This is the time of year, where I would typically write some excuse why I was too busy to post. Going to skip the excuses and go straight to the images. Adding a new album widget to the bottom right in addition to a couple of summer images here.
This has been my mantra for the last month or so. In fact, it’s been the consistent thread running through my life. I first realized it on a plane at 35,000 over the mid-Atlantic states. The hum of the engine, an entire row to myself and my iPod. I only put my “gotta hear” songs on the tiny device. Somewhere half way to Baltimore REM’s “Nightswimming” came on, something about the peace and quiet mixed with the rolling piano riff and…
To my students, I know that we have only been back to school for a week or two, but I there are a few things I want you to know. First and foremost, I am not an overly emotional, wear my heart on my sleeve kind of person. However, this does not mean that I don’t care about you. I take my time getting to know each and every one of you. The best relationships are built over time. I…
February was a blur. Not because it’s the shortest month of the year, but because I spent the entire month fighting a virus much like pneumonia. This plague hit the first weekend in February and reared it’s ugly head when I landed from a flight back to Louisville. I was unable to breathe after landing and went to immediate care the next morning. I had a bad feeling about the doctor when he wanted to assume I had the flu…
I admit it. I am blog shaming. However, I am shaming myself. I have neglected this blog far too long. I have been writing, in fact, I have been writing a lot. Some days are like a walk in the park, and some days are like a roller coaster ride. Today was the latter. The morning started off on a low. I would say that throwing up in the school parking lot before going it definitely ranks as a low….
During the month of November, it’s hard to browse social media without seeing the “What I am thankful for” posts. While it’s nice to see such positivity being shared, I tend to tune them out by mid-November. It’s not that I don’t appreciate my friends’ good fortune, I just tire of the monotony. Yes, I did it one year, but only once. This year I decided to do something new and try to do something for others as many days…
The holidays are an especially difficult time for me. Not because I suffer hardship as too many people do, but because I see those who suffer and it pains me. I have been truly lucky. I have family who loves me, a warm place to sleep, food to eat and a job I enjoy. However, this time of year, I think often about those not so fortunate. This time of year emphasizes the gap between the haves and have nots…
Working at a school with balanced calendar means that my summer is short…really short…way too short. In an attempt to maximize what little time I had off, I decided to go where ever my whims took me. Just because the 2014 school year ended, my summer hadn’t quite yet begun. There was a yearbook to finish…and for the second year in a row my amazing staff finished the yearbook two weeks early. I am one lucky yearbook adviser! After a…
As 2103 draws to a close, I wanted to look back on some of the books I read this year. I didn’t do as much reading as would have liked, in fact, reading more is on my list for 2014. However, I did manage to read the third book in the Game of Thrones series and Revenge Wears Prada the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. Of the dozen or so books I read this year, two books seemed to…
November…the month we traditionally give thanks for all of the good things in our lives was a busy one. Last year, I was one of those people who made the daily facebook post detailing what I was thankful for on each particular day. Instead of rehasing each day, I am going to choose two highlight two things for which I am thankful. The first being my family. I am one of the lucky ones who has a family with with…
