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Melissa
@anandadaydream.bsky.social
Mom. Small shop owner. Art and music and forest life. Decent cook, lazy gardener, voracious reader. She/her. North Carolina, USA. 🏳️‍🌈 cyanandsepia.com
So I guess it's Salad #7 that's today's 7 Layer Salad! Presentation very nice but wow the first couple servings were a mess to get out lol. Boys liked (eggs and bacon), though they did pass me all their tomatoes. Served with some homemade chicken strips, but prob didn't need to, it's a HEAVY salad.
August 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thought I popped in to update the thread, guess I didn't whoops. Salad #6 was knockoff Applebee's Oriental Chicken (I love, surprisingly the boys were put off by the crispy noodles). I might have skipped July? Can't seem to find one in photos/on list...
August 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Salad #5: Niçoise! I read up on all the ingredient controversies and then just went with Budget Bytes' version in the end haha. Not our fave (for different reasons among each of us), but definitely a solid meal of a salad! Tuna a better fit than I expected.
May 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Happy birthday! Thanks for spreading the good vibes yet again! I run Cyan & Sepia, link with all the clickable links is cyanandsepia.com

💙 Cyan & Sepia : Customized print-your-own / digital event stationary
🤎 Cyan & Sepia Home : Handmade lace crochet jewelry and decor
May 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Our school is a Title 1 school where all students qualify for free and reduced lunch. This area rug will give our classroom purposeful learning environments that encourage the love of learning and reading." www.donorschoose.org/project/the-...
The Reading Rug, a project from Mrs. Owens
Help me give my students a designated place to sit when learning on the floor. My students need a place to sit while learning and reading on the floor. We are requesting an area rug. This area rug ...
www.donorschoose.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Reading with Autism: Help me give my students learning supplies to develop a new reading academic station." www.donorschoose.org/project/read...
Reading with Autism, a project from Mrs. Owens
Help me give my students learning supplies to develop a new reading academic station. I would like to create new reading group in my classroom for my students with Autism. My students are in a self...
www.donorschoose.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"These book sets will not only capture their imaginations but also strengthen their reading comprehension, critical thinking, and empathy." www.donorschoose.org/project/igni...
Ignighting Literacy Igniting Literacy: Books to Spark Curiosity and Connection!, a project from Ms. Knapp
Help me give my students engaging book sets that spark curiosity, enhance literacy skills, and build a lifelong love for reading! I love my students' endless curiosity, resilience, and enthusia...
www.donorschoose.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'll thread some bookish projects near me. Tiny donations and shares ABSOLUTELY HELP! Just letting teachers know their endless dedicated work is seen, y'know? (But also honestly if you've been in an elementary classroom, you've seen what amazing tools wiggle seats and carpets with squares are.)
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
(And yes, that is an awfully large gap in the doorframe. Luckily this is in the sunroom, which is enclosed but a secondary addition to house, there's another set of doors between it and interior. I tried patching it one year but carpenter ants came in and threw all my caulk back at me.)
May 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM