Author Archives: The Ameri Brit Mom

It’s so nice to start my Friday off with a link-up with the Five Minute Friday community. This is an encouraging collection of bloggers who share a common prompt on Fridays and spend five minutes free writing on the topic–no editing. I’ve met some great writers in this group. I highly recommend you check itContinue reading “Enable: Five Minute Friday”

As a teacher, I have never felt more engaged with my curriculum! During the pandemic, I found a podcast, Brave New Teaching, which was really like finding my people. This is a podcast created by Amanda Cardenas and Marie Morris and it is for teachers who challenge the status quo. For so long I’ve lookedContinue reading “Curriculum Rehab: Teacher Tuesday”

I have chosen to nickname my children ONE and TWO on here to protect their privacy and safety. Today my youngest (TWO) is turning 3 years old! These past three years have been filled with so much joy and laughter. She is such an independent, rambunctious, hilarious, and animated addition to our perfect little family.Continue reading “Happy Birthday TWO”

*This post uses affiliate links Over the weekend I was introduced to a new ethical brand, Save Lands. My husband took me to dinner for some dairy free pizza (at Pies and Pints) and then as a Valentines gift he gave me a bohemian ring set–something I’ve been wanting for a while. Since December, IContinue reading “Save Lands”

Title: Hamlet (print+audio) Author: William Shakespeare Publisher: Folger Shakespeare Library (Audible) Length: 3 hours 32 minutes In the past decade I have not had the chance to add a new Shakespearean play to my log. Admittedly, I don’t turn to Shakespeare to scratch my itch for literature or fiction. I don’t find myself in want of a newContinue reading “Hamlet: A Book Review”

There are a lot of great things happening in the classroom now that we are back to full capacity. One of my aims on here is to give more glimpse into the creative efforts I am putting into my courses. I’ve kept myself sane during pandemic teaching by enjoying the process of CHANGE. I’m tryingContinue reading “Jamboard: Teacher Tuesday”

Here we are a week deep in February and here I am just finally getting these pages done. School is back in full force for me and it’s a been a couple of weeks of hard adjustment. I am stoked to be back in the routine of teaching at full capacity, but my body andContinue reading “February 2021 Bullet Journal”

Last weekend my family ventured to an Ohio State Park. Our destination was Burr Oak in Glouster, Ohio. Each morning we awoke to a fresh blanket of snow and the beauty of a natural winter enveloped us. While at the cabin we did a winter hike (at nearby Ash Cave), swam in the lodge indoorContinue reading “Burr Oak State Park Getaway”

It’s Friday morning and I am sitting with my coffee and computer ready to join my friends over at Five Minute Friday for another weekly prompt. This is such an encouraging community where we write about a common prompt once a week. This week our prompt is Fix. My husband has been working on fixingContinue reading “Fix: Five Minute Friday”