For so many of you, your everyday reality is my dream. The 10 minute silence you wish for is often my 24 hour prison. (There’s a reason solitary confinement is the worst place in prison.) I am so glad that I learned how to fall in love with fictional characters at an early age as they are my reluctant, but steadfast, companions now. Continue reading
Jingle Wreath – Musical Ornament DIY
If you are a parent, or have little ones in your lives, chances are the noise level in your house can sometimes feel like its own endless entity. Annoying electronic toys, banging pots & pans, tooting kazoos… Let’s face it, the more sound something makes, the more your little love is going to adore it. … Continue reading
Before the Sun Sets on the Third Day
Just a few of my favorite shots from our visit to the new Fantasyland in The Magic Kingdom: Continue reading
Silencing the Snark – Why Everybody Is Somebody For Charity
I am a nobody. I am a simple, everyday, run of the mill, teacher. I like to tinker, to figure out how things work and make them better. I like to design and make new things as equally as I enjoy indulging in the adrenaline of the hunt for antiques. I like to sing, dance … Continue reading
Minute Mug
IKEA is a glorious place, isn’t it? A ginormous warehouse full of everything from art cards to sofas, salad spinners to comforters, the blue and yellow wonder has always appealed to my love of knick knacks and randomness. Unfortunately, or fortunately as may be the case, I cannot afford to bring every little piece … Continue reading
Go Play in the Virtual Lego Toy Box!
As a Lego Engineering Instructor, my job is rarely boring. I get to teach kids high level physics, maths, and engineering concepts, not to mention help to develop their imaginations, through play. It is equal parts fun and exhausting! One of my students recently asked if I had ever tried Build with Chrome. I had … Continue reading
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
There is just something truly magical about Cinderella’s castle… Continue reading