After a summer filled with decluttering, this book could not have been read at a better time. Could you go a year without buying anything new other than consumables?

Talk Nerdy To Me® shares what it is like to be diagnosed with Autism and Synesthesia late in life. (I 👀 auras and 👂 vibrational energy)

Now I know that the back-to-school outfits, supplies and haircuts are important but here is one other area that I would recommend working on a week in advance too: Preparing them emotionally for the transition.

Get your own free wall art with this fun printable: talk nerdy to me. Available in six colors - and completely free for personal use.

Smart, scintillating reads are hard to find — especially when you like your protagonists nerdy. Author Lev Grossman offers three great reads for the geeks in all of us.

You know when you see or hear some tough news? You might feel helpless to make a difference. Maybe you live too far away. Maybe you don't have a lot of spare time. Here are three practical ways to help that take just a minute to an hour of your time: 1. Donate blood. We grew up seeing my mom faithfully give blood every 56 days. We also saw her as the recipient of blood transfusions as she went through her breast cancer treatments. It takes about one hour of your time and can truly help those in need. For more information, check out this link. When my mom could no longer donate due to her diagnosis, the five of us sisters donated in her name to get her to her 50th donation. 2. Give of your money. Christie is an amazing writer over at So Here's Us. She is also going through a really rough year as their daughter Becca has leukemia. The money raised on this site is being used to pay for someone to clean their home over the next year so that it's just one less thing to worry about. 3. Check to make sure you are an organ donor here. My uncle and my best friend's brother are the recipients of organ donations. It SAVES lives. Do you have any other advice to offer? Have a great week. Love, Louise

Podcast popularity has really surged in the last year. With thousands of shows out there it can be intimidating getting started and finding shows that you really love. Today I’m […]

I really did not like my life from the ages of 12-14. There were times that I was bullied and in turn I hurt others. Life is so hard at that age, you really don't need to hear from someone that you are fat or that you should do things you don't want to in order to maintain friendships

This year my kids will be handing out Valentine's Day magnets instead of cards

Hiya crafty peeps! Guess what? It's time for a new clear release over at Some Odd Girl and I am so excited to share it with you! You could say it's the Age of the Geek right now and Kristy drew up the perfect images to fit right in- plus sentiments that totally rock my socks off too :) Today we're showing off Nerdy Kody...if you like your guys complete with glasses and laptop then you are in total luck. Plus the sentiments in this set are beyond fun- like the one I used here, Talk Nerdy To Me. I decided to try something a little different for those non-colorers out there and tried stamping with a colored ink onto kraft cardstock. I think it gives a totally cool effect and I'm sure I'll try this again... Anyway, make sure you stop on by the Some Odd Girl blog to check out some more amazing inspiration from the team and then pop on into the shop to pick up this nerdy little gem all for yourself! And make sure to stop by tomorrow to see the little nerds partner in crime- Geeky Gwen- in action! Thanks for stopping by to visit!

I am who my students think: a total nerd, devoted to teaching English language arts. These are my favorite, deeply nerdy posts!

Tumblr Thread: Magenta Isn't A Real Color - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.

Netflix has posted the most savoured and devoured shows of 2017. What made the list?

Are you looking for ways to develop self-confidence? You're not alone. Confidence is the backbone of success, and it's not as elusive as it may seem. Studies

It is unbelievable the amount of information at our fingertips with our handheld devices. Most of it is opinion after opinion and it can get to be too much. How do you limit your usage?

I am who my students think: a total nerd, devoted to teaching English language arts. These are my favorite, deeply nerdy posts!

It's really hard to be an abuse survivor and see no accurate representations of what it is like on TV, but damn does 'Jessica Jones' deliver.

Exploring locally and beyond with my kids, hubby, and trusty Canon.

Now, more than ever, kids have easy access to pornographic images with the click of a button. Did you know that more than 1 in 5 searches on mobile devices is for pornography? More than half of boys and one third of girls see their first pornographic image by the age of 13. Good Pictures Bad Pictures helps to porn-proof your kids.

Are you looking for ways to develop self-confidence? You're not alone. Confidence is the backbone of success, and it's not as elusive as it may seem. Studies

Heading on a road trip with a preschooler? These are "must have" items for your vehicle.

Breonna, Houston Moms Blog contributor, talks about her love of books and moms taking time to read.

It's another week of Book Talk Thursday, and I hope you are ready for another Virginia Readers Choice book! Today I am actually presenting at the Virginia State Reading Association (VSRA) conference w

Growing up, I was known as the “quiet, nerdy kid”. I didn’t talk much during meals, at school, or social gatherings. Often, people thought I was anti-social or lacking presentation skills. Some of my

Find the right nanodegree program for you. Start Learning Have you ever had to rename a file? What about 50? Or 1000? At some point, the only reasonable solution is to write a program to do the renaming for you. At Udacity, we run into this problem pretty frequently. Have you ever wondered how the …

“What would you like on your burger?” “Whatever you want me to have” was the reply to my lovely chef of a husband. By the end of each day, I cannot make another decision. I will eat whatever is on that burger and enjoy it because the energy I save from not thinking about it can go towards eating my food.

I asked my three-year-old daughter what things a good daddy does.

The wonderful world of Netflix always has something to offer for each and every person – I seriously can't keep up! I love asking what people are watching and adding it to my list. There's always a series to look forward to with new seasons coming out or new shows all together!

This blog post contains two activities to engage disinterested students in your lessons. Use the class coach and the student helpline in any subject.

It took me many years to feel comfortable with my approach to the Canterbury Tales Prologue. It was one of those texts that I appreciated because of the artful humor in the spot-on observations of humanity, but students didn’t seem to connect with it, despite the (misguided) efforts I made with my fellow 12th grade teachers to draw parallels to modern American society. Truthfully though, we dissected the text in ways that were tedious and didn’t do much in the way of building students’ skills for analyzing literature. I was never quite satisfied with my approach until I set time aside to explore what could be the most valuable skills and concepts students could learn from

New video from TED-Ed. In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house on Lake Geneva: Who could write the most chilling ghost story? This question sp…

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