Bloggy Me

Hello, friends!  Welcome to my first blog post!  I love to read blogs and find new ideas.  Add that to Pinterest and I can get lost in a cyberworld of inspiration.  Here are some of my favorite topics to learn about through the blogging world these days:

Organization

 

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I am in a constant state of reorganization.  We live in a 1000 square foot house and there just never seems to be enough space for everything to "have a place."  I know the solution is to get rid of stuff, but my frugality combined with my Girl Scout-need to be prepared hinders that process!  So I'm contantly on the look-out for ideas to organize especially with our growing family.  My two favorites are iheartorganizing and Organizing Junkie.

Tot School

Carisa over at 1+1+1=1 has hooked me on the idea of Tot School.  Doodlebug is now big enough to do some learning fun with me.  The other day I got out the counting bears and I was amazed at how well she did sorting them into the correct colored cup.  As she continues to grow, I want to do more and more learning activities with her. 

Teaching

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I recently became a stay-at-home mom after 11 years of teaching elementary school.  I will always be a teacher at heart.  I enjoy teaching my little one and look forward to hopefully homeschooling her as she gets older.  I'm also tutoring a friend's sons so I'm constanly on the look-out for great ideas.  Seeing pictures of a colorful classroom still excites me!  (And I love it when the school supplies go on sale in July!)  There are too many great blogs to list here, but my new favorite is Sunny Days in Second Grade.

Craftiness

 

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I have more aspirations in this area than skills.  Cute ideas abound out on the web!  I love to scrapbook and preserve memories.  I also like crafts that are functional.  I've been reading up on sewing and would like to try my hand at that.  I'd love to make some cute pillowcase dresses for Doodlebug.  I'd also like to learn to knit.  

Couponing

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As I mentioned earlier, I'm a pretty frugal person.  So, I'm always on the look-out for a good deal.  I've recently learned to play the drug store game.  Basically, this involves purchasing things your family needs (and occasionally some things you have never tried before) when they are on sale, with a coupon, and with store rewards.  My favorite drug store is CVS because 1.  it's right down the street, 2.  the employees are super sweet  3.  it's easy to learn.  Jenny at Southern Savers has some great CVS tutorials here.

So, those are some of my favorite reading topics at this time.  What do you like to learn about on the web?  What are your favorite blogs?  Leave me a comment below.

Happy reading!