Happy New Year! A new year is under way, which is certainly cause for celebration! Another year to live, learn, grow, love, experience, and to just be. By the way, rather than January 1st, I actually use my birthday as the starting point of a "new year," because it makes sense to me that way. … Continue reading Five Good Things Right Now
Rainy Day
This is the view outside my classroom right now. It's a rainy morning, the leaves are stunning, and the sky is a soft, misty, gray. Autumn speaks to my soul. Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize. -George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) The … Continue reading Rainy Day
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Thankful
Here in America, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What are you thankful for? It's customary to be thankful for everyday things, like our health, family, and friends. We should indeed cherish those we love, those who are dear to us, and those who warm our heart. Those special people are probably at the top … Continue reading Thankful
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Saudade
“The Portuguese call it saudade: a longing for something so indefinite as to be indefinable. Love affairs, miseries of life, the way things were, people already dead, those who left and the ocean that tossed them on the shores of a different land — all things born of the soul that can only be felt.” … Continue reading Saudade
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The Longevity of Happiness
The following is more like a set of philosophical questions than a blog post, but with all of the tribulation happening all over the world these days, it's something I've been pondering for a while now. I thought I'd throw this out there to the universe and see what happens. How do you take emotions … Continue reading The Longevity of Happiness
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Let’s Get This Three Day Weekend Started
Today starts a 3-day weekend here in America for Labor Day! The hammock, under an old pecan tree in my backyard, is beckoning me and I shall answer its call. The piles of laundry that need washing? They can wait. The students' math tests that I brought home to grade? Maybe I'll get around to … Continue reading Let’s Get This Three Day Weekend Started
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I Tried
Hello and happy Sunday! I'm thrilled to report that my blog has surpassed 8,000 total views since I first started it up! Thank you to anyone who has stopped by at least once, and to my dedicated "regulars," and to everyone who has signed up to follow my blog. I truly appreciate the encouragement and … Continue reading I Tried
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Disneyland Fun
With more and more people getting vaccinated and more places reopening, summer traveling is picking back up. As for us, we recently went to Disneyland! I had actually wanted to do this trip last year, but the pandemic put a halt to everything. Anyhow, it worked out better for us to go this year because … Continue reading Disneyland Fun
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Midsummer Check-In
Being a teacher, I try to spend my summer days relaxing (especially after this particularly stressful and exhausting school year). My summer to-do list starts off with a number of things on it, and although I cross off some of them as the weeks go by, I find myself adding to it and so it … Continue reading Midsummer Check-In
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Looking Back
As of a few days ago, California has officially "reopened" after being on lock-down for the past fifteen months due to covid19. Looking back over these many months, reflecting on the events that happened, the way people responded, and my own experiences through it, I still cannot come up with the right adjective for it … Continue reading Looking Back
Mommyhood and Moxie 