Fermata Fridays: July 31, 2015

Welcome to this week's installment of my weekly linky party, Fermata Fridays! This is a chance for music education bloggers to share blog posts with readers and bloggers alike, so we can all mingle and learn from each other. Readers, you are going to love all of the awesome blog posts that are out there- I hope you discover some new blogs to follow...

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Teacher Tuesday: Getting To Know You Blog Hop!

Welcome to the final stop in the GTKY blog hop! If you haven't had a chance to see all of the other posts, make sure you follow the link at the end of this post to go back to the beginning and hop through all the wonderful blogs! I am collaborating with several other music teacher bloggers to have a little online mixer! :) We are each answering...

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Mommy Monday: DIY washi tape dispenser

It should come as no surprise to my faithful readers that I love washi tape. I use it to hang pictures, label things, and of course in my planner. I always admired with envy the beautiful dispensers and displays that people had for their washi tapes- they just looked so pretty and organized, and seemed to make it so much easier to find and use the...

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Fermata Fridays: a music education linky party!

Welcome to the first installment of my new weekly linky party, Fermata Fridays! This is a chance for music education bloggers to share blog posts with readers and bloggers alike, so we can all mingle and learn from each other. Readers, you are going to love all of the awesome blog posts that are out there- I hope you discover some new blogs to...

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Teacher Tuesday: why I listen to the radio every day

As a music teacher, people often want to know what kind of music I listen to for fun. In the past my answer was always, "nothing. I enjoy listening to silence when I'm not at work", and it was the honest truth. When you spend all day talking about music, listening to music, performing music, and basically embodying music for hundreds of children, and...

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Mommy Monday: potatoes with rosemary and coconut oil

One of the great things about summer vacation is that I have time to try out new recipes and experiment with my cooking. During the school year I don't have time to think about meals- it's just whatever strikes my fancy from my meal planner. Today's recipe is the result of one of those summer, "hey why don't I try putting some of that in there?" moments...

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Teacher Tuesday: planner tag video!

OK, I promise I'm not going to spend all summer blabbing about my planner... but it is definitely a passion of mine and I get so excited setting mine up for the new school year over the summer! Today I'm excited to be linking up with several teachers for a planner tag. This is a great chance to get ideas for setting up and using your planner from lots...

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Mommy Monday: 4 easy (and delicious!) summer drinks to keep in your fridge

Ah, summer. OK actually I'm not a huge summer fan. I'm just not that into sweating. Or getting sand stuck in places it shouldn't. Or sunburn. With that said, I am a fan of fun drinks, and this summer I have not one, not two, but FOUR drinks that I have been keeping stocked in my fridge for whenever the mood strikes. The best part is they are all pretty...

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Teacher Tuesday: small goals for July

Today I'm linking up again with Jennifer from The Yellow Brick Road blog to talk about my small goals for July! Click on the picture to go see all of the linkups from other teachers, and get some inspiration and ideas to set goals for yourself this summer too! I think setting small goals is always good practice- it helps keep me motivated and...

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Planner Tag!

This blog is just bubbling over with excitement lately! Today I'm excited to announce that Jennifer from The Yellow Brick Road and I are starting a planner tag next week! What is a planner tag, you ask? Basically it is a "get to know you" activity for our planners! :) If you don't know by now, Jennifer and I share a love of paper planners. Planners...

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Mommy Monday: holiday planning- Christmas in July!

OK I know it's sounds crazy to be talking about planning for the winter holiday months right now, but hear my out! Today I want to share with you the new system I started using last year that made the holiday season a little bit easier for me. So let's start with why I begin planning for the winter holidays in July. The main reason is my job...

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Plan With Me Sundays

Well hello there, everyone! Today I'm linking up with Kreative in Kindergarten and Keeping up with Mrs. Harris to share an update on my planner set up. Make sure you check out all of the linkups below to see all of the other amazing planners. And *cough* make sure you read all the way to the end for a special surprise that rhymes with "biveaway"...

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