As I wrap up another school year, Marine CSI's 8th to be exact, I have to reflect on some pretty hard truths. This was the second year where fall has been lighter than spring and winter programs just didn't happen at all. If it were not for a new homeschool co-op partnership, I wouldn't have done any fall programs. Where I used to see that as failure, I now take it in stride as a learned lesson (or two, or three). I had to ask for financial help from places I did not want to

Southeastern NC got its first snow of the year over the weekend and Mother Nature did not fail this season. While this northerner-turned-southerner moved specifically to get away from the cold, snow, and ice, I found myself anticipating the frosty, snowy precipitation. In fact, when every county around us started to get snow, and little old Wilmington did not, I was definitely a bit upset. The main reason for moving south was not to entirely avoid snow altogether; it was to

Although I'm not much for trends, Spotify did us all a favor this year, giving us a way to literally "wrap" up the year and bring attention to what we've accomplished (or in their case listened to). It is not my intention to get onto any bandwagons, because I'm literally the opposite of trendy or popular, but here it goes. Marine CSI: Coastal Science Investigations has been in business since 2014, with the introduction of large books of marine science lessons for teachers. In

Kimberly teaches at Cape Fear Academy ACE As a woman business-owner, I'm not afraid to express some of the challenges that I face on the...