My wish for myself, and for you
Life has been a little bit topsy turvy lately. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed. I’m fine. Nick is fine. My pets are all fine. I just mean the world in general seems to be spiraling a bit out of control. And being someone who struggles with both depression and anxiety, one of my least…
My career in early childhood education continues to enrich my life in so many ways, and I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to do work that I love that also makes a difference in the world. As I learn more and more about best practices and how we can help today’s children grow…
Part of the reason I love what I do for a living is that it gives me opportunities to continue learning. If one is going to train other people, one must be trained. As I learn more and more about quality early childhood experiences, I reflect and learn more about how my childhood made me…
This morning I found myself somewhere I haven’t been in 17 years: Teaching in a public school classroom. A high school classroom. (Insert record scratch sound here. These kids I’m teaching probably don’t know what a record is.) My very first year out of college, in 1997, I taught junior high and high school in-school…
Okay, maybe I did try. I tried not to either pass out or throw up every day. I tried not to bleed on everything I wore, sat on, or walked past. I tried to actually stay at work every day. (A day not spent in the ER was a win!) I tried to just survive until surgery…
Now with fewer internal organs and more blood inside! Well, I had my surgery on December 12, and I’m finally feeling up to posting about it. The only pain killer I’ve taken today is ibuprofen, and so far, I’m making it on that. First time in weeks I don’t have narcotics in my body while at…
I’ve gotten way behind on my Mani Monday posts, so once again we’re doing several manicures at once. Let’s start with this past week. I wore Zoya Azalea, which I found half price at my local Ulta. Ulta is hit or miss for bargains on polishes. I either totally score, or I walk away with…
I just had a brilliant epiphany. I keep looking backward in my life trying to make sense of current situations, and wondering what I should do moving forward. The thought came into my head suddenly just now that I need to stop looking to situations, people, and relics from the past trying to figure out…
Today would have been my mom’s 69th birthday. I took off work, mostly because I had to work Saturday. I didn’t consciously take off because it’s Mom’s birthday, but I think maybe The Universe was looking out for me. I decided the best thing to do to celebrate would be to eat the chocolatiest cake I…
So, I use this free online tarot card reading site sometimes. I’m not entirely sure I believe in it, but somehow it does manage to hit the nail on the head most of the time. The last two times I’ve used it, I swear, this is what it has said: “Card 1: How you feel…