motherhood, Work
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Choose Your Own Adventure

TorrieUpdated on November 13, 2017August 16, 2017

Anyone who grew up when the Goosebumps series ran rampant must surely remember the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books–novels that allowed you, the reader, to make a decision at certain junctures in the story that would lead to different outcomes. As any avid reader probably did, I always had to find out ALL the adventure …

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