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10 on the 10th 09.2020

September 10, 2020

10 on the 10th 09.2020: School Days

Loverlies, thank you for joining me for today’s 10 on the 10th 09.2020 post. Just in time for back to school, we are answering 10 school days-themed questions.  There is so much craziness associated with back-to-school this year.  Masks, disinfecting wipes and sanitizer are at the top of every school supply list.  There’s the learning […]

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10 on the 10th 09.2020

September 3, 2020

School Days: Questions for September’s 10 on the 10th

Sweet friends, sharing the questions for September’s 10 on the 10th post.  I tell you, these days are just slipping away like sands through an hour glass!!  I meant to put together this post the first day of the month.  But here we are, 3 days in and I am just getting my act together.  […]

Filed Under: Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #10onthe10th, #BacktoSchool, #SchoolDays

10 Back-to-School Must Haves

August 10, 2017

10 Back-to-School Must Haves

Hello, gals! Linking-up with Erin at Perfectly Port for her “1o on the 1oth” series.  Today’s prompt:  10 Back-to-School Must Haves”.  As of this moment, I don’t even have the first substitute librarian assignment, so I may not be going back-to-school for sometime!  But when I do get that first call this year to cover […]

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August 26, 2016

Love Me Some Dollar Tree for Back-to-School

Hey gals, Talking today about some goodies I discovered earlier this week at our neighborhood Dollar Tree.  Right up front just wanna say that this is in no way a sponsored post.  I just love me some Dollar Tree.  That simple. As a (former) librarian and (current) librarian sub, I like to decorate the libraries […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create, Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #BacktoSchool, #DollarTree, #Substitutelibrarian

August 20, 2015

My Fashion Haus: Thursday Fashion Files Link-Up, #2, Back to School Looks

  Fashionistas, I am so glad you are here! Linking-up today with Jill at Doused in Pink and Carrie at Curly, Crafty Mom for their Thursday Fashion Files collaboration.  This is only the second time I have joined them but want to make a concerted effort to try to hook up with these gals once a month. […]

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