One of my main intentions for 2018 was to read more and not just read more but report more. I had said in an earlier post that I often get in slumps when all I do is reread older favorites and I wanted to expand my reading and actually post reviews. I took a couple …
Posts from: January 2018
So this happened last Friday. I posted my Get Stuff Done update Friday morning and happily went to school, anticipating a great Friday, as usual. By lunchtime, I felt like I had been hit by a bus and backed over and hit again. I split my kids to the other teachers for the last 30 …
January flew by fast! It’s almost to the month of February and I’m not even sure what happened these past few weeks. We’ve settled into the house, for the most part. I still have a few holiday dishes scattered around but the major stuff and trees are all upstairs in the loft. We are able …
Man down. Stephen has the flu. He rarely gets sick so he was in a steady state of denial for about 3 days before he finally got tested at the doctor. Since I don’t have it or symptoms, he can’t blame me for bringing it home from school. But looking at that flu map above, …
I am not a fan of most of the reality shows but I absolutely loved this book. The characters were REAL. These were not the simpering violets on display. These women were so real they were hard to like. It was difficult to find sympathy for any of them, and honestly, that’s not a requirement …
I could pretty much end my post right there, couldn’t I? But there’s no fun in that. My mind is so scrambled with today being a Thursday but acting like a Monday since it’s the first day back to school after a very long snow-filled weekend. Randoms are not hard today. What in tarnation is …
We are having another round of winter weather in Alabama. We had an early December snow event and I honestly thought winter was going to be short-lived after that. I But, the weather man has spoken. When James Spann makes a comparison to the 2014 event that brought this area to a stand-still, people …
I am truly blessed to have a job I love. Teaching small children is something I get up every morning excited to do. Of course, I love a good snow day (maybe tomorrow!?) like every other person who gets the day off. I love my holidays off. However, I rarely spend the entire day disconnected …
I really shouldn’t start the year off with lying to my friends and Mom. So, here’s the truth. I didn’t prep a single thing today. Why? Because 1) I’m feeling like I’ve been hit by an 18 wheeler and it backed up to run over me again. 2) I have tomorrow off in observance of …
January 2018 is off to a smashing start. By “smashing”, I mean I haven’t even turned on my Garmin. It’s colder than Elsa’s castle and I just haven’t felt like turning on the treadmill. I’m still fighting off this weird “flu-like” virus that keeps trying to jump on me every few days and I’m not …
Let’s be honest. By the time Thursday rolls around, I’m lucky if I can string along a coherent sentence. That’s why I like random thoughts, or a big ol’ list of stuff that may or may not matter. They may be about fitness and food or they may just be my pondering the universe type …
I’m so excited about this new feature. Workout Wednesday is all about the many other ways to workout other than running. Many people run exclusively. Their bodies are made for running and they rarely need anything else. Think about those graceful gazelles at the starting lines. So light they almost float through a race. I, …
It’s a new year and a new Whole 30! I took this to school for lunch last week and my friends demanded the recipe so here it is! Whether you are participating in a Whole 30 or you just need a new breakfast recipe for the new year, this one is perfect. This is …
Finally. The day is here. For any self-respecting Alabama fan, the day of the national championship is just as exciting as a birthday, anniversary, first game of the season, and maybe Christmas. Championship day around Tuscaloosa is filled with a certain energy from those of us not going to the game. We’ve all had a …
Tomorrow is the big starting point of normalcy. I had teacher work day last week and lunch was provided for us. Tomorrow, we are back to normal working schedules and back to healthy eating after the holidays. Now that I have a house with 2 full-size ovens and a full size stove, my weekend meal …
Happy First Friday! It’s also my first day back to work and I won’t lie. I NEED to use this teacher work day as an actual clean-the-classroom work day, but I WANT to sleep a little longer. I am fighting off an awful cold/sinus/crud thing and I am dragging my tail to school. Here are …
The first Thursday of January is here and that means time to share…anything, really. My purpose for this once-a-month feature is to share some fun topics about what’s going on with me or what life in my corner looks like. Whether it’s tips on how I make life work for me, begging for help from …
I love January. That surprises people because I am such a fall and winter fanatic. January means a time for renewal. It’s a time to look ahead to a new start. It’s a time to move away from the holiday frenzy and welcome in the winter quiet. Gatherings with families and friends are replaced with …
It was a couple of days after Christmas and I sat by the fire with coffee flowing fast and furious. I had the too-familiar feelings of being overwhelmed and frozen at the same time. I’m overwhelmed by all the possibilities the new year holds, all the things I want to accomplish, & everything that I …
Welcome back to my little space on the web. The end of 2017 was wild, chaotic, and a roller coaster of emotions. Along the way, I’ll back-post some things for the sake of life documentation, but I’m ready to jump into January! So what’s coming up in January? Things I’m REALLY excited about. I’m adding …