One thing is certain about being a teacher – you live your life on a schedule. Need to go to the bathroom? Sorry you need to wait till recess – no matter how many cups of coffee you guzzled that morning! Teaching at a rural school site also means that I eat for lunch what …
This past week has been a hard one. For years I have slowly lost my dad to dementia. The smartest man I have ever known, the one who led our family on many adventures, and always pushed me to do my best, no longer recognizes me as his daughter. My mom has stood by his …
It is no secret that I love to travel! Unfortunately, living through a pandemic has me staying home more than ever. My summer travel is limited to two trips to visit and help family members with life tasks. For a teacher that loves to explore, road trip, and experience new cultures – this is a …
This coming Saturday I will be sharing my story of being fearless and inspiring other women to follow their dreams. Fearless Women’s Summit is a free online event that is hosted by One Woman. I found One Woman International a little over a year ago when I went to one of their conferences here in …
Happy Sunday! I hope all of my American readers had a nice Fourth of July. I admit, living through a pandemic is challenging. It has impacted so much of our lives and what we consider to be normal. In my wonderful town, the holiday usually starts with a huge street dance downtown with live bands, …
July is National Picnic month and for good reason! Summer weather simply begs us to get outside and enjoy the warmer days. In fact, for the last few weekends, my family and I have enjoyed packing up a picnic basket, grabbing a blanket, chairs, and a deck of cards to head out for a good …
This is a summer of no travel. Perhaps there will be a drive to visit my parents, but with the growth of Covid cases – this is still debatable. Our local numbers are still on the rise. I love to travel. That is a truth, and staying at home this summer is not the norm. …
This is a perfect summer dinner salad! It is spicy and refreshing. The crunch of the lettuce, marinated cucumbers and radishes are a perfect compliment to the spicy chicken. You can either plate this salad up in individual lettuce cups – that is the fun, festive take on this salad. Or you can top a …
One of my best let’s-get-summer-started memories is the day I sat down with my three young children and we dumped over our coin-filled five gallon water jug. Has anyone else ever used an empty five gallon water jug to toss your extra change into? We did that in my home growing up, and it was …
This cream of broccoli soup is long in the sharing! Last spring – right before our shut down, there was a large bag of broccoli left over from our school lunch program. So I took home a bag of broccoli and made up a pot of cream of broccoli soup. I made so much I …
