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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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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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Love Your Body

February 1, 2019 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Love Your Body

Women, especially moms, are very hard on themselves when looking in the mirror. We seem to have so many negative thoughts about our bodies that we put ourselves in a negative mood. This month, I want us to work on our self talk and find ways to pamper ourselves and put ourselves first! NO GUILT!!…

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Road Trip Snacks in a Bag

March 26, 2018 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Road Trip Snacks in a Bag

Road Trip Snacks! We do not live close to family, so we find ourselves traveling a lot in the car. Most trips are around 10 hours long and I like to just get to our destination. Stopping for food breaks isn’t my thing, so I make snack bags and enough food to last for the…

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Green St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas!

March 11, 2018 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Green St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas!

Holiday’s bring traditions and for each holiday one area that stays consistent is that our food matches our holiday! So for St. Patrick’s Day we make our food green but in a healthier way than using food coloring. I avoid food coloring and have found some fun ways to still make it a fun holiday…

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7 Busting Temptation Tips

February 25, 2018 by Melissa Leave a Comment

7 Busting Temptation Tips

Temptation is EVERYWHERE! It will always be around us but it is up to us to have that control to push past it!! These 7 tips have helped myself and many other challengers in my Facebook Accountability groups. I hope you find a few that will help you be stronger than those temptations! TIP 1…

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Why I love Quinoa! SPOTLIGHT

February 4, 2018 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Why I love Quinoa! SPOTLIGHT

Who loves quinoa?! Me!!! Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. It is also a great wheat-free alternative to grains. Not sure how to say it? It is pronounced ‘keen-wa’ and has twice the protein content of rice or barley! I love this food and use it often in…

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Lemon Juice Ice Cubes

December 6, 2017 by Melissa Leave a Comment

Lemon Juice Ice Cubes

Lemons are in season!!! This is something I started to do in 2016 and it works out wonderfully!! Next time you are at the store pick up an extra bag or two of lemons. They are cheaper when is season, so this is the time to do this! I got this silicone mini muffin tray…

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