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Blogging A to Z Challenge Begins Tomorrow
Don’t forget to check out my new theme for this year’s Blogging A to Z Challenge that begins tomorrow! Each day I’ll be sharing an early literacy tip to help parents grow lifelong readers! Many families are already creating opportunities for their young children to explore early literacy skills. They…
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Slice of Life Day 31: Maid of Honor Speech
My sister has been engaged for just over a year now and with her wedding coming up in mid-June, I’m happy to report that my Maid of Honor speech is finally coming together. I’m not huge on public speaking, although I’ve got a lot better about it when I realize…
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Slice of Life Day 30: New Month, New Workout Plan
I did really great working out with a 30-day yoga journey in January. Then I fell off the bandwagon and got really lazy. It was cold and dark outside and rather than getting up a bit early, I chose to sleep instead of working out. Now that the weather is…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Places In Books I’d Love to Live
I think every week, I mention how much I enjoy Top Ten Tuesday themes because it really gets you thinking about books differently. For this theme, I was kind of all over the place! I grew up in a very small town, have lived in the suburbs of some large…
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Slice of Life Day 29: Mini-Vacation
Having taken off Friday and today, I’ll be honest, a mini-vacation was exactly what I needed! I was able to get some things done around the house, work on some blogging projects, and even got a few minutes to relax. It’s not to say that I still had to send…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/29/2021
What I Read It was a busy week, even though I took Friday off, I spent most of my free time working on my blog. And getting that pesky housework done. That being said, I read two books and have a third that I was able to start! The YA…
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Slice of Life Day 28: Brown Rice and Mushroom Risotto
It’s forecasted to be rainy all day today. And all that rain gives me the excuse to make this delicious recipe – Brown Rice and Mushroom Risotto from the blog, Cookie & Kate. I know, I know, risotto is one of those recipes that takes tons of time at the…
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Slice of Life Day 27: Thrive Virtual Conference
I love to learn! That’s probably no surprise coming from a person with two graduate degrees and the longing to get a Ph.D. But, realistically, a Ph.D. in my field isn’t really going to help me move forward in my career and it’s a lot of time and money I…
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RIP Beverly Cleary
How lucky are we to have been given the chance to the chance to live in a world with Beverly Cleary? Beverly Cleary was 104 years old when she passed away on March 25, 2021. Can you imagine the generations of kids that got hooked on reading because of her…
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Slice of Life Day 26: Long Weekend
I’m really excited for the weekend and I’m getting started a little early! I took off today and Monday. Partially, because I had a few carryover days that I need to use up before the end of the month. And partially because I’m exhausted and ready for a little break.…
