I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Rubbermaid. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I can no longer deny reality. My daughter Lydia began Kindergarten my son Bryce began Preschool (two days a week) this week. And you know what? More…
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This #JustACallAway shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias This is the Fall of many changes. BIG changes! As I’ve written about already (at somewhat great length because it’s so major), Lydia began Kindergarten and Bryce began Preschool this week. Lydia beginning PreK last year was definitely life-changing for…
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This #SchoolYearReady shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias While I regularly discuss issues related to child development, I don’t really get into my educational background and experiences too often. At the age of 18, I decided I wanted to be a special education teacher. The inspiration? When I…
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It was the first week of August 1997, probably about 7:30 am. I got dressed in something that I’m certain must’ve captured the feel of my angst-ridden, 17-year old, 105-pound body, walked down four flights of stairs (the bottom flight spiraled), probably got out a map of campus, and trekked a good 15 to 20 minutes before arriving. Confused at…
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It’s happening. The summer is coming to an end. This is our last weekend. But rather than dwelling on all of the big changes that are coming up, I want to share our Summer 2015 At-a-Glance, including some of our very favorite moments from this summer. I’m actually going to start with our trip to the Keys in May. We went…
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