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…
I am in a rut. There it is. I said it. Now what do I do about it. I had one of the best summers I can remember. I tried new things, I traveled. I lunched. I wrote. Now it’s back to the daily routine of school. I am one of those people who truly does not thrive amidst routine. I need novelty and variety. This could be why I rarely teach the same lessons from one semester to the…
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…
I am sure most everyone has seen this hashtag recently. I first saw it last fall, and I admit I didn’t think much about it. I thought it was similar to the annual November social media “Things I am thankful for ” blitz. Again, not giving it much thought, I kept seeing #100happydays on facebook, twttier, and most notably, on instagram. People I actually knew, and liked, were doing it! So, I decided to check it out. It’s a real…
I knew I hadn’t logged on here in too long, but I had no idea how long. Almost two months. Although, I haven’t been writing here, I have definitely been writing. I volunteered to write an entry for my sorority’s national blog site. Summer has arrived and I will be more dedicated to writing and to reading. I have been keeping up with with my New Year’s resolution. barely. My first week of summer is dedicated to finishing up The…
My New Year’s resolution was to read more. I set my goal as at least two books a month and by posting here I can hold myself accountable. I am happy to say I am still on track! 2014 Book Total: George Washington’ Secret Six looking for alaska Fangirl Divergent Insurgent Allegiant After flying through the first two books, I eagerly opened the third book. And I was surprised. Suddenly Veronica Roth changed from one narrator to two. For me,…
As anyone who knows me can attest to, I hate winter. I don’t like being cold. I don’t like shoveling snow. This winter we have experienced record snowfalls and it’s had me down. I slacked off in almost every aspect of my life. The laundry piled up. Papers went ungraded. Blog went updateless. New year’s resolution ignored. I only read one book in February “fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell. I ordered it from Amazon when it showed up on a list…
I rarely make New Year’s resolutions, but this year I did. I decided to read 24 books this year. I am proud to report that I read two books in January: one fiction and one nonfiction. My nonfiction book was George Washington’s Secret Six. Since I really enjoy history, I knew I would like the book. I was not disappointed. There is so much history and we learn so little of it in school. The book was short, but well…
Making New Year’s resolutions is nothing new. People decide to turn over a new leaf and make the new year better than the last. This is why I can’t get a treadmill in the gym in January or why I am inundated with weight loss commercials on TV for the next two weeks. While I have never been one to make resolutions, I decided to make one goal for the new year. My goal for 2014 is to read more….
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…
