Tag: family
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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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Back to school: organization tips that work
The new school year is fast approaching. At our house, we are trying to be as organized as possible before the school year starts. I have learned from experience that it is easy to GET organized, but so much harder to stay that way. Today, I’d like to share some tips for staying organized this…
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Something More Saturday: Back to school thoughts and reflections
My children have exactly two weeks of summer left, and I have slightly more- four weeks. What usually happens is the kids go back to school, I get bored and lonely, so I end up going back to work early. This is not a bad thing, as there is plenty to be done before school…
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Life updates…and where do we go from here?
Last month, when school let out, I found myself coming off of a highly stressful school year, wrestling with whether I should change jobs, and also undergoing medical testing for breast cancer. I took a month off from blogging to rest, regroup and try to process it all. During that time, I decided not to…
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Happy birthday, Emorie!
Twelve years ago, Michael and I were getting ready for bed. He said, “Wouldn’t it be neat if Emorie were born this weekend, since it’s Father’s Day weekend?” I agreed, but then he replied, “But it probably won’t happen, since she’d be three weeks early.” Twenty-four hours later, we were holding her. Since she was…