Let’s just not even pretend anymore that I’m trying even the slightest to get these posts down to 10 photos because…I’m not. (And you know that if I ever do, I’ll be bragging for weeks about it, so maybe it’s better this way.) But if you’re here, it’s to see adorable photos of my adorable …
How Our Lives Have Changed Lately
When I stop to think about it, it is staggering how much my life has changed over the past week– It’s like I’m a completely different person. (No, but really…) And, since I missed the boat yesterday in doing a throwback Tuesday Tell-All post, I figured I’d update you all a bit on what’s going …
Why Experiences (Often) Make the Best Gifts
Turning 16 was a Big Deal where I came from–it was the age where you were able to get a driver’s license and, in my case, the age where I was allowed to start dating. Basically, I counted it as one of the first milestones in that long and elusive journey known as “becoming an …
What I Will (& Won’t) Miss About Teaching
It was a slightly eerie thing today, seeing my classroom with naked bulletin boards and bare walls and no signs that I had ever been there. It was an even weirder thing to load up my trunk with the few boxes of my possessions I’d brought with me to my second home for the past …
The Calm Before the Storm
It’s about to hit, friends– The Last Week of School. In addition to having a chaotic school schedule this week (like dances and performances and awards shows and such), I have the most insane grading load, despite having spent almost ten hours over the weekend sifting through it. (Spoiler: I barely made a dent, it …
What I’ve Loved Reading So Far in 2016 (& What I Haven’t)
Ever since deciding to go “off-book” (or rather, “off-list”) for my reading, I’ve been reading some really GREAT stuff. (Who knew there was such gold to be found OFF of recommended reading lists?!) So, instead of a whole list of books that I’ve just felt so-so about (as in years past), the majority of the …
Too Busy For My Liking
Years ago, I thought I thrived under the guise of busy-ness– I overplanned my days, jam-packed my schedule, and found myself frantically running around everywhere because somehow, deep down, it oddly made me feel important. Needed. Productive. Accomplished. Then I got into the whole idea of minimalism and simple living, and I started to cut …
Finally Fitting Into “The Goal Skirt”
Back before I was diagnosed with my AI disease and I was just barely starting out on my postpartum weight loss journey, I saw this pleated mint skirt online during Nordstrom’s big anniversary sale and just fell in love with it. Never mind that I’m normally too cheap to shop at Nordstrom and never mind …











