Last night my friend texted me asking for tips on starting the Whole30 program, and I couldn’t help but jump at the chance to help her begin a successful journey of her own. You see, I did two rounds of this “way of eating” to reset my system..one before my foot surgery in December 2018 and another this past May. Yes, I did lose weight each time, and yes, I felt totally amazing during the process. In reality, this “diet” has been the only thing that has really worked for m

Gosh, it’s been a hot minute since I last posted on here. I can’t pinpoint one reason or another why I haven’t written, but I just haven’t felt motivated or inspired. And I didn’t want to write any old thing just to have a post. That didn’t feel right either. So here I am, almost mid-summer, finally opening my blog and putting something out there. My favorite spot with my buddy. Despite the lack of posts, a lot is happening on my end. My house. First and foremost, I’m se

Reading goes in spurts for me and I have no trouble losing myself in a really good book.   This summer I totally upped my reading game and have finished quite a few. Some were recommendations from others, while some I came across by searching my Kindle store.  I know my taste in book genre may not be for everyone (I’m looking at you, rom coms and good relationship stories), but I’m sharing my top 9 recs for this summer. /1/ The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand – I’ve mention

Sometimes life gets so hectic it’s hard to keep up, while other times it seems as if everything flows nice and smooth.  My life right now is the former.  Weekends have been filled with social gatherings, games, trips, and events and I haven’t had time to get shit done.  Besides this blog, I feel like my house is falling to the wayside as well and it’s driving me nuts.  Part of me is bothered by the fact that I don’t have a lot of time, but the other part of me is going with t

I am pretty sure I am not alone when I say that heading back to work after a fun weekend is a struggle.  I like my job, don’t get me wrong, but Sunday night brings on that anxious feeling in my stomach.  In my head, I imagine how loooong it will take until the next weekend arrives.  I think about all the reading lessons I have to teach, miles I have to run, and lunches I have to pack before relaxing on Friday night.  Do you think this way too? Even though the last few weeks w

This past week was a tough one.  I struggled through each day with this sore throat/body ache thing and it was a challenge.  BUT, I’m finally feeling better just in time for my daughter’s big weekend! Since auditions in September, the theater group at her middle school has been preparing for their production of Beauty and the Beast, Jr.  I have never seen a group of kids, teachers and parents work as hard as they have, and it’s so impressive and refreshing to watch the dedica

I always tell my students that good writers develop their pieces based on their audience.  Good writers pay attention to their audience and create their work around them.  Good writers write to captivate, engage, inform, entertain and teach.  Good writers research to improve.  Good writers are always striving to become better by editing and rewriting their work over and over again.  I also tell them that good writing skills are not something they need to master in order to ex

We made it to Friday!  The weeks seem so long, yet they fly by….does that make any sense?  In honor of the weekend, I thought I would share a few things that I have going on…. Last Friday I shared some recipe inspiration on my Eagles post.  We finally narrowed down the menu and the one recipe we decided to try from the list were the whiskey meatballs. I’ll let you know how they try out… I love a good tablescape on my dinner table and although the Super Bowl isn’t a formal par

To get to know me a little better, I thought it would be fun to put together some quirky facts all about me. I am a teacher, but it’s a second career for me.  I have a business degree and started out in community relations and marketing. I am a perpetual fourth grader. It’s like the movie Groundhog’s Day.  I’ve been going back to a fourth grade classroom every August for almost twenty years! Snakes scare me to death.  I don’t even want to be in the same vicinity for fear of a