an Arbonne loving DIY enthusiast and teacher
London Tips for Travelers Part 2: Trip Itinerary Did you catch part 1? Check out Part 1 for helpful apps, our favorite area, favorite restaurants, and favorite museum. So as my sister and I were planning our trip, we were counting on being able to find a quick and easy itinerary of things to do divided […]
My sister, Bethanie, and I fulfilled quite a few items on our bucket list this summer! We took a sisters trip to London, England and Edinburgh Scotland. We were gone 17 days and had the TIME OF OUR LIVES. I’ll break this Tips for Travelers series into a few separate posts: Our Favorites, What We Wish We Knew, […]
I’ve been working with VIPKID for 7 weeks now and am absolutely in love with this side hustle. VIPKID is a platform for teaching Chinese students English online! First thing first: If you missed my first post with general Q&A about VIPKID, skip over to find it here: Everything You Need to Know About VIPKID […]
Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary to my parents! Look at these two love birds!! They were 30 and 32 in this picture. Thank you mom and dad for showing both grit and grace in your marriage and being in it for the long haul. Thank you for never giving up, being present, and putting family […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RoadTripOil #CollectiveBias Okay you guys have heard me say it before… I LOVE my job. Second grade is the best. My school is the best. But SUMMER IS BETTER! We can’t complain about both having teacher salaries when […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyPureRelief #CollectiveBias This spring marked two years since my LASIK surgery with Vold Vision. You can see my initial blog post here. We bid on the surgery at a gala for the American Heart Association and won. Remember that […]
(For those of you not coming over from Kelly’s Korner- Kelly is hosting her 11th Show us Your Singles linkup. She lives in Bentonville like me and 11 couples have met and gotten married through her blog. Crazy, right? Read on.) Let me introduce you to my sister! I’m so lucky to be able to call […]
This post has been half written for quite awhile now. Partly because I want to get it just right, but mostly because I am so ashamed of my before picture. So ashamed that I wasn’t going to show it all. BUT instead of waiting for that perfect “after” photo, you can see here that progress takes […]
25 was the best year ever! When I was 25, I fell more in love with my husband each day. When I was 25, I went to the UK with my sister and had the time of my life. When I was 25, I got more serious about my blog and my career, too. When […]
I love the idea of periodically using Pinterest for my Favorites Friday. Often times I pin great pins to boards but never go back to check them out again or read through the source blog. Hopefully this will help streamline my favorites and you might gain some inspiration too. Also, it takes the focus away […]
Looking for a quick and easy back to school gift for a friend or colleague? I created these last night and gave them to my 2nd grade team, admin, and office staff today. I used my favorite: Arbonne’s FC5 Cooling Foot Creme. But you could use any kind of lotion (full size or mini) for this! A […]
It’s officially summer for us teacher folks! My sixth year of teaching is complete and I’m making my list of books to read this summer. So comment away with your favorites! Here’s what’s next on my “Want to Read” list on Good Reads: I have some great recommendations to share, too. Here are some books […]
This weekend we painted our bathroom cabinets with Reclaim Beyond Paint- 3 in 1. Did you see the reveal? Click here. This is not a sponsored post. I did not receive free paint or anything like that. I just LOVE this paint. Like really. really. madly in love. It actually says “FOOLPROOF” on the container. No […]