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Planning Styles in Different Seasons of Life
My planning styles change throughout seasons of life, including the Lilly Pulitzer planner, Passion Planner, and Tidbits Planner so far. Lilly Pulitzer Academic Planner I used to stick to academic planners (like the Lilly Pulitzer academic planner) since I’m a teacher, but then I switched to the Passion Planner in 2020 after my daughter was…
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3 Things to do Before School Starts
3 Things to do Before School Starts to set yourself up for success! Doing these 3 things before school starts will set you up for success! *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love.
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4 Pieces of Advice for New Teachers
Make it clear, in all aspects, that you are the adult in the room. You can do this! Veteran teachers, what else would you add?
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What’s in my Pen Pouch?
My favorite Planning tools lately: What’s in your pen pouch? *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love.
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Best Laid Plans Podcast!
It was so fun to record a podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger!! I have listened to Best Laid Plans since the beginning, and her other podcast with co-host Laura Vanderkam, Best of Both Worlds, since 2018! Sarah talks about planning work and life, and also reviews planners on BLP, which is super helpful when buying a…
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10 WWII Books You Need to Read
I don’t know about you, but I still love a good WWII read. Here are my top ten WWII historical fiction books (in alphabetical order): Any others you would add to this list? *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love.
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Teacher Lesson Planners
It’s that time of year again! One of my favorite parts of the new school year is setting up a new teacher lesson planner. I like to have a lesson planner separate from my everyday planner. However, I do put school-related events that change or affect my normal schedule on my everyday planner. Then I…
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British Historical Fiction Books
Here are 11 British Historical Fiction Books that I would recommend: *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love.
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Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
Andrew Jackson’s farmstead, called The Hermitage, was peaceful. We visited on a recent trip to Nashville. I could picture Old Hickory in the midst of a horse / cotton farm. He wanted a calm place to hide away after losing popularity. “Even today, Andrew Jackson is still awash in a storm of controversy. His life…
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Life is too short to read bad books
Non-Painful Pivot series: Changing Priorities in Your Reading Life Maybe I should say “less-painful” pivots. Pivots usually come with at least a small sense of loss, grieving what life used to be like. It could be a big pivot with big feels about missing my in-person classroom after my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Or…