I definitely consider myself a reader and I attribute some of that to the fact that I grew up watching both of my parents read for fun. While there are definitely other factors that play a role, modeling this same behavior for my own daughter is a huge priority for me. As she has grown as a reader there are a few things that I do to both support her and improve my own reading identity. These include things like:

Who doesn’t love a great tshirt?! I’m all about celebrating the season through clothing, and these are all perfect for throwing on under a cardigan for a comfortable day. All links are affiliates. Book Pumpkin tee Fall School Supplies tee Teach Love Inspire tee All Booked tee Pumpkin Pencil tee Cozy Supplies tee

When it comes to summer I start out really strong – plans, structure, solid routines. Every year, without fail, it all fizzles out by August. Then we get really lazy and spend our days doing basically nothing. Sometimes pure laziness is great, but when back to school is just a couple of weeks away it can mean a brutal start as we force ourselves back into all of the routines and responsibilities that come with it. This year I’m trying really hard to make sure that doesn’t happen. For one thing, I’ve planned with this trend in mind. I started the summer with a little less structure and made sure…

Since we’re halfway through summer I thought I’d take a look at our summer bucket list and see what we’ve done and what we still definitely want to do. Summer Bucket List – Already done! Summer Bucket List – Still Need to Do Truly, I could add so many things to this last list – but I’m trying to be realistic! We’ve made it to the point where summer doesn’t feel so endless. What is still on your summer bucket list?

Prime Day gets me every year. There’s always SOMETHING that I just can’t pass up because it truly is a great deal. Here’s what’s on my wish list this year (all links are affiliates).

School is officially out and we just finished one of those weekends that just gives me all of the summer feels. There were celebrations, late nights, laughing with friends and family, pool splashes and a little too much sun. Today I’m sporting new tan lines and typing away while I sit on our patio, ugh it’s just perfection. Everything feels more relaxed, longer days let us slow down a bit, and I know I’m smiling more too. These are all of the summer feels. I know that it’s summer when I can spend too much time reading a book, eat a bowl of fresh fruit for lunch, stay in my…

It’s so easy to look at summer as a never-ending length of time (don’t I wish!), and make way too many plans and goals. This year I’m trying to keep things realistic – but I also have projects that I really want to complete! Here’s what’s on my list for the summer: