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As a former teacher and lifelong bookworm, I can’t resist!

Here, you’ll find shop updates, behind-the-scenes looks at creative projects, book reviews, and teaching tips. I am a nerd at heart, and this blog shows my many different passions and interests. Contact me to follow up on any of these topics.

  • Book Review: A Man Called Ove

    You might like this book if you like… Carl from Up and you always wondered what his life would have been like if he didn’t fly away from his neighborhood The Bell Jar. More specifically, the idea of attempting suicide, but failing at it. I always found that amusing. a simple, lightly humorous writing style. Read more

  • Calligraphy 101: Uppercase Letters

    Calligraphy 101: Uppercase Letters

    Alright beginning calligraphers! This is for those of you who know your basic strokes, you’ve practiced standard lowercase letters, and you’re ready to be creative and move on to uppercase letters! Read more

  • Creativity Juice: Scotty Russell’s Perspective Podcast

    Need someone to kick you in the pants and tell you to get started already, but also do it in the chillest way possible? That’s what Scotty Russell does in his Perspective Podcast. Read more

  • Lesson Plan: Encouraging Reflection at the Start of the New Year

    I put my unit plans aside on the first day back from break, and started 2019 with poetry, personal writing, and time to talk with friends. Even if you’re not a teacher, you might like to participate in this mini English lesson as a way to ground yourself for 2019! Read more

  • Book Review: One Day in December

    You Might Like This Book If You Like… Other titles from Reese’s Book Club Holiday movies, or British movies, or British holiday movies like Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary Stories that deal with twenty-something problems Romances that have mature character development, showing characters growing over time and dealing with more than just their romantic Read more

  • 26 Books in 2018: How I Got My Pre-Baby Book Count Back!

    In 2018, I actually surpassed my annual average in books. OK, OK, by one, but that’s a big deal for this full-time working mama. Here’s how I had my best reading year ever by changing my perspective on how and what I read! Read more