Hello April!! As much as I love my birthday month, April is the month of spring. It’s time to open up windows, sneeze a lot, plant flowers, organize closets for spring, put away all those bulky sweaters and boots (and count down the months until they come back out again…7 months!), and get outside for …
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The grand total of books read for March is 18. I read a lot of these during our Spring break since it was very cold and dreary in early March. I had a couple of days of staying in pajamas all day and only getting up for more coffee. I won’t get those days again …
Growing Old Gracefully. Industry BS? As women, we are bombarded with health and beauty advice. We see it on TV, read it while standing in line buying our rockstar multivitamins, or while scrolling social media. Even if we manage to bypass these, Dr. Google is ready and waiting for any beauty question we may have. …
Baseball season begins March 27th. This is the year for the Braves. I just feel it! Monday came back and apparently, I’m still alive to tell about it. We spent most of the afternoon watching the weather for approaching tornadic storms. Unfortunately, it is that time of the year for the Southeast. Spring tornado season. …
I’m not even putting this in the recipe plugin. I honestly to not care if one person pins this or not. This post is 100% selfishly posted for me. See, there’s a story here. It’s a love story. Once upon a time, we lived in an RV. I tried. I mean, I really tried to …
One year later and I’m still a rabid user of hippie oils. I still make fun of myself and other oily people because, lesbihonest, we aren’t going to rid the world of major plagues and pestilence but we like to try. Y’all know I rarely take myself seriously, let alone the masses out there, so …
It seems all my thoughts are nothing but random grabs of coherent though this week. Friday is staring me in the face and that means Spring Break is so close. 1. I really don’t get the Rae Dunn fascination. I love this mug. It’s cute. It’s the word I chose for my favorite quote by …
You know those days when you just know deep down in the marrow of your toes that it’s going to be a trying day? I mean, I try to be one of those glass-half-full people so I won’t assume it’s going to be a total crap fest. But I know it won’t be stellar. Exhibit …
Welcome to March! This is my second favorite month of the year. It’s the start of spring and its my Birthday month. I love celebrating my birthday and I think having a St. Patrick’s Day birthday is about the best day on the whole calendar. Everyone loves to have some green fun and my family …
I’m just going to pretend February didn’t happen, because for me, it went by in a blaze of Nyquil-filled glory complete with shower hacking sessions and wearing socks to bed. That’ll diffuse any illusions y’all had about living the swinging child-free life. I don’t think I have ever been that sick for that long. The …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …