*Amazon affiliate links have been included in this post. Those that know me even somewhat well know that I am extremely busy. Besides working full time as a speech pathologist, I have an online business and am pursuing a doctorate degree. I have two teen children and a disabled husband who needs extra support. I… Read more
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Create a home away from home (in your classroom)
(Amazon affiliate links included in this post) Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time in our classrooms! Most of us are there not only during contract hours, but also before and after school, summer, conference times, and even weekends! For years I put up rules and posters around my room. It was functional…. Read more
5 Ways to Keep Your Life Balanced
Do you feel like you are juggling it all: work, home, family, personal lives? Are you never quite sure what day it is and what you should be doing for whom (and when it needs to be done by!)? I can so relate. As a full time working mom, with a disabled husband, and a… Read more
Organized at home means organized at work!
I don’t know about you, but I cannot stand having my home in chaos. I cannot work, think, sleep, or function well when I feel disorganized and overwhelmed. Since I am in charge of our home, and usually in charge of the kids, I need to be organized at home during the school year (even… Read more
Super Start to Speech!
I can’t believe I’m creating “Beginning of the Year” items already! Because my district is implementing ALL new curriculum and an entirely new computer system, we have two weeks of in-services. Meaning that although some of you are going back to work now, I don’t have students until September 9th! And…. thanks to a recent… Read more
A royal move
Clipart by: Kari Bolt and Creative Clips Once upon a time there was a young king and queen who were looking for a place to live. They found a ugly home in a nice neighborhood at a great price and they took a risk and purchased it. It was two blocks away from the king’s… Read more
New adventure???
For the first time ever, my husband and I may be selling a home. Our “starter home” was only supposed to be for the first 5 years. But we didn’t count on the busyness of kids. And the huge change that disability takes on your lives, incomes, and resources. So it’s been 11 years now…. Read more
Sometimes we need visuals at home too!
Part of the pain The biggest pain regarding my cast and crutches is that I am unable to do almost anything around the house. Pick up trash? Nope. Load of laundry. Nuh uh. Get new toilet paper down from the cabinet. Not even close. So, the kids have had to step it up. A lot…. Read more
PSBD
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I’ve had quite a productive spring break! I painted a room. Sick of the pink shade my last beige paint turned out to be. Attended an off-Broadway musical. Christmas gift from Professor X. Went to The Hunger Games movies. Twice. Am seriously considering taking some archery lessons. Re-listened… Read more
I Speak For The Trees
I figured I should proselytize my eco-green-crunchy-granola-NorthWest ways to the rest of the world… I haven’t used paper towels in my home for almost eight years. And napkins? Same thing. (Okay, except for the kids birthday parties when I know that I have to have something disposable for all those unkempt tornadoes shoving cake into… Read more
A Working Mom’s Cleaning Schedule
As you can possibly imagine, I’m a wee-tiny-itty-bit busy. Although my husband is technically a “Stay at Home Dad”, his chronic illness/disability keeps him in bed most of the day. So we live on one income, and have essentially one person taking care of the home, chores, etc. That would be me. I’ve seen, created,… Read more
How to transform my pathetic year into glittery goo.
As much as I’d love to create a sappy, woe-is-me post, I’ve decided to stick my chin up, put on a fake smile, and throw glitter obnoxiously around until everything looks pretty. Cuz I really like sparkles. Goo: Professor X had a $70,000 surgery that led to no pain relief and increased pain for several… Read more
My summer vacation (mad libs style)
My summer was ___(adj)___. I did lots of ___(adj)___stuff. My family went on __(plural noun)__ to the West Coast and East Coast. We went in an airplane, train and even by __(noun). We saw lots of __(plural noun)__. All __(number)__ of us even went camping for __(number)__ days and got really __(adj)__. While camping,… Read more
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
The wonderful folks at CSN stores have offered me an indoor smoker to review. Which, as you will see, is perfect timing for all my indoor cooking needs. CSN stores has over 200 stores with products that range from cookware and toys to platform beds (I love the ones with drawers!). There are so many… Read more