Goals of Summers Past At the beginning of summer I always have a list of goals I want to accomplish before the school year starts again the fall. Boring and predictable, the list usually looks something like this… Clean my car Plant flowers Spray weeds Make a doctor appointment Read Meet with friends Draw Organize[…]
This year marks my 25 year high school reunion. For some reason, I have thought more about my high school experience this year than I have in previous years. I appreciate how the choices I’ve made throughout my life have shaped me into the person I am today but as I think about the person I was[…]
Good Grades Aren’t Everything My 10th year of teaching is coming to a close and the 2015-2016 school year is almost over. This is an exciting time of year, especially the for seniors. The door to childhood closes as they graduate and we let them loose into the world as adults. There is a lot of celebrating[…]
Just not always a GOOD reason… I don’t mean to sound pessimistic but I cringe every time I hear it, someone just trying to be supportive, trying to make me feel better, trying to help explain away the unexplainable… “Everything happens for a reason.” As if simply saying it puts a positive spin on the[…]
I worry…sometimes a lot but less than I used to. In order to manage, I spend a lot of time trying to focus on what is really important, what I can change and what I can’t. Basically putting things into perspective. BUT, sometimes it is difficult. Recently I seem to worry more about little things[…]