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 …
While my daughter is in Copenhagen learning the meaning of Hygge, I just got my own kind of cozy on with a simple and delicious party menu of comfort foods. For us non-Danes, hygge is roughly translated to mean coziness. It means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. Hygge …
Oh my, let me just tell you how much I am loving my new cookbook, Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore! This cookbook is full – I mean jam-packed full of some of the tastiest and healthiest recipes that I have ever come across. Last night I made Megan’s Red Bell Pepper & Tomato Bisque. It …
Happy Monday Morning! I gotta’ admit – getting back into the swing of the school year and being back in the classroom is a big transition for me. Oh, it’s all going well, but with so many in the house back to school, and one daughter packed up and off to Denmark – it feels …
Chicken wings and football are a perfect pairing. So when my friend invited us over for barbecue and the 49ers game we not only said, “Yes”, I also said, “I’ll bring chicken wings.” Perfect! I have had a recipe that I have been meaning to get around to making. In fact I bought the chicken …
A little over a week ago, I took my daughter to the airport where she boarded a plane to Copenhagen, Denmark. This was most definitely a teary-eyed day. I have sent many children off to college. I helped one child move into her first dorm 3,000 miles away! I also drove cross-country with this child …
We all have days where life gets hard. In fact, some days it can be really hard. The one constant that I have found is that my attitude makes a huge difference in how those challenging days play out. I’ll be honest – while I am generally a very positive person, there are times when …
