Oh, hi! We haven't chatted in a while. Like you, I've been busy with life. Three growing kids and my own adulting are topics I'd love to cover more often, but I've been spending a lot of time over at my new freelancing gig, Highlights Early Learning blog. I am stupid excited to have the opportunity to write for the very magazine I grew up reading/finding hidden pictures! I'm doing a lot of work ... » Learn More about Understanding Pre-k Education: The Four Core Learning Styles
Hi, I’m Stephanie!
****waves, trips over dog****
Hiya! I’m Steph, English teacher by trade, smack-talker by nature, and mother of three who lives by the mantra: life is too short, LAUGH! I hope you’ll stick around and check out my musings!
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Don’t be a Dumb Dog-Owner, Please & Thank You
Hi! When you see a dog, does your heart instantly soften? Then you revert to baby-talking because you just yuve dem furry wittle faces and good good bois so much?! No?? Sorry you don't have a soul. I love me some dogs and I spoil mine because why else does a person get a dog duh. My girl gets ... » Learn More about Don’t be a Dumb Dog-Owner, Please & Thank You
Parenting Burnout is REAL
You know how people tend to tell us "enjoy every moment" the very moment we're hanging by a proverbial parenting thread? Yeah, that's not helpful. I, for one, love being a parent, but I do NOT love everything that comes along with being a parent. I don't quite care for the utter exhaustion that ... » Learn More about Parenting Burnout is REAL
Family Bike Rides
When my brother and I were young, our family vacationed on Lake Erie. It was a tradition started on my dad's side of the family that became a favorite family destination. Of all the things we did in Erie, bike riding was my favorite. Now that I have my own kids, I'm waxing nostalgic for those ... » Learn More about Family Bike Rides
My Hair It Is a’Changin’
Years ago, when I started birthing humans, my hair stylist warned: "your hair will never be the same." I didn't know what she was referring to at the time, but I've come to learn "never the same" translates into "dry and curly hair" for me. I've always had a good, easy head of hair; wash, dry, done. ... » Learn More about My Hair It Is a’Changin’