Writing While Waiting: What is your favorite restaurant?
Quick blog about why Lebanon’s Cafe is my favorite restaurant
Nerdy Lifestyle: Everyday Life Through a Nerdy Lens
Nerdy life doesn’t start at the theme parks or the convention center — it’s what happens in between.
This is where we share the everyday moments that shape our fandom‑filled life as a Louisiana family of two teachers and one endlessly curious kid. From nerdy parenting wins and classroom creativity to local New Orleans stories, music, pop culture, and the hobbies that fill our home, this pillar captures how fandom shows up in real life.
In Nerdy Lifestyle, you’ll find:
- Nerdy parenting stories and lessons learned at home
- Teaching adventures that bring creativity and fandom into the classroom
- New Orleans stories with a nerdy or pop‑culture twist
- Music, media, and pop culture that inspire us beyond the screen
- Travel tips and life lessons that support our Disney and convention experiences
This is the connective tissue of our site — the life that supports our Disney adventures and convention coverage, and the place where being nerdy is simply part of who we are.
Writing While Waiting: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I answer this in my latest Writing While Waiting series…spoiler: retired.
Writing While Waiting: Everyday Things That Bring Happiness
5 everyday things that bring you happiness include my family and my cpap machine. You have to have a good night’s sleep!
Writing While Waiting: Describe something you learned in high school?
Describe something you learned in high school. For me, it was learning about people. If try to know someone, they tend to trust you.
Writing While Waiting: One Positive Change in Your Life
Daily prompt: Writing While Waiting: One Positive Change in Your Life. Writing has been the biggest positive change I’ve made recently.
Overcoming Infertility Together
For five years, we tried having a child. Here is how we handled overcoming fertility together. And a word of advice to advice givers.
Writing While Waiting: What’s the most fun way to exercise?
In our writing while waiting series, we tackle the idea of the most fun way to exercise. Is there really a fun way to exercise?
Podcasts as a Learning Tool
Podcasts, as a learning tool, are hard to beat, whether for personal use or classroom use. I plan on using them more in my classes.
Writing while Waiting: Reading Books Over and Over Again.
Answering a prompt about reading books over and over again while waiting in the car for my daughter’s dance class to conclude