Happy Easter...

Happy Easter...

Happy Easter...

Easter is such a great holiday... it's powerful, uplifting, offers the best candy (Cadbury mini eggs, of  course!) and, if you are a senior citizen,...

Please Mr. Postman....

Please Mr. Postman....

Please Mr. Postman....

I have always been super excited about getting anything in the mail- birthday cards, presents, anything with my name on it, really! (Until I grew up and...

All Dressed Up (In My Favorites)...

All Dressed Up (In My Favorites)...

All Dressed Up (In My Favorites)...

Other than Sundays for church, I don't feel like I'm dress UP a whole lot. I do try to look nice for school every day, and usually fall more on the dressy...

What Not To Wear Wisdom...

What Not To Wear Wisdom...

What Not To Wear Wisdom...

Tonight I sat on the couch and watched What Not to Wear... smugly laughing at the hideously dressed contestant and scoffing at her outfit choices....

Signs I'm Ready for Spring Break...

Signs I'm Ready for Spring Break...

Signs I'm Ready for Spring Break...

Teachers do have a few perks, and spring break is one of them. After surviving the return from Christmas with kids who are stuffed full...

Black and White and Red All Over...

Black and White and Red All Over...

Black and White and Red All Over...

Sometimes, Pinterest is good for inspiration. Sometimes, it's good for straight-up copying when you are too lazy to make the outfit "your own"...

Word of the Year...

Word of the Year...

Word of the Year...

Back in January, when goal-setting and resolution-making were running rampant on the streets of Everywhere, I saw several posts, on blogs and Facebook/Twitter,...

Three Bucks, Three Ways...

Three Bucks, Three Ways...

Three Bucks, Three Ways...

The other night, Jonathan and I were at Walmart to get whatever groceries we cheapened out of buying at Harris Teeter (you know, like chickened out but...

Wins and Losses...

Wins and Losses...

Wins and Losses...

Remember when I vowed to make use of my Pinterest boards? Thanks this little challenge, I've actually been more aware of trying to do that,...

Words (or YouTube Links) of Encouragement...

Words (or YouTube Links) of Encouragement...

Words (or YouTube Links) of Encouragement...

The other day I had a really rough day at school. Sometimes you really feel like you've got it together as a teacher... papers are all graded, students...

Five Things...

Five Things...

Five Things...

Younger, thinner days. So, I was casually reading Grace's latest post (and by casually, I mean snort-laughing throughout, as always) and...

After All This Time...

After All This Time...

After All This Time...

Yesterday was a reeeeeaaaaally long day at school. I taught all day like normal, and started around 1:30, when my last English class finished, with my...