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13 Eco-Friendly School Supplies That Won’t Kill the Planet or Your Budget

13 Eco-Friendly School Supplies That Won’t Kill the Planet or Your Budget

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 18, 2019 | Back to School, Kids & Family

Send your kids back to school in style without wreaking havoc on the planet (or your budget!) thanks to these fantastic eco-friendly school supplies!  Did you know that the average school uses around 250,000 pieces of paper in a year? More, actually, since that number...
5 Reasons to Let Kids Make Their Own School Lunch + “The Picky Eater” Wrap Recipe

5 Reasons to Let Kids Make Their Own School Lunch + “The Picky Eater” Wrap Recipe

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 14, 2018 | Back to School, Recipes to Make, Yummy

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boar’s Head. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was in middle and high school, I made my own lunches out of necessity. My mom was a single mother who needed the extra time to get ready for work, and I was an...
15 Incredibly Useful & Unique Handmade Teacher Gift Ideas from Etsy

15 Incredibly Useful & Unique Handmade Teacher Gift Ideas from Etsy

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 1, 2018 | Gift Ideas, Back to School

Want to give your child’s teachers something unique and handmade, but have about as much crafting talent as a puppy? I know the feeling! Thanks to talented crafters on Etsy, though, you can still give your child’s teacher something useful and meaningful...
DIY Back to School Teacher Gift Ideas That They’ll Actually Use

DIY Back to School Teacher Gift Ideas That They’ll Actually Use

by Nicole Etolen | Jul 5, 2018 | Gift Ideas, Back to School

Want to show your child’s new teachers just how much you appreciate them? Give them gifts that they can actually use! Don’t worry, you can still make them yourself with these fun back to school crafts! Can you believe we’re talking back to school...
Five Things Parents Should Know About End-Of-Year Testing

Five Things Parents Should Know About End-Of-Year Testing

by Nicole Etolen | May 24, 2018 | Kids & Family, Back to School

End of the year state testing has pretty much ruined the education system. As many of you may know, I typically opt my son out of our standardized tests. I’ve been doing it since 3rd grade, the first year students take the test in PA. I still remember  when he...
5 Things All Healthy Classrooms Have in Common

5 Things All Healthy Classrooms Have in Common

by Nicole Etolen | Sep 19, 2017 | Back to School, Health & Beauty

I partnered with Lysol to share these things that healthy classrooms have in common. All opinions are my own. Back to school season may be just about over, but another busy season looms just over the horizon. I’m not talking about the holidays (although those...
7 Stunning Back to School Makeup Trends for 2017

7 Stunning Back to School Makeup Trends for 2017

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 16, 2017 | Fashion, Back to School, Health & Beauty

Back to school season is officially underway. If you’re ahead of the game, you already have your pencils and books, but what about this season’s hot new looks? Sorry, I couldn’t resist rhyming. Now you know why I don’t write poetry! Seriously, though, whether you’ve...
5 Back to Campus Essentials That Save Both Time and Space

5 Back to Campus Essentials That Save Both Time and Space

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 11, 2017 | Back to School

Heading back to campus? Don’t forget to take along these 5 essentials that save both time and space! Here we are, back to school season already! While my son still has a little under a month to stay up late and relax all day, most colleges start back before the...
5 Fun Ways to Go Biggerer at Breakfast & Set a Positive Tone for the Whole Day

5 Fun Ways to Go Biggerer at Breakfast & Set a Positive Tone for the Whole Day

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 9, 2017 | Back to School, Yummy

Breakfast doesn’t just fuel you up and give you energy for all of life’s adventures, it also sets the tone for the whole day. Think about how you feel when you grab something quick on the way out the door in a rush versus the times when you sit down with...
This is Why My Son Is Going to Cyber School This Year!

This is Why My Son Is Going to Cyber School This Year!

by Nicole Etolen | Aug 3, 2017 | Back to School, Kids & Family

If you’ve checked out any of my back to school posts so far this season, you may have noticed that I pulled my son from public school and enrolled him in cyber school for this year. It was a huge decision that, honestly, was a long time coming, and I wanted to...
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