3 Travel Tips That Save Me $

Easy ways I save on longer trips Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast in the UK. Photo by author. Traveling is expensive. This is what most people think. And it definitely can be, especially if you are going for a longer trip. I personally would rather spend money on one big trip a year (5–7 weeks) than …

Three Ways My Travel Has Changed

There is a big difference from my travels at 28 until now at 39. Photo by Mark Harpur on Unsplash Like most things in life, we tend to evolve over time. I was never a traveler until I met my husband. He had been traveling solo or with friends for a few years at this point; …

I Bought Way Too Many Books This Year

And I know it was out of hand.  Photo by Taylor on Unsplash In 2018, I was scrolling my list of podcasts and I stumbled on the What Should I Read Next episode with Whitney from The Unread Shelf.  I found this episode to be quite intriguing. Unreadshelf goals? Did I even want to know how …

Mid-Month Check In

Photo by Monstera Production on Pexels.com And somehow it's the middle(ish) of October. This month I have already had parent conferences, multiple other meetings, and many other events stopping me from just sitting at home to read all the books! What I Have Been ReadingWith that said, I still have still made a good dent …

A Forgery of Roses

Title: A Forgery of RosesAuthor: Jessica S. OlsonPub Date: 3/29/22Thank you so much to the publishers for a copy of this book. What I loved: I thought the premise had unique elements to it that I have not read in other books. The building of the magic and society did not take long, nor did …

February Favorites!

And here we are... somehow already in the third month of 2022. My husband and I have officially booked our summer vaca and pretty much all the pieces that go with it! Work is somewhat normal... HAHA jk. Work is still not even close to normal. But my students are becoming preteens and since this …