Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

family

little rewards

Stickers. M&Ms. Popsicles (aka. frozen GoGurts). Bubbles. And now donuts. All the little pieces in Miss L’s reward system of trials and errors. Having experience as a classroom teacher truly…

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lifestyle

2 weeks in… 10 weeks to go… (1/2 marathon training)

Hello Week 3 of training! Nice to see you, now that I’m a bit more prepared to handle the early morning wake-up calls (thank you to everyone with the smart…

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lovely

Vancouver, eh?

In April, I get to travel north for a conference presentation and take a little “mini vacay” in the process. Where am I headed this year? I’m off to beautiful…

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lovely

wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
homey

Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
travel

summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
travel

Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
travel

Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!