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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 2, 2017 | Back to School, Kids & Family
Wow, can you believe it’s already time to start your back to school shopping? It’s crazy, how fast the summer flies by, isn’t it? This year, my son starts cyber school, so my school supplies list is a little different than usual. Okay, a lot...
by Nicole Etolen | Feb 9, 2017 | Kids & Family, Back to School
Have you ever thought about homeschooling? Without getting into politics, I’ll tell you that it’s been on my mind a lot the last few days and leave it at that. I know a lot of parents who homeschool for many different reasons, but up until recently, it was...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 10, 2016 | For the Home, Back to School
Once upon a time, my son actually went to bed early, slept through the night and woke up feeling refreshed & ready to face his day. Okay, that’s a total lie. My kid has NEVER slept well, but he did actually manage to go to sleep at a reasonable time and make...
