Just in case you start wondering what happened to me, I am leaving for California for the week. I will be making my first trip to Creative Teaching Press! I will be back in blog land on December 17th to tell you all about my trip! Pin It

Well, it’s here.  The dreaded 40.  I’ve been anticipating this birthday for a while.  Deep down, I am scared of aging.  I’m scared of everything that comes along with getting old.  I just want to freeze this time in my life and stay here forever.  I’m in such a good place in my life and [...]

I created this adorable Gingerbread Party last Christmas and thought I would bring it back for all of my new followers!  This was, by far, one of my favorite photo shoots of all time!  I enjoy going back and seeing the pictures of my girls and remembering their excitement of having their very own Gingerbread [...]

Are you eyeing something special from the Schoolgirl Style Shop?  This is the perfect time to make that purchase!  Both Teachers Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers are having their biggest sales of the year! My Teachers Notebook Shop has a 25% discount with an additional 10% discount from Teachers Notebook on EVERY SINGLE ITEM!  Monday [...]

It’s Thanksgiving morning and I didn’t plan to “work” today.  As I am sitting here, I am reading everyone’s thankful posts on Facebook with tears streaming down my face.  I am emotional today.  I have so much to be thankful for.  I truly do. Some of you might remember, Amy, one of my best friends [...]

As most of you know, I love to decorate for the holidays!  So many people forget about Thanksgiving and start decorating for Christmas right away.  To be honest, I am usually one of those people too!  I decorated my living room for a few weeks to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.  I don’t feel like I [...]

Last year, I had the big idea of creating parties for classrooms.  This was my very first party that I coordinated for my Schoolgirl Style shop.  I wanted it to be really good and spent over 100 hours creating it! I included an adorable banner, cupcake toppers, center activities, crafts, an activity placemat, and so [...]

I will be incognito for a few days because I am headed to Atlanta to hang out with the Creative Teaching Press crew!  I have been counting down the days…so so so excited! I will be at the NAEYC conference in Booth #1004.  I would love for you to stop by and visit me! I [...]

Are you following Kinder-Craze yet?  If not, you NEED to.  Seriously.  This is one of my all-time favorite FAVORITE blogs! Maria Manore is the fabulous teacher behind this website. HOW I MET MARIA… Maria started following me last year and I remember her commenting on my blog from time to time.  When I announced that [...]