Tag: school
The Secret Double Life of Kindergartners
My daughter started kindergarten this year. I’d been eagerly anticipating the day for five years, and my daughter was excited all summer long. Even...
Bittersweet Back-to-School: Saying Goodbye to Our Little Lunch Dates
The countdown is on, and back-to-school season is in full swing. Parents are practically skipping through aisles as they grab the last of the...
A Letter To My Son On Your First Day of Kindergarten
To my son, on your first day of kindergarten,
Today you will start a new phase in your academic journey. Your book bag is ready,...
3 Healthy & Delicious Breakfasts That My Kid Won’t Eat (But...
In my quest to cook healthy and delicious meals for my family, I am always looking for new recipes. This is especially true for...
Accepting the Grief That Comes With the Joy of My Children...
I have been dreading the new school year for a while now. This is nuts, because I love the new school year–new books, new...
Think Outside the Lunch Box – Tips and Tricks for Packing...
Between the glue sticks and the composition notebooks, we find our fellow moms. We will meet up again in the aisle alongside the colored...
How to De-Clutter Your Child’s Schoolwork
When I was growing up, my mom saved samples of my schoolwork. Now that I am a mom myself, I can appreciate what she...
Teacher Appreciation Week – The Dos and Don’ts
Stop. Don’t keep reading until you take a moment to pull out your planner, Google calendar, or bullet journal and put a huge circle (or...
{Re-Cap} Pizza and Pencils Event
How's everyone feeling on this first Friday of the school year? Exhausted? Cranky? Ready for a night of sleep without the alarm going off...
Thank a Teacher Today
Before I was a blogger, I was a teacher. And before I was a teacher, I was a student. And when I was a...