• Friday–Then vs. Now

    Flashback Friday It’s almost 7:30 pm where I live. Here’s why I’m a little late with my post today. I was chatting with Diane today. Diane is an older lady who works in the I.T. department at my job. We all really like Diane. She’s such a fun lady and super nice. She got me…

  • Flashing Back to Lessons Learned

    I was tempted to not write a post today. I’ve reached a year with posting every day, certainly I can skip a day. Right? For my lunch break, I sat in the backyard with my dogs and looked at job offerings on Indeed. The desire to quit my job was reintensified when I returned to…

  • Let it Snow…But Not Too Much

    My idea for Flashback Friday fits perfectly with the second part of this prompt. I don’t “play” in my daily life. I do things for fun, like knitting, crocheting, reading, and/or writing. However, there is one thing that immediately screams, “Time to play!” whenever I see it. And living here in the south, I don’t…

  • Flashback to the Days After

    It’s the day after Christmas. It’s also Flashback Friday. I have a wonderful app called Timehop that shows me what pictures I’ve taken and what I’ve posted on social media on this day each previous year. Today when I scrolled through 15 years of December 26th memories, I noticed quite a few pictures like this:…

  • Organization Nerd

    Today is the last work day for me until I go back on January 5th. As is the custom on the last day before a holiday, we will probably get to unofficially leave early today. I was thinking about what I’d like to do with my extra time at home this afternoon. There’s laundry to…

  • Flashback Friday—Public Speaking 101

    Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Last year I reflected on the fact that as a teacher, I was always on. You have to perform and talk in front of people all the time. In all the leadership roles I had, I also had to give speeches. Or at least talk…

  • Flashback Friday—Family & Funerals

    I come from a fairly large family. Certainly not large compared to some other families, but my mother had four brothers and sisters. Each of them had two children, except my mother who had three. That means I have two sisters and eight cousins. Again, not the largest number, but big enough. In 2001, our…

  • Flashback Friday—Ah, the 80s

    Or was it super early 90s? I know the picture I’m about to share was before 1993. I’m thinking it was 1990/1991, possibly 1992. I’m judging that based on the fact that the picture was taken on the playground at my elementary school. I’m sharing it because today’s WordPress prompt is asking something about food…again.…