Thanks for stopping by. I'm Janice Marchman. I live in Loveland, CO, with my hubby, two teens, and my dog. Here is my life in a nutshell:

• I lived my childhood as a USAF brat. My Dad was a B-53 pilot. We moved every 2-3 years. My Mom stayed home with my brother and me. I lived in 14 different houses before graduating from Valdosta High School in south Georgia in 1991.

• I was always in the gifted and talented programs as a student and loved Math!

• I studied Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech and earned my degree in 1996. I met my husband, Mike, in a class at Tech. We loved live music,

• Mike and I married and started our family in Sonoma, California. I worked as an engineer for 6 years before staying home to raise kids for 13 years.

• We moved our family to Loveland, CO, in 2004 and have made this our home. I stayed home with my two kids for 13 years. During that time, I became a school board member and publie school enthusiast.

• I returned to engineering in 2015 for a short time and found the demands of a BIG job at a high-tech company didn't combine easily with being the kind of Mom and wife I wanted to. I got my teaching credential in Elementary Education and Secondary Math Education (grades 7-12). I began teaching at Bill Reed Middle School in 2017 and have been there since. I teach Gifted and Talented, Computers and Math.

• During my time raising and teaching teens, I have learned a lot about them and also a lot from them. These kids truly are going to change our world for the better. Have hope! They're loving, smart, and sensible.

• My goal here is to share my life for "amens" and "me toos." Parenting, marriage, teaching, life are so full of complications - I find it best to sit with the feelings and share the humor. "Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile."

• I have come up with an easy system for kids to solve math problems without having to write anything extra - Math it Fast. I am releasing a digital curriculm to improve confidence and competence in foundational math skills for students in grades 4-8 and taking Algebra or Geometry this school year. Join the waitlist here to be the first to see it.

• I can't wait to get to know you and share the highs and lows with you. Hop in my DM or comments anytime. I always try to respond!