Category Archives: Sassy, Snarky or Savvy {Reflections}

Valentines for School Days!

In honor of my favorite holiday, I made a valentine snack area in my classroom! It included: Juice! KETTLE CORN! Oranges! Granola Bars!!! I hope you other teachers out there do something for your students to remind them that you think they’re great!!!

I’m a [VALEN-]tiny bit excited.

via When I say I love Valentine’s Day more than any other holiday, I get a multitude of reactions. Most frequently some version of this: via Occasionally, I’ll get something more like this: via But usually it’s more like this: via I have ranted in the past about why I think people need to getContinue reading “I’m a [VALEN-]tiny bit excited.”

Frozen: The Must-See Movie of 2014

via I am an ENORMOUS fan of Disney’s newly released film, Frozen. I have officially seen it four times in theaters, and have it pre-ordered on DVD. Some of this might have to do with a certain little 3 year old niece of mine and her deep love of the film. . . but only a smallContinue reading “Frozen: The Must-See Movie of 2014”

RIP Shirley Temple

You may know already that I deeply loved Shirley Temple’s films as a child. via Maybe it’s because people used to compare us a lot (I was possibly her child doppelgänger. . . see below. ), but I have watched every movie that she has ever made. Several times over. So, it is with greatContinue reading “RIP Shirley Temple”

Bare it All: Taking the Mother Hubbard Challenge

One of my this-month’s-resolutions (year resolutions are just not my thing) is derived from a poem you may know. Have you read the first stanza of that old classic poem about Old Mother Hubbard and her zany pup? via Well, I have no dog, and I don’t keep the cat food in the cupboard, soContinue reading “Bare it All: Taking the Mother Hubbard Challenge”

Good Tid(y)ings for Comfort and Joy!

You know what they say: Unfortunately for me, they also say something else. . . So, I guess that means that creativity is my consolation-prize for being a low-level slob? Don’t get me wrong, I like a clean home . . . hell will freeze over before dishes pile up over weeks in the sink,Continue reading “Good Tid(y)ings for Comfort and Joy!”

Christmastime in France

This was written in 2007, when I was living in the South of France. Sometimes the air is so cold, it shocks. Like a scary movie, it crept up. And now, in beautiful Aix-en-Provence, where the earth is brick red and the sky is always blue, the Mistral has arrived. That northerly whimsical wind thatContinue reading “Christmastime in France”

Flashback: Holidays in France

This was written years ago, when I was living in Aix-En-Provence, in 2007. I thought I would share because it was around this time of year that all of the festive Christmassy things began to be rolled out! It is November 26 and still feels practically like summer here in Aix-en-Provence. A bit blustery IContinue reading “Flashback: Holidays in France”