tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91211046762970763032024-03-13T12:22:18.156-04:00Reaching Beyond Mediocrity...Living the life of reaching for my full potential in teaching, running, coaching, believing and beingReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-43641951050095370122019-02-22T04:30:00.000-05:002019-02-22T04:30:08.614-05:00Friday Favorites: A whole lot of shoes, quotes and plants<br />
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Happy Friday!<br />
I'm so excited for the weekend because my winter decorations are being boxed up and the spring decor is coming out!<br />
Hello, SPRING!!<br />
It's a Friday Favorites kind of day!<br />
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As always, I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a>, <a href="http://www.graceandloveblog.com/" target="_blank">Narci</a> and <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a>. </div>
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We're sharing our favorites from the week.</div>
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Grab their graphic and linkup with your favorites from the week, too.</div>
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Quotes</h3>
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I'm a quote junkie!</div>
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I have so many quotes both public and hidden on my Pinterest. </div>
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Lately I've been seeing a lot of quotes that I just love. </div>
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They motivate, inspire and make me happy.</div>
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Here's a few of the past couple weeks inspiration!</div>
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Shoes!</h3>
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I've had my eyes on so many shoes lately!</div>
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The upcoming change of seasons has me wanting to grab for new kinds of shoes instead of boots, boots and more boots!<br />Here's what I'm loving lately!</div>
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One of my students gave me this for the Chinese New Year!<br />He is so talented at the Rubik's Cube.</div>
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One day we timed him for one minute, and he was able to complete the whole cube in that amount of time! </div>
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My grandma made us these cute heart cookie pops for Valentine's Day!</div>
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It's that time of year!</div>
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I started sowing seeds last weekend. </div>
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Here they are a week later!</div>
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I now have all of my seeds planted and will just wait on them to grow!</div>
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This makes me so happy because it's almost time to get back outside. </div>
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Five inches in the morning, raining by mid-day and nearly 50 by the day's end!</div>
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This weather is crazy!<br />But, I thoroughly enjoyed my morning through the snowstorm!</div>
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Atlantis seems like the rage with families!</div>
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After exploring we set our things down and went to the rocky river. </div>
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It was super fun, and I maybe wish we had gone on it again!</div>
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It's just like a lazy river, but there are rapids that push you along. </div>
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After waiting in line and hearing little kids scream I opted out of all but one. </div>
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I went down the one that takes you into an aquarium where you can see sharks and fish right beside you. </div>
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It was a neat slide. </div>
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Its a tube slide, so Alex and I got to go together. </div>
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There are sharp twists and turns at first, and then you drop down into the aquarium where you go super slow before finishing out the slide. </div>
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The line wasn't too long, so we did that one, and then I chickened out for the rest!!</div>
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The only problem we had was that we couldn't use our phones, so when Alex went on a slide I had to try to find the exit. </div>
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The exit was rarely near the entrance. </div>
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One time we had to resort back to our meeting spot and wait on each other there because we just couldn't find one another. </div>
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We spent the afternoon falling in and out of sleep right here!</div>
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We stayed as long as we could and then headed back to our shuttle!</div>
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The middle of the day was super packed. </div>
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Everyone says it's much nicer in the morning and the evening because there's simply not that many people there!</div>
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We love traveling, so this was a great way to break up Christmas break. </div>
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This would allow us to enjoy Christmas dinner leftovers and not be so rushed. </div>
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I'm still a Royal Caribbean girl!</div>
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Royal is my favorite!</div>
I'm anticipating booking our summer cruise on Princess this week!<br />
I'm super excited to see what Princess has to offer and see where it ranks in my personal cruise line ranking!<br />
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Hey There, Monday!</div>
Today I'm dreaming that we are still on our after-Christmas cruise!<br />
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I'm thinking about the sun, warm weather and tropical views!</div>
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Last summer Alex and I had been thinking about going somewhere after Christmas.</div>
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We mentioned going on a cruise because we thought that would offer sunshine and heat!</div>
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Our friends heard us talking about it and said that they would be interested too, so I set off to find the right cruise for us!</div>
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We opted for the Norwegian Sky because Alex and I had never been on a Norwegian cruise before, and it had an included beverage package, which would be enjoyed by a lot of our friends!</div>
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Ideally, we would have loved to depart a couple of days after Christmas, but this cruise depart on December 26.</div>
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I made sure that everything was packed a couple of days before Christmas because Christmas tends to be busy.</div>
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I wanted to still host Christmas dinner at our house, so that meant lots of people in our home only a few hours before we would leave. </div>
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We hosted Christmas dinner a bit earlier in the evening, so that we would have enough time to clean up and get ready for our 3 am departure. </div>
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Our friends picked us up and we headed to the airport. </div>
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The airport was busy, but it wasn't crazy. </div>
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TSA moved fast, and it seemed like just another ordinary day. </div>
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I was amazed at how holly-jolly one day can be and then the next it's like back to normal. </div>
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I was a little sad that everyone didn't seem to be in the Christmas spirit, but we were ready to depart. </div>
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We made it to Miami about a half hour early. </div>
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We met up and caught an Uber to the port. </div>
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It was raining, one of our friends got sick in the Uber, one of our friends left her phone in the Uber, so we were really glad to say good-bye to Miami!</div>
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The next morning we made it to Key West!<br />
Key West gives me all of the happy feels because that it where we got married!</div>
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I was up early eating my breakfast and looking for the sun to rise. </div>
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Do you see that fancy ship down there? </div>
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Someone said it was Kenny Chesney's!</div>
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We never saw him but it could have been!</div>
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The Christmas trees on the ship were swaying back and forth. </div>
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They actually met with us and said there was an advisory and that they wouldn't recommend small children going out. </div>
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They gave us the option to cancel and get our money back. </div>
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We were very pleased with this option and didn't figure we would see much with how rough it was. </div>
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We cancelled our snorkeling adventure and went to find our friends!</div>
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I was sitting here when they came on and broke the news that it was too rough to visit Norwegian's private island. </div>
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Enjoying the Christmas views!</div>
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I'm back again today linking up with <a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank">Shay</a> and <a href="http://www.alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a>.</div>
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It's a Let's Look Tuesday, so let's get looking!</div>
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These are our topics for the year and today we are looking at...</div>
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I'm so excited to see what everyone else has to share. </div>
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I love getting excellent recommendations and ordering too many books from the library!</div>
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Here's what's been filling up my time. </div>
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I love Jenny Colgan and was so happy to read another one of hers!</div>
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A Jenny novel + a bakery + Christmas=bliss!</div>
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<i>Swear on This Life</i> was heart wrenching to me. </div>
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I loved every second of it. </div>
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It's kinda the total opposite of Grey's Anatomy, but there's something about the writing of Grey's Anatomy that I'm just smitten with. </div>
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This one was a page turner for me!</div>
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Happy Valentine's Day Week!</div>
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We don't really celebrate V-Day much, but I think it's exciting to have something to look forward to. </div>
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The winter days are long and dreary, and I'm itching for spring. </div>
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Today I'm going to share lots of pictures from the Business Boutique conference I attended in Nashville, Tennessee last November. </div>
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It was AMAZING!<br />
If you are thinking of starting your own small business or are in the process of building and developing one, you should definitely check out <a href="https://www.businessboutique.com/" target="_blank">Christy Wright</a> and the whole Business Boutique brand!</div>
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We had a Dave Barnes concert!</div>
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Christy and Megan Tamte from Evereve.</div>
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Christy and I!</div>
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This was SO much fun!</div>
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It was inspiring and motivating and encouraging!</div>
I might say that it's the best thing I've ever gone to!<br />
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Hey There!<br />Today I'm sharing a family recipe for blueberry muffins. </div>
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I found this one last weekend and since Alex brought me home two containers of blueberries instead of one, I decided to make muffins after making a blueberry cake the week before.</div>
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2 TBSP. Butter (Softened)</div>
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2 C. Flour</div>
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1/2 C. Butter (Melted)</div>
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3/4 C. White Sugar</div>
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2 Large Eggs</div>
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1 tsp. Vanilla</div>
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1/4 tsp. Lemon Peel</div>
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1 1/2 C. Blueberries</div>
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Cut up until fine pieces.</div>
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Line muffin tins with wrappers.</div>
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Sprinkle with streusel topping. </div>
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Bake 20-25 minutes. </div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-24631947188784093452019-02-04T04:30:00.000-05:002019-02-04T04:30:05.622-05:00Book Review: January 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy Monday!</div>
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It's a weekday and we are actually in school!<br />Woohoo!</div>
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It's going to be nearly 60 degrees today in Ohio and not even a week ago it was about -20!</div>
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If you're looking to experience every season in one week, head our way!</div>
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Today I'm sharing my book review from January!</div>
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My goal is to read three books each month, and I did just that!</div>
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It was about how to make the most of each moment that you have. </div>
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This next book was absolutely fantastic!<br />I just recently jumped on the Rachel Hollis bandwagon, and man is she good!<br />A lady who built her million dollar business with a high school diploma and a Google search bar. </div>
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<i>Girl, Wash Your Face</i> unpacks lies that women believe and how we can isolate ourselves because we're always down on ourselves. </div>
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Talk about high energy, kick yourself in the butt and get it going!<br />You have to read this book and then start listening to her podcast. </div>
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Her next book comes out later on this year, and I already have it ordered at the library!</div>
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If you're looking for a realistic love story about two kids who grew up in poverty, then this book is for you!</div>
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I read this book in not even two days!<br />It made me cry and want to bawl like a baby. </div>
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I swear the lives that Em and Jace live are the same lives that some of my students are living. </div>
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I teach in an extremely rural area where some of my students don't see an adult within the day outside of those of us they see at school. </div>
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I teach where some students don't have water or heat, and yet my kids are fabulous!<br />They're kids!</div>
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They laugh, they cry, they want someone to correct them and love them!<br />They are no different than kids living in cities, except they aren't privy to many things. </div>
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They know what it's like to hurt and be hurt. </div>
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They know what it's like to go without. </div>
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Two of these three books were fabulous!<br />One made me really excited and motivated and the other really touched my heart. </div>
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Hey There Wednesday!<br />
I'm back with a delectable treat for a frigid day like today. </div>
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This is comfy, cozy food at its finest. </div>
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There's nothing better than a bowl of chicken and noodles on top of mashed potatoes.</div>
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1 Pound Chicken Breast (I used thawed)</div>
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2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup</div>
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2 Cans Chicken Broth</div>
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1 Stick Butter</div>
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1 Package Frozen Egg Noodles (24 oz.)</div>
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Get out your oval Crock-pot. </div>
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Trim any extra fat off of the chicken. </div>
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Place the chicken in the bottom of the Crock-pot. </div>
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Pour the soup on top of the chicken. </div>
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Add the chicken broth.</div>
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Put the stick of butter on top. </div>
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Set the Crock-pot to low for about 6 hours. </div>
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Take the chicken out and put in a separate bowl. </div>
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Shred the chicken. </div>
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Place it back in the Crock-pot.</div>
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Add the frozen noodles. </div>
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Mix in. </div>
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Cook for 2 more hours.<br />
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*I have to give credit to Pinterest for this recipe.<br />
I adjusted it a bit, but I got the original recipe from there.<br />
I couldn't find who posted it, but it was a Pinterest win!</div>
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I was considering putting these on top of a warm biscuit but Alex requested mashed potatoes. </div>
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So, we had warm chicken and noodles on top of mashed potatoes!<br />
Yummy!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-58074858973723590192019-01-28T04:30:00.000-05:002019-01-28T04:30:02.883-05:00Ronald Reagan Macaroni and Cheese<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Monday!<br />By the time you are reading this I hope I'm back in my classroom. </div>
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I went to school one day last week and that was for a professional day of meetings.</div>
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It's rained, snowed, been -4 degrees, been 50 degrees, and flooded all within the last week. </div>
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Our weather in Ohio is crazy, and as I'm typing this I think I have cabin fever. </div>
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On Thursday it was snowing at 4 am and then an inch or two of snow an hour later. </div>
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I waited until Alex got home to take me to grocery store. </div>
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I had gone running in the morning and it was even slippery to run, so I was a bit hesitant to head to the store. </div>
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I've been baking all kinds of good recipes while I've been home. </div>
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My only caution is to not bake too many things because we're only two people and can't eat it all. </div>
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I typically share a lot with my parents and that helps make things go faster.</div>
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Today I'm sharing a recipe that I've found several times in my grandma's recipes. </div>
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Ronald Reagan's mac and cheese must have been the rage at the time!</div>
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1/2 Pound Macaroni</div>
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1 TBSP. Butter</div>
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1 Egg (Beaten)</div>
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1 tsp. Salt</div>
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1 tsp. Dry Mustard</div>
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1 TBSP. Hot Water</div>
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1 C. Milk</div>
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3 C. Grated Cheese (I used Cheddar-in the future will try American)</div>
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Cook macaroni as directed (usually about 9 minutes).</div>
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Drain. </div>
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In the meantime, butter a casserole dish. </div>
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Add butter and beaten egg to macaroni. </div>
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Add in cheese. </div>
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Add salt, dry mustard and hot water to milk. </div>
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Pour macaroni in buttered dish. </div>
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Pour milk on top. </div>
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Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. </div>
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The last 10 minutes add a little cheese on top. </div>
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The recipe called for you to pout the milk on top of the macaroni; however, in the future I might might it all together and then put it in the dish. </div>
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I can't quite handle boxed macaroni and cheese anymore. </div>
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I just don't like the taste for some reason.</div>
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Any kind of macaroni and cheese used to be my favorite, so I'm not sure what has happened along the way. </div>
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This was a great alternative.</div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-53371791790541401812019-01-25T04:30:00.000-05:002019-01-25T04:30:00.398-05:00Friday Favorites: Snow, Snow Days, Menu Plan<br />
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Happy Friday!<br />
The buzzword last week was "winter storm".<br />
We braced for a big one last weekend.<br />
They weren't sure if it would be all snow, snow and rain or what combination.<br />
If I'm being honest, I was hoping for snow.<br />
I love a big snow, but I pray people stay at home and are safe!<br />
We went to bed last Friday night anticipating snow all day Saturday-the forecast was about 8 inches.<br />
I jumped up out of bed Saturday morning and found rain-ALL. DAY. LONG!<br />
Without further adieu, it's a Friday Favorites kind of day!<br />
Let's see what this week had in store...<br />
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As always, I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a>, <a href="http://www.graceandloveblog.com/" target="_blank">Narci</a> and <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a>. </div>
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We're sharing our favorites from the week.</div>
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Winter has returned!</h3>
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Winter made her return a couple weekends ago!</div>
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We had big plans to go to the outlets, which then led to just go to a mall, which then led to stay at home!</div>
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I ran Saturday morning. </div>
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It was calm with a dark winters sky. </div>
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I got to run with the deer across town; this is one of my favorite things because they actually are the same exact deer that I used to look out my bedroom/bathroom window and see. </div>
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Over the years I just started talking to them like they are regular people or animals. </div>
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When I saw them I asked them what they were doing so close to town. </div>
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They turned around and ran back up to my parents house. </div>
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There's something about those creatures that always make my day, except when it involves driving and deer!</div>
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By evening we had this amount of snow. </div>
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We got a few inches and thankfully it fell over the weekend, so we didn't have to miss a whole day of school.</div>
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Fast Forward one week later and we got all rain...</div>
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That then turned to snow Saturday night and we woke up to about 8 inches Sunday morning. </div>
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We shoveled and shoveled and plowed. </div>
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I made soup and a cake for comfort food. </div>
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Fast forward to Monday morning when it was negative degrees with a -14 windchill. </div>
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We had a professional day on Tuesday, so while the kids didn't go, the teachers did! Yay! </div>
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I about biffed it getting out of my car. </div>
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It was too cold for the salt to work and there was a layer of ice beneath all of the snow.</div>
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Then, we jump to Wednesday when it warmed up to almost 50 degrees. </div>
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50!</div>
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It rained all day Wednesday, and then early this morning (I'm writing this on Thursday) it turned back to snow. </div>
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I honestly have no idea what's in the future. </div>
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We are currently on a two-hour delay and I'm hoping we actually go, so that we don't have to take anymore days off.</div>
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Insta Posts</h3>
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I always enjoy seeing quotes on Instagram. </div>
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Who doesn't love every shade of black?!</div>
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At our team meetings we have a weekly agenda. </div>
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On the week that you are in charge of hosting the meeting, you are in charge of the agenda and adding some memes to it just for fun's sake. </div>
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This was my meme for last Wednesday.</div>
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Then, it was freezing snow/rain and school got cancelled (again)!</div>
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I listened to a podcast with <a href="https://christinecaine.com/" target="_blank">Christine Caine</a> the other day. </div>
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I loved how encouraging she was, so I jumped online and looked her up a bit more. </div>
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This quote really spoke to me!!</div>
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Snow Day Fun</h3>
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We actually haven't had as many snow days as it seems!<br />Thankfully, a lot of our big snowstorms have fallen on the weekend. </div>
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While I feel like I have cabin fever, a lot of it is from staying in all weekend for the last few weekends straight. </div>
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We are crossing our fingers that this weekend we can get out and about. </div>
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In the meantime, I've spent a lot of time sippin' cocoa and watching my girl Kelly!</div>
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I love Kelly and Ryan!</div>
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This was the coldest day of the year. </div>
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Literally the high that day was about 12. </div>
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Alex thinks that's too cold to run outside, so I worked out inside that day. </div>
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On the coldest day of the year!!</div>
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I'm getting our Spring cleaning out of the way now, so that we can enjoy the sun and warm weather when that time comes. </div>
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Last week I cleaned out the bathroom and all cabinets, both bedrooms and the living room.</div>
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It's almost time to start sowing my seeds for this coming summer. </div>
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I ordered my seeds last week. </div>
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They've arrived, and I just need to get some soil when I actually make it out of the house again. </div>
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Then, we are all set for planting!</div>
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I'm working on making a yearly menu. </div>
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At the end of last year I felt so overwhelmed with meals.</div>
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I was still trying to plan ahead, and I was asking Alex for ideas on what he wanted. </div>
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I just felt like things were chaotic. </div>
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I never felt like I had the recipes in one place. </div>
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I'd look here and there and still forget something. </div>
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Somewhere along the way I decided that I would make a menu for the whole year. </div>
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This has been an ongoing idea in my head. </div>
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I wasn't sure how I would make it happen, but I had been keeping track of meal ideas in the notes section of my phone. </div>
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Now, I've transferred that over to a Google spreadsheet. </div>
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I'm currently making a tab for each month and putting down our meals on there. </div>
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I have all of the my grandma and her best friend's recipes. </div>
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At first it was super overwhelming because I didn't know what to do with them or how to keep them. </div>
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Some of them are organized and some not. </div>
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I'm slowly pulling out a few recipes at a time and keeping them close by. </div>
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Each week I'm going to make a new dessert recipe, so that a little at a time I can add those tried and true recipes to my blog. </div>
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I hope to blog more about it as it takes shape later in the year. </div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-70094577629059169662019-01-23T04:30:00.000-05:002019-01-23T04:30:09.122-05:00Ruthie's Potato Soup<div style="text-align: center;">
It was a frigid one last weekend. </div>
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Unfortunately/fortunately we got mostly rain on Saturday, which then turned to snow Saturday night and we ended up with about 8 inches by the time we woke up. </div>
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We spent the morning shoveling snow at our house, some neighbors and at my parents and their neighbors. </div>
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When we got home a few hours later I was ready for a nice bowl of soup. </div>
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I had been going through recipes and found this one of our dear family friend. </div>
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My grandma Beabout never really wrote down her soup recipes, so I was excited to find this one. </div>
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I grabbed the potatoes and quickly got to work. </div>
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6 Large Potatoes-Diced</div>
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2 Med Onions-Chopped</div>
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3 Stalks Celery-Diced</div>
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2 Cups Chicken Broth</div>
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1 Cup Milk</div>
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2 Cups Cheese (Velveeta)</div>
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Saute 5 minutes. Stir often. </div>
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Stir in 1 C. milk. </div>
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*You can opt to use half and half instead of milk. </div>
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This is a great lunch for a snowy, chilly day!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-36183492954817950892019-01-22T04:30:00.000-05:002019-01-22T04:30:04.608-05:00Word of the Year: 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
If you read my goals for this year, then you know one of them is to be present more. </div>
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To be where my feet are. </div>
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This might sound silly, but I find myself thinking about all of the other things going on and not truly being present with where I am. </div>
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For that reason, I deemed my word for 2019...</div>
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When I'm at school I want to be focused on schoolwork, not what I want to do that night or what I wished I'd done over the weekend. </div>
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I truly enjoy each day and enjoy my days at school, but I often feel like I'm not truly there. </div>
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There are days where I wish I was more focused or in the moment. </div>
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I want to learn with the kids and enjoy our days together. </div>
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I want to be in the moment. </div>
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When I'm at home I often am thinking about ALL of the things that I need to do the next day or my never ending to-do list. </div>
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This has been a major struggle all 7 years of teaching. </div>
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This year I'm really focusing on controlling what I can control and leaving the rest alone. </div>
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There are only so many hours in a day. </div>
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I can't work 24/7.</div>
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I need time away from school and need time to myself and my family at home. </div>
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I feel like I'm doing a lot better in this area, but it's SO easy to get sucked back in. </div>
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I want to be present at home and focus on life outside of school. </div>
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So, my word for 2019 is present. </div>
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Be where my feet are. </div>
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Focus on where my feet are. </div>
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Let the worries subside and really enjoy each day, no matter where I am!<br /></div>
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It's no surprise that blogging has been rough for the last year.</div>
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I've thought about giving up so many times, but I really, really enjoy this world. </div>
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There's simply just not enough hours in a day. </div>
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I really considered closing down the blog after last year, and then I thought perhaps I could make it more meaningful and useful to me. </div>
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I love the random and interesting posts that many bloggers do; however, many of them are earning money through their blog, not just doing it for fun. </div>
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That's not my case, which is totally a-okay, but I need to change my outlook and posts because of that. </div>
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From time to time I am going to do fun and random posts, but I'm going to try to make this more of a resource for me. </div>
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It's okay to not blog 5 days a week. </div>
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I'm hoping to post two quality posts a week. </div>
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This helps lessen the stress and allows me to really focus in on what I'm doing.</div>
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2. Transferring all recipes to the blog</h3>
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I recently just started making a monthly menu. </div>
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I have recipes in a recipe box, recipes in binders, recipes on Pinterest, recipes on the blog. </div>
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Basically there are recipes everywhere!</div>
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The easiest way for me to access my recipes is for them to be online. </div>
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I'm creating a spreadsheet for each month and linking my recipes on there, so I have access to the recipes at the grocery store and in my kitchen. </div>
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It's so fun and easy to link other bloggers recipes, but there are a lot of tried and true recipes that I have that I haven't blogged yet. </div>
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That's one main goal for the year. </div>
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3. Reading recaps</h3>
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I'm a reading and writing teacher, and I really love looking back at what I read. </div>
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I want to do a better job of recapping what I've read. </div>
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I feel like my memory is terrible, and often times need a jump start to think about something from the past. </div>
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I really feel like keeping a regular reading recap would be beneficial!</div>
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4. Travel recaps</h3>
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There are some trips from last fall that I haven't even gotten around to blogging yet. </div>
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I don't want to forget the feels and memories of these trips, so I really need to make it a priority to blog about them. </div>
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I never bought a domain name because I'm waiting and considering blending the blog with my travel agency. </div>
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This is a huge jump and not something I want to hop right into. </div>
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I'm being patiently and really considering the ups and downs of this, but I need to focus more on travel.</div>
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Overall, I want to enjoy blogging. </div>
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I love reading others' blogs. </div>
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I just simply have too many plates full right now to be super attentive and detailed. </div>
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My main goal is to enjoy blogging and remain consistent with it without it feeling like a job or burden.</div>
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Merry Christmas!<br />
It's looking a whole lot like Christmas outside right now!</div>
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This year I ordered our cards from <a href="https://www.vistaprint.com/" target="_blank">VistaPrint</a>. </div>
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I used to order from a lady who personally designed them, but I'm not sure that she did cards this year. </div>
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I loved finding a card that matched my skirt from our Mexico trip!</div>
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We started hosting Christmas dinner at our home about three years ago. </div>
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I like to put in a little invite to our Christmas dinner in with our Christmas card.</div>
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I feel like it let's people know in advance that we still plan on having them over. </div>
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This year it was a bit tricky because we were leaving the next morning for a cruise. </div>
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I, also, started the tradition of having a spa day with my mother and mother-in-law as their Christmas gift. </div>
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We've, also, been doing this for three years and have gone to two different spas. </div>
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This year we went to the same spa we went to our first year. </div>
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I think next year we will try out a completely new spa that none of us have been to.</div>
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I add this invite in with their Christmas card and Christmas dinner invite!</div>
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As much as I love making these invites. </div>
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I really need to find a better way to do it. </div>
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I like being able to customize things, but I also like printing at my local Staples because it's quick and cheap. </div>
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Sometimes the sizing doesn't equal out when I make them myself and then print them to Staples. </div>
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If anyone has ideas, for quick, easy, customizable invites that aren't too expensive, let me know!</div>
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Hey There!</div>
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<a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank">Shay</a> and <a href="http://www.alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a> are starting their new series-Let's Look today. </div>
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Last year they did "How We" and this year they are doing "Let's Look"</div>
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It's a Let's Look Tuesday, so let's get looking!</div>
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These are our topics for the year and today we are looking at...</div>
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the coziest spot in your house!</h3>
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Hands down, the coziest spot for me is my reading chair!<br />
I love this spot so much during the holidays. </div>
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So, you're getting a little glimpse at me doing what I love-reading in this cozy spot.<br />
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Travel Planning-Check!</div>
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Christmas Novel-Check!</div>
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Cupcake-Check!</div>
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A little Jesus time on Christmas morning!</div>
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My little reading chair after all of the Christmas decorations came down!</div>
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I just took all of our Christmas decor down, so I'm feeling a little blah right now, but I've been back at it reading in my little spot. </div>
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There's nothing fancy about it. </div>
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It has a chair, ottoman, light nearby and I always have lots of blankets!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-68332472505370567002019-01-07T04:30:00.000-05:002019-01-07T04:30:02.065-05:00Goals 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
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1. Be Present</div>
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I want to enjoy ordinary life more. </div>
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The end of the year always get so rushed, and I find myself more times than not not being able to remember little things. </div>
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I want to watch the sun rise and the sun set. </div>
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I want to enjoy where I am. </div>
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Christy Wright is always saying "Be Where Your Feet Are"!</div>
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That's exactly what I want to do; live in the moment. </div>
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2. Work Less</div>
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This sounds a bit crazy, but I'm making this one of my goals for the year.</div>
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I love my job as a teacher, but it easily becomes overwhelming and can take over your life. </div>
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There's always another lesson to create and more papers that I could grade. </div>
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I have a very hard time separating home and work. </div>
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While I've gotten better at it, I want to leave work at work more often and be able to feel like I can do my own thing at night and on the weekends.</div>
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3. Read 3 Books Per Month</div>
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I'm a reading and writing teacher, so it only makes sense that I read. </div>
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When I look back at what I read over the year, there are months where I read five books and months where I read one. </div>
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I want to read more, and so realistically I think that's 3 books each month. </div>
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Hopefully some months I will read more, but I want to aim for 3!</div>
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So there are my goals for 2019.</div>
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It's easy to stick to them at the beginning of the year, but I want to stick to them all year long!</div>
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I've written them in my planners and hope to keep checking back in on them each month. </div>
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My students and I revisited the goals they made at the beginning of the year. </div>
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I had them assess whether they've met their goal, want to tweak it or need to make a new goal for the second half of the year. </div>
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We make one reading goal and one writing goal. </div>
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One thing that I've been neglecting with them is checking back in on those goals. </div>
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So, I've added it to my monthly list to check back in on those goals!</div>
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Today I'm sharing my Christmas decor. </div>
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I really struggled with the blog in 2018. </div>
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The end of the year got super busy as well, so I didn't post anything in the month of December. </div>
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I toyed with the idea of not blogging in 2019, but I decided that I would make some changes and attempt to continue doing it. </div>
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Next week I plan to share my 2019 Goals, our Christmas card and some Friday Favorites and the following week my Blog Plan for 2019 and maybe a yummy recipe. </div>
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I want the blog to be authentic and useful for me. </div>
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More on that later!</div>
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Today I want to share my Christmas Decor because I like having pictures of each year's decorations in one spot. </div>
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So Merry Christmas to you!<br />Let's pretend it's the week before Christmas!<br />Who doesn't want to celebrate a little extra long?!</div>
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Hey Folks!<br />
Happy Friday to you!<br />
It's been a short, long week!<br />
It's crazy how sometimes the short weeks feel like long ones.<br />
I started off the week at a travel training and then headed back to school on Tuesday. On Wednesday we had a 2 hr delay due to icy roads, so that was a nice reprieve. This Sunday it's set to be 60, so I'm looking forward to hanging the outside Christmas lights and enjoying the sunshine!<br />
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I've been absent on the Friday Favorites for a while, so I have an extended version for you today!<br />
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Hot Chocolate Kisses</h3>
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We grabbed a package at our local Menard's. </div>
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Nothing like going into Menard's to look for home stuff and coming out with a bunch of candy!</div>
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Alex convinced me into buying them, and they are good!</div>
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I like the cherry ones too! I only buy them at Christmas time, so I need to put them on my list for the next time I'm at Walmart.</div>
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Soup Mug</h3>
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I grabbed this mug when Alex and I were at the outlets earlier this year. </div>
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We were getting some more Pyrex containers, and I thought it would be beneficial to have this soup mug. </div>
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I like to take soup to school, but typically the soup is so hot that I can barely carry it back to my room.</div>
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This has changed it!</div>
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I can now carry my soup and not get burnt!</div>
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Nikki Deloach</h3>
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I've been loving all of the Hallmark movies and was so excited that my favorite gal was on the Hallmark Channel on our snow day!<br />
Yes, we've already had a snow day and it's not even December!</div>
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This was a couple of weeks ago, but I enjoyed my day at home. </div>
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The snow was gorgeous and I got to see Nikki Deloach!</div>
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Christmas Tree Tour</h3>
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My mom and I always go to our local Christmas Tree Tour. </div>
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Unfortunately, there have been fewer and fewer trees. </div>
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I liked the ribbon on these trees. </div>
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It gave me a little inspiration to fix ours up a bit this year. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The only thing is the wreaths only come in 30 inches, and I think that's too big for our windows!</span></div>
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Imagine my surprise yesterday morning about 6 am when I was sitting at my desk in my classroom about ready to begin my day. </div>
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I truly enjoy the optimism that radiates from these ladies!</div>
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We got an unexpected delay this morning, so I thought I would hop on the blog and share one of our trips from October!</div>
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It was a busy month, and I'm still catching up!</div>
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Last Christmas I was so pumped to gift my dad a Deebo (James Harrison) hoodie that had a ticket to the December 30 Steelers' game. </div>
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Christmas Eve my dad texted me telling me that Harrison had been traded. </div>
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The air went right out of my sails!</div>
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I can remember exactly where I was standing and how defeated I felt. </div>
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I had his gift planned and bought for months. </div>
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It was wrapped beneath the Christmas tree, and I was literally just waiting to give it to him. </div>
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Christmas morning came and went and everyone laughed at my almost magical gift. </div>
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The projection for the game was to be in the negative digits. </div>
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Fast forward to this fall, and I bought tickets for the Steelers vs. Browns game. </div>
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We live in Ohio and always get slack for rooting for the Browns, so I was so excited to go to this rivalry game. </div>
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I had my eye on the weather, and it was projected to RAIN!</div>
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First negative digits, now rain!</div>
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We were going, regardless!!</div>
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My favorite Steelers fans!</div>
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The other one is in Heaven!</div>
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I pretty much grew up as the only girl in my dad's family!</div>
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There were other girls, but they didn't live around us, so I grew up watching every sport there was. </div>
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I gained a passion for the Steelers from my grandma and my dad!</div>
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I can still remember the day that she passed. I let her know that the Steelers lost the night before and Alex was ragging on them since he's a Browns' fan!! Booo!</div>
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I thought she might open her eyes or squeeze my hand to that. </div>
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She didn't-she had Jesus to meet!</div>
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Here we are at our seats watching our team warm up!</div>
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The girl above sat right beside us!</div>
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The atmosphere at the stadium is incredible!</div>
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We jumped up basically after every single play!</div>
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Everyone was cheering and rooting, and I just love that!</div>
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I'm sharing another tried and true recipe today!</div>
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This one is from a cake I made for my mom's birthday. </div>
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I wanted to make something for her, so I opted for a spice cake since that's her favorite!<br />
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It's simple and easy and tastes delicious in the end!</div>
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1 Box Yellow Cake Mix</div>
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1 tsp. ground cinnamon</div>
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1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg</div>
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1/2 tsp. ground allspice</div>
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1. Mix cake mix and spices together.<br />
2. Add ingredients on the cake box plus extra egg and beat on low for 1 minute.<br />
Change speed to medium and mix for 2 more minutes.<br />
3. Pour batter into greased bundt cake pan.<br />
4. Bake according to package.<br />
5. Let cake cool for 10 minutes<br />
6. Invert and let finish cooling.<br />
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7. In saucepan, combine brown sugar, cream and butter.<br />
8. Stir over low heat until butter is melted.<br />
9. Turn heat to medium and bring to a boil while stirring. Boil for 3 minutes, and then remove from heat.<br />
10. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla.<br />
11. Stir until smooth and drizzle over cooled cake.<br />
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*Credit to Chocolate, Chocolate and more for this awesome recipe!</div>
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This recipe was so light and sweet!<br />
I wanted to eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!<br />
Enjoy it with a nice glass of milk!<br />
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Hey There!<br />It's been a super busy October! </div>
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I always feel like I'm going strong in the blog world and then one thing pops up and soon it's another thing and then it's a few weeks and I haven't made a single post!!</div>
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We started out October in NYC!</div>
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It was Fair Break, so we enjoyed an extended weekend in the Big Apple. </div>
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A few weeks later I headed to D.C. with our 8th graders!<br />It always seems like it's a great idea to go as a chaperone, and then by the third day I remember why I have second thoughts every year!</div>
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This year was eventful, and not so much in a good way. </div>
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We were busy as chaperones!</div>
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After getting back from D.C. I recovered a bit before heading off to see my favorite team play!</div>
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My dad, brother and I headed to Pittsburgh to watch our team take on the Cleveland Browns!</div>
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I was back home for a few days before heading to the amazing Business Boutique in Nashville!</div>
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What an inspiring and motivating conference!<br />I loved this so much!</div>
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We are back home and enjoying life in the village. </div>
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All this being on the go, or maybe it's just life as a teacher has me down with a cold. </div>
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I spent the weekend catching up on grading, watching Hallmark movies and more Hallmark movies and enjoying relaxing on the couch for once. </div>
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I'm hoping to share more about our travels and some great fall recipes when I get a chance to get all caught up!</div>
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-82314793907972961212018-10-24T04:30:00.000-04:002018-10-24T04:30:02.308-04:00Workout Wednesday: 30 Minutes Full Body Workout to Burn Calories!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today I have another great workout for you that only takes 30 minutes including a warm-up and cool-down.<br />
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It's from PopSugar Fitness.<br />
I've really grown to love these videos over the summer.<br />
I used to be a huge fan of Jillian Michaels, but they took her videos off of YouTube, so now I'm Team Anna!<br />
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It starts with a 10 minute warm up to stretch and get your muscles moving.<br />
Then, you do three circuits.<br />
Each circuit has three moves and you do each of them twice.<br />
You go through the circuit once and then repeat it and move on to the next circuit.<br />
You end with 2-3 minutes of stretching.<br />
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I love that you don't get too bored with these moves because you are moving on to the next move before you have time to get bored, and then you get to come back to it again for the second time around in case you were struggling with it or didn't get to master it on the first time around.<br />
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My favorite circuit is the second one.<br />
I love the V-ups and side to side jumps!<br />
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When you're done, you will be wringing wet and feeling good!<br />
Try it out!<br />
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ReachingBeyondMediocrityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360955093958135763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121104676297076303.post-68650093636391682302018-10-19T04:30:00.000-04:002018-10-19T04:30:09.052-04:00Friday Favorites:Travel, Greenery, Cakes, Teacher Memes<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Friday!<br />
It's a Friday Favorites kind of day!<br />
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As always, I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a>, <a href="http://www.graceandloveblog.com/" target="_blank">Narci</a> and <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a>. </div>
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We're sharing our favorites from the week.</div>
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Travel Meme</h3>
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One of my co-workers sent this to me over the weekend!<br />
I laughed and couldn't agree more!</div>
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So many of my friends have either had a baby or are having their second baby.</div>
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One co-worker just announced she was pregnant and here I am determining where we will vacation to next year!</div>
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I love children, but I'm just not ready quite yet. </div>
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I don't want to look back and say "Wow, I wish we would have done that!"</div>
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Trying to live with no regrets, so that means being an older parent, and coincidentally enough my parents were older parents. </div>
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I'm a-okay with it!</div>
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Winter Wreaths/Garland</h3>
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I'm looking for some outdoor wreaths/garland. </div>
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I've found a few options that I like but still can't decide which one is my favorite.</div>
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Take a look and let me know which one is your favorite!</div>
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They're all from <a href="https://www.balsamhill.com/" target="_blank">Balsam Hill</a>.<br />
I've heard of and seen Balsam Hill before, but I was reminded of it yet again while I was watching Hallmark movies over the weekend.<br />
I'm totally open to a different brand, but here's my worry.<br />
I've seen and attempted to buy, even bought other pine products in the past and they show up and look super fake!<br />
I want something that looks real and is of good quality!<br />
If you know another brand that falls into that category, please let me know!!<br />
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This was a busy baking week in our kitchen. </div>
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I needed to make two cakes for a church dinner on Wednesday, so I thought why not make something for the 8th grade team meeting that I would be hosting in my room that day as well. </div>
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I ended up with Snickerdoodle cupcakes (from <a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank">Shay's</a> bundt cake book) for the team meeting because it's much easier to grab something and eat in a school setting than it is to sit and eat with a fork. </div>
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From there I decided to make the same cake recipe but in bundt cake form for church, along with a chocolate cake with chocolate icing. </div>
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It was a busy night baking, but it's always worth it!</div>
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It was 31 degrees when I left the house on Thursday. </div>
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It's crazy that a week ago it was in the 80's and I was still wearing sleeveless tops. </div>
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On this morning I wore a jacket and booties for the first time this fall. </div>
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I snapped this picture and sent it to my cousin who bought these cute booties for me. </div>
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They are the brand Thursday, so I had to share that I was wearing my Thursday's on Thursday!</div>
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Many of hours and a hot mess later here is the same outfit without the jacket!</div>
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Every week we have a team meeting in one of the teacher's on our team's room. </div>
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It makes me smile and laugh at the same time, and if you're a teacher, you know it's TRUE!</div>
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We are looking to have a somewhat rainy weekend, so I think we are going to try to make the most of this evening and get yard work done and enjoy the outdoors. </div>
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We had a long day on Saturday in the city, so we opted to stay in bed a bit longer and didn't make it back into Manhattan until around noon. </div>
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If you missed my Day One post, check it out <a href="https://reachingbeyondmediocrity.blogspot.com/2018/10/nyc-day-one-2018.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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It was noon and we had just eaten breakfast, but we were already hungry, so when we saw an ice cream truck, we were all in!</div>
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Enjoying our ice cream on a warm September Sunday in the Financial District!</div>
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We meandered around, enjoying the beautiful day and scenery, and then headed up to 42nd Street to hop on the Big Bus for an Upper Central Park tour.</div>
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We rode up Eighth Avenue and around Harlem and then down Fifth Avenue. </div>
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It was beautiful, quiet and stunning!</div>
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Kelly Ripa!</div>
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I didn't want to act like a crazy person, so I waited a bit longer and then said "It's Kelly Ripa and her kids-Joaquin and Lola and their dog-Chewy!"</div>
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We walked back down through Central Park and then headed to Union Square to meet up with Alex's sister and her boyfriend.</div>
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We ate at Max Brenner's Chocolate Shop. </div>
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I had the macaroni and cheese and yummy!</div>
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We got to see Al Roker and shake his hand and then just missed out on Hoda, but we did get to see an interview that she and Savannah did with the founder of a Breast Cancer organization. </div>
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I was standing at the perfect spot to make eye contact with Hoda as they were doing the interview! :)</div>
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We saw Savannah checking her phone and Hoda waved at us!</div>
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Even though we could have stayed in Central Park forever, we took one last stroll and headed for home!</div>
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Hello Staten Island Ferry!</div>
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Our recent trip to NYC might have been our best one yet!</div>
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The really fun part about this is we almost didn't go!</div>
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I felt like there were so many things for us to do at home, but we went away because we're only young once, so might as well do it as we can!</div>
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I woke up bright and early to get ready for the Saturday taping of the Today Show. </div>
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Last year we got ready and trekked into the city only to find out that they weren't taping that day!</div>
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Of. All. Days.</div>
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This year I was smart enough to check the TV Guide when I got up. </div>
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There was a golf tournament instead of the Today Show, so I went back to bed and enjoyed my four more hours of sleep!</div>
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We got up on Saturday, ate breakfast at the hotel and then left for the city. </div>
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Here we are aboard the Staten Island Ferry, ready to head for Manhattan!</div>
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It's always good to see Manhattan for the first time!</div>
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We walked around the lower-east side of Manhattan. </div>
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It is so pretty and family-friendly. </div>
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I always tell Alex that if I lived in Manhattan that this is where I would live!</div>
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We stopped at Brookfield Place for a cupcake!</div>
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Oh my goodness...how delicious! </div>
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This was my favorite dessert all trip!</div>
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So moist and yummy!</div>
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We sat down to eat my cupcake and saw that there was yoga going on. </div>
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How neat to have yoga right there looking out at the water and they even have headsets to hear the instructor!</div>
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The fettuccine alfredo was excellent!</div>
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I'm not sure what the seasoning was, but Alex said it reminded him of what his great-grandma used to make. </div>
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Here we are in Brooklyn looking back at the city!</div>
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Freedom Tower!</div>
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We then headed up to the 86th floor atop the Empire State Building. </div>
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It was such a beautiful night!</div>
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I highly recommend going to the Empire State Building at night. </div>
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The money was so worth it!</div>
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Alex could have stayed for hours!</div>
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And that was Day One. </div>
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I really thought we wouldn't stay in the city that long. </div>
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I brought school work to do and thought we would get back in time to relax and do some of it each night. </div>
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On this night I think I went to bed around 2 and that was just getting back to our room and showering, no school work!</div>
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The city is so fun and busy and there's never a lack of things to do. </div>
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