Big News!!

Good morning, friends!

I've been realllyyy absent from this little space of mine, and for good reason. Anyone who is a teacher, knows a teacher, or has kids in school knows how busy the end of the year is. There are activities almost every night of the week during the final weeks of school and that left me with no time to blog!

For the last four years I have been privileged to teach at a Title 1 school in Plano, Texas. Coming from the accounting world where I was doing multi-millionaire's taxes (in Plano), to teaching on the opposite side of (the same) town has been the most humbling experience I've ever been apart of.

I've taught kids who were homeless, in foster care, moved to the country less than a year ago, can't read, wear broken glasses, cry because of violence at home, have lost parents, and have witnessed things that NO ten year old should have to witness.

Everyday I went to school as Mrs. Tucker, but I was really mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, counselor, and then teacher to these kids. I was their everything.

With all the love that comes with teaching, there are also sacrifices, and those sacrifices have been very obvious this year. Pouring my heart and soul out each day for kids who literally have nothing left me emotionally and physically drained each and every day and that just isn't fair to Chris or Graham. We've ate a record three million bowls of cereal and had approximately 592 sandwiches for dinner the last year and that is not good for anyone.

So, with all that being said, I'm happy to announce that....

I will now be a stay at home mom!!!

I say that very loosely as my Etsy shop has taken off and left me extremely busy, another reason why the last year has been purely exhausting! I'm also looking forward to revamping this little space of mine in order to bring you all more consistent and relevant content.

Even though I am, honestly, a little hesitant to leave the classroom, I am really excited to be more present for Chris and Graham while he is little!

Thanks for reading and being patient with me as I get my life together, but I'm hoping to be back on a regular basis because FREEDOMMMM!!!

Have a great Monday!