Today is my blog's anniversary! 🎉 Ten years ago, I started this blogging experiment/journey with my first post, simply and boringly titled Introduction. Not my best writing, to be honest, but we all have to start somewhere. Some of you dear readers have been with me since the beginning, while some of you have only … Continue reading 10 Years!
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Holiday Reading
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which marks the official start of the holiday season here in the US. Even though the hustle and bustle of the holidays can get hectic and stressful, I love this time of year. The leaves on the trees are so beautiful, the weather is crisp in the morning and pleasant in the … Continue reading Holiday Reading
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More Good Things
Like many of us do, back in January I was thinking about the new year. We never know what the year will bring, but all of the days that go by inevitably add up to the ups and downs, the adventures and trials, and just the ordinary and extraordinary happenings of life. I wrote a … Continue reading More Good Things
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Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul
It seems like one of the major buzzwords of the Covid pandemic was "self-care." In today's blog post, we're going to talk about the importance of self-care, and find ways to create more balance between the mind, body, and soul. More often than not, life is hectic when you're an adult. Different responsibilities present themselves … Continue reading Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul
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S’mores
It's that time of year again: summer time! Time for barbecues, hammocks, lots of wonderful fresh fruit, traveling, ice cream, and lounging by the pool. Many people go camping during the summer or find other ways to explore the great outdoors. It seems to be an American tradition. With that being said, summer and camping … Continue reading S’mores
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Thoughts on a Good Day
Here's a sort of poem in free verse for today. When my heart speaks, I listen and write. The world is an amazing and beautiful place. God is great, grand, and magnificent. Life is a miraculous adventure with many forks in the road. Good conversation is flowing, swirling energy. Happiness is little things and big … Continue reading Thoughts on a Good Day
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Being a Teacher
Since maybe the beginning of humanity, teachers have certainly had their hands full and have been held to ever-increasing standards. The past couple of years have been especially rough for us. Teaching on Zoom was no fun. School shootings are a frightening reality no one ever wants to face, and my heart breaks again and … Continue reading Being a Teacher
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Hummingbird
It's interesting, and oftentimes curious, just how significant something small and unassuming can become in our every day life merely by its unexpected presence. The same can be said about something such as a splinter, but this post is about something much more beautiful, elegant, and delightful: a hummingbird. Symbolism doesn't play a huge part … Continue reading Hummingbird
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Five Good Things Right Now
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
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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
Moxie and Mishaps 