Author: Daphne McMenemy

Leadership matters…we’ve all heard that before.  Maybe we’ve said it.  But what does it mean?  Why is it important? For anyone who follows me on social media, you know that I’ve spent the last six months editing books with Code Breaker Inc.  It’s been quite a ride.  I’ve met a huge amount of influential and…

I started writing Gracie this time last year. I sat in my backyard in July of 2019 and my phone pinged. It was the DM that would change my course of life moving forward.  A quick four message exchange was all it took. I stepped so far outside my comfort…

Monday, March 9th, 2020…the news was riddled with COVID19 stats about the global impact it was beginning to have.  Different countries were being affected and leaders from all over the world were beginning to take measures to stop the spread and protect their people.  Tuesday, March 10th, 2020…conversations happening at school…

We’ve been at this whole distance education/remote learning thing for just about 12 weeks. In a matter of days, we flipped our classrooms from a face to face learning environment for 28 four-, five- and six-year-olds, to delivering a program completely online.  So, what did that look like? For me,…

What started as a Twitter thread has now become a blog post. Home schooling, distance learning, remote learning, whatever you call it, in this house, it’s been a struggle. Never a battle mind you because I just don’t have the energy for that, but it’s a daily, guilt-ridden struggle. Why? Because…

Anyone who knows me knows I love to make, build, craft and create. I could spend hours with scissors and glue, pencils and markers, photos and a collage app or just put me in front of a computer and I’ll find something to create. This past weekend as I checked…