I do 100% of my work online. I’m either on a desktop, a laptop, or out-and-about on my smartphone. I’m writing blog posts or posting to Facebook/Twitter/Instagram or hosting a Twitter party. When I’m not online, I’m in the car…
Category: Schools
Keeping Tabs on Your Teen Driver and a Twitter Party! #sponsored #drivesafe
Sponsored: I was given a device and a smartphone for the duration of the campaign, and received payment from Sprint for my blog posts. However, the views expressed in this post are my own. I thought my teen would NEVER…
Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane: Halloween 2005
I have new next door neighbors who have a 4 year old, 2 year old, and a baby on the way. I saw them the other evening just walking up and down the driveway while the kids played. The mom…
Rounding Up Your Family and Friends in Your #Life360 Circles
Sponsored: I am being compensated by Splash Creative Media on behalf of Life360 to write this post. The opinions contained within are mine and mine alone. I drove miles and miles and miles last year. I was in a morning carpool,…
Pledge to Volunteer & Your School Could Win $1500 from @VolunteerSpot!
I always wanted to volunteer at my kids’ elementary school. I thought about it a lot before I had kids. Once I had kids, I knew I wanted to cut out reindeer noses and help with reading time. There was…
Sponsored: Back-to-School Mishaps #BacktoSchoolwithBSK
Sponsored: This is a sponsored post. La…la…la..la. I’m not listening to back-to-school talk. La…la…la…la. I can’t hear the TV and radio ads for backpacks, composition books, and crayons. La…la…la…la. I’m not even thinking about when the teacher assignment letters will…
Pondering the College Search Process with My 11th Grader #MOOCadvisor and #spon
There’s no avoiding the fact that my 11th grader is looking at colleges. I cannot be in denial any longer. For the last 18 months, our mailbox has been stuffed to overflowing with postcards, flyers, and letters of interest from…
Making the Best of It…Always
I’m a “make the best of it” type of person. In only the most dire circumstances do I allow myself to wallow. When I hit a rough patch I take a deep breath or two or three breaths and make…
Sponsored: Planning Activities for Summer @Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats
This is a sponsored post, though all opinions are my own. I only need one word to describe the school year. Busy. BUSY. Very busy. Three children in three schools. Two with school bus service. One without. By necessity I…
Wordless Wednesday: The Class Picnic
The 4th grade picnic is kid driven. No input is needed from mom or dad. Unlike other picnics where the teachers decide the format or the parent sign up to bring items, at the 4th grade picnic the kids are…