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My VIPKID Teaching Journey! (The Early Bird Gets the Worm)

May 22, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

My VIPKID Teaching Journey! (The Early Bird Gets the Worm)

FEAR kept me from this job opportunity for over 6 months! I had a friend share about how amazing it was but the fear of teaching foreign students English online and passing the long interview process scared me. I also had fear that I would not be good at it because I had not taught…

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12 Quarantine Ideas for the Family

May 5, 2020 by Melissa 2 Comments

12 Quarantine Ideas for the Family

Since March 13, 2020 my three kids have been doing their distance learning from home. I have a 7th grader, 5th grader and 1st grader. They each learn in different ways and are very far apart in age with what they are learning. My oldest is very structured and organized, so she is pretty self…

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A Quarantined Mother’s Day

May 5, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

A Quarantined Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is this weekend! Wow! I actually am surprised I even knew that fact because normally I am not sure what month or day I am in. HAHA! Each day looks like the last in quarantine but we are having fun in the Bair House! I thought I would share some of my ideas…

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My Favorite Green Apple Smoothie

May 4, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

My Favorite Green Apple Smoothie

My mom was visiting and made this green apple smoothie. The kids drank it up and asked for seconds! I loved the flavor as well and it has since been a staple in our house. We change the original recipe up from time to time depending what we have on hand. Here are a few…

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Neighborhood ZOO Walk!

May 3, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Neighborhood ZOO Walk!

This is a great idea anytime but with us quarantined at home currently, this is a fun idea to get kids and adults out of the house walking and learning about different animals. I got the idea from a friend that posted her neighborhood doing it. I then threw the idea out to my own…

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Quick Veggie filled Stir-Fry

February 4, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Quick Veggie filled Stir-Fry

I was trying to come up with a meal that was quick and used my head of green cabbage and some of my big carrots I had in my fridge. I searched the web and found this delicious and simple recipe that I had all the ingredients for!! Yay! Thank you I Food Real!! Go…

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My “Netflix” for Workout Programs

January 1, 2020 by Melissa 2 Comments

My “Netflix” for Workout Programs

Being a busy mom leaves not much time for me to take the drive to the gym. I barely have the focus to get out for a run, well, probably because I don’t like running. To be honest, I did not work out until my third child was 1 years old. Nutrition was always my…

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10 Indoor Family Fun Ideas

January 1, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

10 Indoor Family Fun Ideas

The winter brings many cold days that make going outside not enjoyable. Instead of becoming focused on electronics, have a fun bin of games and activities for the family to do something together. Not just the kids!! Parent involvement too! You will be surprised on the response from the kids once you start hanging out…

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Top 5 Necessities

December 31, 2019 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Top 5 Necessities

Some people call them priorities but to play off of my website name I am going to call them my necessities for a happy and healthy life. It is important to have some grounding necessities to help focus where your time should be spent. Our time is precious and looking around we seem to fill…

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Thanksgiving Food Favorites!

November 25, 2019 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Food Favorites!

I will start off saying, I am no cook! I do well following recipes and substituting better ingredients where I feel need it. These are a few recipes we have been using for a few years and the family likes them, so they are becoming a tradition to always have on the Thanksgiving table. 🙂…

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Recent Posts To Check Out!

  • My VIPKID Teaching Journey! (The Early Bird Gets the Worm)
  • 12 Quarantine Ideas for the Family
  • A Quarantined Mother’s Day
  • My Favorite Green Apple Smoothie
  • Neighborhood ZOO Walk!

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