I realize this is an ad; I still appreciate what they’re saying/acknowledging. 

How was your week, guys? For once, I felt like I found that fabled work/life balance – I got a lot of work done, and found time to see out of town friends, poke around the lake, attend a friend’s outdoor screening of Lemonade, and now we’re up north, celebrating the 4th with small town parades and diners. Now if I can just replicate this every day for the rest of my life. 😉

My favorite stuff from my lovely sponsors:

Desiree is sharing her 10 favorite Summer beach reads (I’m co-signed on #5 and #9) and how she gets rid of a bad mood.

Yesss! When you have a sweet tooth, but it’s also hot: 5 no-bake desserts. #4 would be before for a picnic! Also picnic-appropriate? Anything on this list.

As I’ve probably mentioned a jillion times, I’m a former teacher. Everyone in my family works in education. I really appreciated Jennifer’s post about why she went back to teaching even though she has a successful blog.

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