Happy National Dog Day! This weekend I went to: Trader Joes, Target AND to two farmers’ markets with the intention of buying dog treats. Aaaand guess what I forgot each time? Dog treats. Whoops. Welp, my spoiled little princes couldn’t possibly go the whole week without and I sure wasn’t going to go to yet another store to forget again, so I thought I’d whip some up on my own.…
Oy, unpopular opinion much? It seems as though every millennial you talk to is somehow in the process of starting his/her own business with the hope to eventually take it full time. While I openly admit that this was once my plan and trajectory, thinking back on it, I realized my intentions for this were not altogether pure. If you have drank the millennial “you must be self employed by…
Now that we’re to the month of August, we’re technically about half way through (technical) summer, more than halfway done through “school summer.” One of many things I enjoy about not working in schools anymore is that my travel is not confined to mid-June to mid-August. Even though I work more weeks per year, my leave time is more flexible if that makes sense. I digress. Since most of you…
If there is one thing I’ve learned from my years of schooling (19 to be exact), it’s this: the moment you feel like you’ve learned it all, you’re doomed to failure. I may be a so-called “authority” on certain topics, but I hope to never consider myself an expert. There is always more you can learn. So, when I got the idea for this post, I asked my dad to…
So, this post was supposed to go up on Monday, but I have once again been all over God’s green earth and didn’t get it finished in time. A few weeks ago, a colleague and I traveled to Cleveland, TN for a conference which isn’t far from Chattanooga. He sang the praises of “Chatty” so much that I decided to book my hotel there and make the 30 minute drive…
Happy Happy Friday, everyone! Today I’m teaming up with some other lovely bloggers (they all go to the same church in McKinney, TX… how fun is that? Hi, Andrea, Erica, and Narci) to bring you my Friday favorites. It’s been a while since I’ve done a post like this, and I sure hope you enjoy! 1. Glass smoothie straws. If you follow me on Instagram stories, you know I have…
I would first of all like to wish everyone a memorable 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Many of us would not be here without it, and let us never forget the amazing sacrifices many of the men from our grandparents’ generation who made incredible, sometimes the ultimate, sacrifices. I have intentionally kept quiet when it comes to politics on this blog.. That was not the case in old blogs of mine,…
Happy new week, everyone! This post was supposed to go up last week. Arghhh. It was my mistake that it didn’t. Today’s guest post is from Lexi Carr and is quite awesome. I have a major case of wanderlust all the time, but especially in the summer months when D.C. is beastly hot and I just want to not be here! Anyway, I’ll quit my rambling. Without further adieu, Lexi…
In honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, I thought I’d do a fun post about my mom. Even though we live several states apart (the quantity of states changes depending on what month it is… stay tuned), we have always talked every day, even when I lived abroad. Here I’ll share some fun facts about her. So, without further adieu, let’s begin… She and my dad have a major case…
I have very little tolerance for cheap stakes. There is a difference between being frugal (which I wholeheartedly support) and being downright cheap. Frugal people know what is worth spending their money on, and what they need to skimp on. Cheap people skimp on everything and don’t care about quality. Cheap people will often try to keep up with the proverbial Joneses but will nickel and dime when the bill…