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Relentless adjectiveUS  /rɪˈlent·ləs/ continuing in a determined way without any interruption This is going to be a big year. I have made some big commitments to cross off by December 31st. Taking on all of these will require a big head change and major heart change. National Board Certified Teacher For some strange reason, in my 21st year of teaching, …

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March birthday week! Most of these stickers are from Krissyanne Designs. Her Celebrations binder has a St. Patrick’s Day kit for March. Since that day is always my birthday, I decorate with as much SPD as I can. If you are new to Krissyanne Designs, check out my review of her Celebrations Binder. Those date …

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Meal planning around my house often involves random pieces of notebook paper, the backs of kindergarten student work, and a bunch of sticky notes stuck to my bag. When I am ready to go shopping or order groceries, the first hurdle is to hunt down my collection of notes. It can be frustrating. Then, I …

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Let’s talk about skin care. Specifically, I’m all about minimalist skincare. I wish I could say my reason for something like not wanting to use a bunch of chemicals or the need to watch a budget. No, my reason is simple. I just don’t take the time to slather on stuff. I have bought sets …

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March favorites coming up! This is another short list but that’s okay. I have this thing about not buying clutter just to clutter up a new house. This list is full of consumable items and 1 book. But, these are some new favorites and some that I’ve had for years. 1. Kettle & Fire bone …

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For any paper planners out there using Erin Condren, Plum Paper, Happy Planner, etc, you need to have Krissyanne Designs (KAD), on your bookmark list. Kristin has been in the planner business for a few years and she is now in Michael’s stores nationwide.  I got to know Kristin through a small start-up Facebook group …

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My Plan With Me is abysmal for this month. Take a look why. This is called “When Plans Fail” Here is my weekly spread for last week. Spending Valentine’s Day home sick with the flu wasn’t exactly what I had in mind for last week. In fact, when I opened my planner on Sunday, I …

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It’s time for the February edition of Show and Tell. This month, let’s talk about a whole house cleaning schedule. So, I know some of your are saying “You don’t have kids, why do you need a cleaning schedule??” Because…priorities. And Netflix. And Kindergarten. And a beautiful dog named Atlas. And a gazillion other things …

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It’s time for the Let’s Look….. for the month of February. Join me each month as I link up with Shay and Erika to talk about the little things going on in 2019. This month we are talking about our favorite books. I could talk books for days. I spent many summer days in my …

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I have a longer list of favorites this week. I’m starting with coffee. Like I do most of my days. 1. Heritage House Coffee If you are local to Tuscaloosa and have not tried Heritage House, I’m not sure we can be friends. In addition to their amazing coffee creations, their bakery has some gluten-free …

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I have been waiting on this item for many moons. This is the Erin Condren On the Go Folio and it’s glorious. In the planner community (yes it’s a thing. There are many of us.), there is a high demand for “traveler’s notebooks” or TNs. These are covers with elastic bindings that can hold individual …

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There’s nothing like getting off to a great new year like cracking open new planners. Many people organize and plan by traditional calendar years. I use traditional calendar year for my blog planner and my book planner. For my main planner, I use academic year July through June. I need to have all my school …

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Last year, with the introduction of my book review blog, I needed an easy-to-use planner to keep up with books read, publication dates, Goodreads reviews, book review dates and publisher archive dates. I had a lot of information to keep organized and I didn’t have a great way to do it. Yes, I adore all …

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