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
Author Archives: sillyauntjen
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
Bubble Baubles
Bubbles are a great way to celebrate summer, but if you’ve been around kids, you know that they can be quite a mess. In fact, spilling the economy sized bubble solution bottle is just another childhood right of passage somewhere between dropping your ice cream cone and falling off your bike. Now this hack may … Continue reading
Game of Thrones Inspired DIY – Dany’s Dragon Egg
I have a confession to make. I’ve never considered myself a great lover of the fantasy genre. I could never seem to get into Lord of the Rings and have never once attended a Ren Faire. Then along came a little show called Game of Thrones. All of a sudden I found myself dreaming of … Continue reading
Favorite Things – Boardwalk Treats Edition!
After class today, I decided to stop by Home Goods in the hopes of picking up a new mirror. Little did I know that I would find a little treat from summers past right in the checkout line! Before I knew it, I was leaving with a box of Butter Mint Rolls in my hand. In celebration of … Continue reading
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