Where has July gone? That was a legit question. I'll wait for your answer... Fine. Be that way. I don't know either. But I can say this, it's been filled with beaches, friends, laughter, and really enjoying the little moments in life. Historically speaking, summer has been my second least favorite time of the year. … Continue reading Updates On Life #124816 →

Recently someone asked me about a point in time in which I went through turmoil. This thought has been rolling around in the brain banks all week. Why did I tell this person about my anxiety? I told other stories as well, really hard moments and the processes of moving through them. Of why it … Continue reading Anxiety is the Elephant in My Room. →

A few months back I was nominated by Gypsysoulsun for the Sunshine Blogger questionnaire thing... Okay, I don't actually know much about this but I like it all the same. It seems to be that there are eleven questions posted to by Gypsysoulsun. I answer them and then post my own questions for other bloggers. Since this … Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Nomination →

It was the end of the school year, a little over a week left and I wanted to plan one last lecture. Talking about life is built into the freshman curriculum via their Human Condition unit. However, I found I didn't always have the same sort of opportunities with my juniors. But I could change … Continue reading On ‘Avengers’ & Life →

Today I received my first follow-up for a background check with regards to potential new employment. I was so over the moon at this silly little email I went to right to my text messages, wanting to tell the first person that came to mind. But decided that would not warrant the immediate response I … Continue reading On Background Checks →

There is one-half day left of the school year. It would be cliche to say the first day feels like it was yesterday, but maybe that's what a cliche is... something so overused because it's accurate. On Saturday I attended Graduation and walked as an educator. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined … Continue reading On Teaching & Change →

I received an odd phone call on Friday, during work hours. The local flower nursery called to apologize that my delivery would be a day late. "My delivery?" I confirmed my name and phone number and sure enough, someone was sending me flowers. My cheeks turned about forty shades of red. "Can you tell me … Continue reading On Flowers →

  Photography has always been a passion of mine. I'm not foolish enough to think I'm good enough to do anything with it, but I still really enjoy it. This year I made a commitment to myself to do a few things and one of them was taking more pictures. Finding those moments that make … Continue reading On Photography →

Today I woke with a smile and although I'm tired, it will be a good day. To be fair, yesterday I woke with a smile too but within thirty minutes I thought I'd broken a toe and started my morning with a grimace. It did not carry into the day, but today, the toe is … Continue reading Update 475 – On Life →

What is your carbon footprint? Seems like an easy enough question but I've asked every person I've passed today, and no one could tell me. I started to ask my student's to see if they know and I'm disappointed to say they don't. Most of them aren't even aware that they could personally make an … Continue reading On Earth Day →