I recently finished The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer and like most people who have read it, it's stuck with me. And since I have a blog and I do what I want, I wanted to write out a…
February 12, 2016
January 18, 2016
Weekly Intention: The Positive Reframe
I won't lie, last week was rough. I needed the three-day weekend I'm currently getting. My classes went great, I felt like my lessons were really productive and effective, I got some AMAZING writing from my students, and I got a…
October 31, 2015
It Hurts to Become
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGwlMAlH2iM I've got this thing with becoming. The liminal states in our lives and in ourselves. Everything in my life is symbolic. Everything. Don't be alarmed when i've read deep deep meaning into what most people don't think twice about.…
October 30, 2015
Why I Teach and Why I’ll Keep Teaching
Lately i've been thinking a lot about why I teach, I've also been thinking a lot about work life balance, and passion projects, and taking care of your heart and your well being as well. Teaching is exhausting. It takes…
July 20, 2015
Currently- Harvest Moon
This summer has been pretty productive but almost none of that productivity has been planned and almost all of my planned productivity hasn't happened. I haven't written, or read, or finished refinishing any furniture but that doesn't mean I haven't…
May 29, 2015
Help Me Help My Students!
If you read my summer goals post you may have noticed the casual mention of a DonorsChoose project I have up right now. I thought i'd be a little more obvious about it and straight up make a post about…
May 5, 2015
‘I Appreciate you for Appreciating Me’- Goals, Reflections, and Intentions
May is here! Spring has sprung! I kept all the windows open for a week straight even though it was in the low 80's outside because that's what is considered 'cool' outside in Texas! Last week was pretty frumpy. I…
September 9, 2014
Dear Rita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw Dear Rita, I want to tell you how much your words mean to me. How much they meant to me when I was a brand new teacher, in the spring semester of my first real year. Untested and new…
August 18, 2014
My Favorite Teaching Resources!
Today is the day that summer is officially over for me. While yes, it is sad that sleeping in every day is over, I am so excited to get back to work. Excited and terribly nervous. It strikes me again…
July 29, 2014
So Many Organized Options
I feel like a crazy person for being so concerned about my planner options but here I am. I am very concerned. I've recently seen more than a few other bloggers mention that they were on the hunt for the…