by Dawn | Sep 7, 2016 | fashion, Frugal Living & Sustainability, self-improvement, simplicity, Teaching
A sad, sad story from my pathetic fashion life… “May I help you?” asked the saleswoman. “Yes. Yes, you can.” I said. “I ate too much recently and gained a pants size, maybe more, and none of my clothes fit. I got new jeans but I...
by Dawn | Oct 25, 2014 | technology
It’s nearly the end of the first quarter at school. “Miss! I gave you that paper!” “Yes, you did. Yesterday. Late. It’s in The Pile.” The Late Pile is the pile of papers asking for forgiveness because students don’t want bad...
by Dawn | Aug 2, 2014 | education reform, family
I’m not Back to School shopping this year. I’ll buy a couple outfits for Declan and a pen or two. That’s it. I stand firm. I’ve spent years going broke buying thousands of things for students. Until they have “Back to School” coffee...
by Dawn | Jul 21, 2014 | food, gardening, simplicity, sustainability
Canning and preserving are age-old techniques for saving the mountain of food you thought was cute when you planted it or bought too much of at the farmer’s market. Or maybe your friend dumped off “just a few” zucchini. It’s that time of year....
by Dawn | Jul 17, 2014 | food, parenting
“Miss, you ain’t had Kool-aid till you had it in the projects!” I’d been in and out of this neighborhood a million times, but no one ever stopped to offer me Kool-aid before. My student was going into the Marines. His family invited me by for...
