Here’s the Latest!
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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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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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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…
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Setting Up Our Yoto Mini
We gave our daughter a Yoto Mini (an audiobook player with no ads) for Christmas, and I am obsessed with creating Make Your Own cards! Daniel gave me a mini sticker printer (that prints via bluetooth from your phone) with the idea of me using it in my planner…but it is also the perfect size…
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The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
The Read-Aloud Family is more than a handbook on encouraging the love of reading in your family. It’s so much more than that. It’s a warm, fun read that reminds the reader of their own love of reading. Publisher’s Blurb It includes lists books (divided by age) that work well for read-alouds. Mackenzie teaches the…
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3 Things to Reflect on at the End of the School Year
Taking a little time at the end of the school year to reflect on what went well, and what you can do to improve, can set you up for success for the next school year. These reflection questions are great for anyone, at any time, but I like to think about them at the end…
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Becoming a Medical Mama
Check out my guest post about becoming a medical mama and 3 tips for navigating caring for medical kiddos over at UndefiningMotherhood.com! Want a free printable template to quickly write instructions for your child’s caregiver? Get the fill-in-the-blank template here ⬇️
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Podcasts I’ve Been Loving These Days
Encouragement and Parenting Podcasts Planning Podcasts Books and Reading Podcasts What have you been listening to lately?