suzette roberts

// Balancing Acts!: Back to School

As usual, September is always a busy/ busier beginning of sorts with our new school year ahead. Welcome! to settling in and creating the routine that works for You and your family. Wishing us all a year of continued respectful and loving engagement, inner peace, and inner freedom to enjoy our many moments and creative endeavours in the classroom and/ or virtually, from home. Recent reads (do read something every day: be it pages of a novel, magazine article, research report, poetry or how-to instructions or a recipe etc...), —and finds from around our web...

 

...  The final portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, (April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022).

...  "There are risks involved, but the payoffs are huge."

...  Can you Spot the difference?

...  How we can encourage our children's joys.

...  A loving mom and one desperate hour! So well done.

...  Every summer I top up on something 'household'; these were it for this year.

 

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// Balancing Acts! 5,4,3,2,1...

Very bedside table worthy! Soft sea salt, and end of the day at the beach marine notes to unwind into sweet evening slumber. Thank you KOA! Recent reads, finds and loves during August...

 

...  A male seahorse releasing its babies; more blackwater dive captures » here.

...  Why frequent breaks are becoming increasingly important in modern times.

...  The Importance! of Empathy in the Workplace (and our Classrooms).

...  Pleasure is good! Acquire a taste for life.

...  ♫ Music for the classroom, quiet work, after work, and our everyday...

...  And, more summer chicken favs: Spicy Pineapple Chicken Bites.

 

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// Happy International Women's Day!~

To all our dedicated Women... Moms, Educators, Nurses, and other leading Ladies uplifting the lives of many, especially our young children, holding down the fort when necessary, and continuing to wear so. many. hats!, Happy International Women's Day to You (Us)! It's Our day and let's celebrate it in fine style (safely). Thank you! for stepping up, taking care of each other and vibrating on a high, positive, and inclusive level. Have an amazingly loving day! A few relaxing links (in and out of the classroom) to enjoy...

// Let Our Holiday Confectionery Begin!

As if it ever goes on hiatus with confectioners and having a sweet-tooth. This year I wanted to try another holiday favourite and dived right in with making my own Homemade Torrone, Round I, test sample (above); a soft and chewy nougat with toasted nuts and freeze-dried strawberries. Soo delicious! and even more exciting with adding a beloved fruit. Last year, here. A great way to celebrate making it to the end of another 'wild' year. What would you make? :) Recent reads and loved finds below...

 

...  Currently admiring the lovely and uplifting artwork of Fares Micue; more here.

...  When you forget the commercial but the funky beat lives on; @ 3:27 onwards...

...  11 Hanukkah crafts for our kids. Happy Hanukkah!

...  Would exercising at 5 am make you a happier person? hmmm, how's 6 am?

...  'Safe to say we're all ready for lots of quiet cozy days this holiday.

...  And, this brisket has me wanting to explore more... December, December.

 

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// Recent Reads, Finds, and Little Pleasures

Last week, I had the foggiest brain moment with the words 'baloney' (/bəˈlōnē/) and 'bologna' ( bə-ˈlō-nē) in the midst of a deep, trying-to-remain-focused conversation that went all over the place, —and then had a really good laugh at myself, after the fact. I hadn't come across the first in ages, or eaten the latter in decades (although it was once my famous go-to lunch sandwich, crispy edges and all from a frying pan). Soon enough, mental images of beautiful Bologna (bō-ˈlō-nyä) were thrown into the mix. So. much. Bologna. Later on that evening, as it still hung onto me, I discovered this fun fact. It surely punctuated things-pronunciation and was enough to remind me of the importance of some warm outdoor sun and longer walks. She's on her way... Recents from around the web...

 

...  More reasons to look out and up.

...  "And yes, sometimes she even scrambles the eggs." :)

...  A fun quiz: Can you complete these sea puns?

...  I'm thinking, aren't we all (a little) at times? #relatable

...  Currently loving these beach house baskets for my workspace.

...  And this 30-Minute no-equipment bodylicious workout! xo

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