Labor Day weekend marks summer’s unofficial ending, and it’s always the time when I start getting excited for fall! I’ll wait to decorate my home for a couple more weeks, but I’m definitely thinking ahead to how I want to shift our space for the new season. I’ve searched online for some affordable, cozy autumnal…
5 Ways to Find Calm in Stressful Times
We all have stretches of personal or work stress, and I know right now that many of us are going through one. For me and many other teachers, the beginning of the school year is often the hardest, most exhausting time, and this year it is accentuated by the fact that we are navigating it,…
2 Books to Read at the End of Summer
Summer often flies by – and this one has proved no different. The new school year begins tomorrow, when I’ll be heading back to work for teacher in-service. Soon, I know I won’t get quite as much reading done, so I’m grateful for all the books I’ve been able to read over the past few…
Back-to-School Teacher Style
I can’t believe I’m a few days away from a new school year. I was needing some comfortable work clothes for this fall and wanted to share some of what I got and love, especially since it’s all currently on sale and affordable. I especially love wearing longer dresses (midi are my favorite) for teaching;…
These Final Summer Days
Every summer when I return from Rhode Island, I find myself in the doldrums between summer vacation and the new school year. I already feel nostalgia for the easy, simple days that haven’t yet gone and a lingering anticipation for all to come. In early August, I cling to what’s left of summer, of leisurely…
Scenes of Summer Life in Rhode Island
Every summer, my family travels to the Rhode Island coast, where my grandmother built a home in a small pastoral beach town. This is the place that taught me the value of slowing down, living simply, and spending time in nature. Summers here are quiet and calm – I wake up to the songs of…
