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I went to Key West and all I got was this tattoo…
Last week, I was working with a school district in North Carolina. Friday afternoon, instead of flying home to Orlando, though, I flew to Key West, where I met Chris and our best…
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Defining Success for Myself
This is a complicated story. So let me start with some background before explaining what is going on right now. First, for those of you who don’t know, I currently have three different…
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Balancing. Or, Procrastinating. You Decide.
I’m asked often how I manage being involved in so many different things. Let me let you in on a big secret: I don’t manage it at all, which is why I am…
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Why We Put Our 5th Grader in Advanced Math Classes
A common trend in education these days has been moving kids through math and reading/ELA/English courses faster. It’s not uncommon for a middle schooler to be taking high school credits. I’ve even seen…
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Our Weekday Morning Routine
A few weeks ago, I polled people on Instagram asking about what blog post ideas you’d like to see. A huge number of people wanted to know more about our family routines and…
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Say My Name
It happened, guys. The thing all wives dread. The confirmation of all suspicions. Chris said another woman’s name in bed. It was a few nights ago, around 2am. He had been running a…
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One of Those Mornings
This morning was just… it was… it was a shit show, is really what it was. It was a nightmare of large scale proportions and I wanted to jump back in my bed…
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This is Universal, Right?
In November, Chris and I got annual passes to Universal. We thought long and hard about getting two for the kids, but they really don’t like roller coasters or rides and in the…
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Goal Setting for 2020
Before I chose passion for my #oneword in 2020, I knew there were priorities in my life that I wanted to make sure I incorporated more in the new year. These were areas…
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#oneword2020
Can we all pretend that it hasn’t been six months since my last post? Can we agree to skip the small talk and the catching up and the excuses for why life took…
