Category: simplify
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School Planner Roundup
Maybe you’re a child of the digital age and you use your Apple calendar or your Google calendar. Maybe you’re like me and you’re a child of the digital age, but you prefer a paper agenda. Everyone made fun of me for using a paper calendar and paper lesson plan book, until Google crashed in…
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Simplifying our life: finding our work-life balance
When I was a young beginning teacher, my mentor once asked me if there was anything with which I was struggling and needed help with. I responded that I was struggling with finding the balance between work, taking care of my family, housework, and extracurricular things. What’s interesting about this exchange is that my children…
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Free Printable Friday: Monthly Finance Tracker
You all know how much I like to make printables. If you’re a planner nut like I am, chances are you already have some sort of paper finance tracker. Maybe you’re a spreadsheet/Google Sheets guru and you keep track of your spending like that. I created this printable because, while Google Sheets/Spreadsheets are great, I…
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Money saving apps
We all like having more money, but sometimes, like it or not, there are things we need to buy. Sometimes I feel despite my best efforts, I just can’t seem to save money. Since we will inevitably need things, we may as well find the best bang for our buck. I’ve curated a list of…
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In the Kitchen with Lumber in my Minivan: Classic Hot Chocolate
My kids love hot chocolate but with coronavirus and RSV on the rise again and with two small children, we are staying home. Did you know you can make delicious hot chocolate from things you already have in your cabinet? All you need is Hershey’s cocoa, salt, sugar, hot water, milk and vanilla extract. To…