Homemade Laundry Detergent

I have always been interested in making my own laundry detergent.  Now that school is out for the summer, I have time to try it out.  I am using a recipe found on http://www.diynatural.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-soap/.  Once done, I will post pictures and commentary.  Interested??  Try it out on your own!

Fabulous Blog for Moms and Dads!

Check out this awesome blog by Jeannette Fender, former high school classmate of mine at Waccamaw Academy during the mid 1990s.  A wife and  stay-at-home mom of two boys, she has suggestions for anything you may have questions about - crafts, parenting resources, blogging, fitness and health.  You will not be disappointed! 

My Teacher Webpage - Check It Out!!

http://www.edline.net/pages/Boys_and_Girls_Home/Classrooms/Christy_Fipps

Photographer’s Self-Portraits in Ballet Skirt Are Weapons in His Wife’s Breast Cancer Battle | Healthy Living - Yahoo! Shine

Photographer’s Self-Portraits in Ballet Skirt Are Weapons in His Wife’s Breast Cancer Battle | Healthy Living - Yahoo! Shine

This is AWESOME!!! Good for him :-)

Staying Motivated | Inside Higher Ed

Staying Motivated Inside Higher Ed

Ways to stay motivated while a graduate student

Indiana Mom Loses Legs After Saving Her Children From Tornado | Fox News

Indiana Mom Loses Legs After Saving Her Children From Tornado Fox News

Amazing story of a mother's courage to put her children first, no matter the cost..

Writing

This past Saturday, I spent the better part of three hours writing a simple 250 - 500 word summary of an educational summary.  Why did it take it so long to complete?  Well, I have not written in the APA style since undergrad, almost 12 years ago, for one thing.  I analyzed and over analyzed that I was plagiarizing my work as well!  Grand Canyon University has a policy in which all students submit papers to a website called Turnitin to check the validity of the student's work.  The lower the number, the better, just like in golf.  My first submission came back with a score of 3 - I was so excited!  I just hope that my next writing assignment will not take as long :-)

Modern Day Slavery

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mansion-servant-enslaved-uber-rich-york-family-six-201707220.html

Modern day slavery - enough said.  What are your thoughts on this atrociousness?

I am so proud of my sister, Heather Nicole Fipps Hardee, for passing her first major exam in Nursing School!

My Relationship Horoscope for Today - Had to Share :-)

"Add a little method to the current madness, and you and your sweetheart will actually come out way ahead of the game. That means taking a more realistic view of the resources and goals you have in mind. "

     -courtesy of Astrology.com

A Major Decision

Hi, I am Christy.  I am a single mom to two wonderful children; Caleb, 8, and Anna-Grace, 4.  

I am in a fabulous relationship with a man named Harvey.  

I teach English, grades 6 - 12, with Columbus County Schools at Boys & Girls Home School.  

I just recently started graduate school to obtain my Masters in Educational Administration.  

This is a new adventure for me, and I thought, "What better way to keep my thoughts straight than writing in a journal.  And just not any journal, but a blog."  So, this is my foray into the world of blogging.  I may rattle at times, but that is me.  

I would love for you to follow my journey 
with me :-)