As you know I love to travel. While I have had the luck to travel to a number of countries – I have not yet visited the magnificent and diverse country of China. I have a good friend that just traveled to China last June, and after hearing her stories and seeing her photos – …
Those that know me well, know that I am a huge Good Morning America fan! I have been for years – way back to the Joan Lunden and Charlie Gibson days. While I only get to listen to the first ten minutes of it while I am getting ready to head out the door to work …
I have had a handful of friends and acquaintances reach out to me and ask how to start a blog. In fact, I have been trying to get together with one friend, but we both are so busy that a sit down to help her out has not yet materialized. Now, I don’t consider myself an expert, but …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChooseSmart #CollectiveBias Pasta and cheese – what get’s better than that? Well, ever since I found this recipe for Penne with Five Cheeses I have been have been touting it as a Grown-Up Mac-n-Cheese. I make if for …
I just enjoyed another wonderful evening with my fellow book club members. I love that I get together with this group of ladies once a month to talk life and talk books. While I am a new member of this club, attending meetings for the last year, this book club was started over six years …
There are certain times of the year that my life routinely ramps into high gear and spins at speeds that leave me breathless. That would be the beginning and the end of the school year. While I am a teacher and perhaps at bit more sensitive to the changes of summer to fall and then spring …
Last spring I took the Buzzfeed Clean Eating Challenge. This is a 14 day clean eating plan complete with grocery shopping lists, and daily menus. I only did one full week of the plan, but I loved it – for the most part. The plan is set up for one person, so I had to …
A new school year has just gotten underway. I have welcomed 66 new sixth graders to my classroom, and I recently met all of the parents at Back-to-School night. What I love about Back-to-School night is that so many parents come out in force to hear about what their child’s school year will entail. It was a very …
Congo Bars are a yummy, gooey, chewy, buttery, brown sugar, chocolate delight! Really they are a just plain crazy good! The first time I enjoyed one of these bars was in class when one of my students showed the us how to make Congo Bars as part of his “How To” speech in my Speech …
