• Work for Free or Volunteer?

    What job would you do for free? My first year as a teacher, I was enjoying it so much that I sometimes thought, and commented to people, that I’m actually getting paid to do this?! This is great! I briefly thought that I would even do it for free. 20 years later and I honestly…

  • What’s in a Name?

    If you could have something named after you, what would it be? Several things are running through my mind about this. Some of those thoughts are a school. I was an educator for so long. Maybe an award or a scholarship? My father-in-law was a very well respected and revered teacher at the other Catholic…

  • Thoughts on God While Thinking of the Supernatural

    My husband and I went out to breakfast this morning. On our way back we went on a little side quest. We went down a road that goes through a rural area outside of the city limits. It goes through a little town called Vander. There is a legend about the railroad track that goes…

  • All Things Weather

    What is your favorite type of weather? Oh now this is a good prompt! I will geek out talking about the weather anytime I get the chance! I have turned into my parents when it comes to watching the news, particularly the weather. Hated watching it growing up, hate missing it now. My fandom of…

  • What An Experience!

    Who was your most influential teacher? Why? My most influential teacher is not a person. I mean, I had good teachers growing up. Some I’ll never forget. But even though I myself was a teacher, I don’t have an inspirational story about that one teacher who said something to me that changed my life and…

  • To Write or Not to Write

    What do you wish you could do more every day? When I had just finished grad school last year and was about to leave my job, I was completely enamored with how much free time I had outside of work. No more grad school assignments. No lesson plans or papers to grade. It was heaven!…

  • I Feel Pretty

    What is one word that describes you? I have reflected on this very topic in a previous post and I was more philosophical and deep with my answer then. Today, I’m taking the shallow route and saying I think one word that could describe me right now is ‘pretty’. This is, of course, subjective. However,…

  • On the Road Again

    You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I would love to go on a cross-country trip! I have never been off the east coast and really feel like I’ve got a case of wanderlust coming on. Especially now that I am not restricted to two months in the summer for…

  • For Your Viewing Pleasure

    What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I am unapologetically a person who will watch the same movie every day. In previous posts I’ve talked a lot about the movies, “You’ve Got Mail”, “The Devil Wears Prada”, and “Julie & Julia”. “You’ve Got Mail” is the movie I watch nearly…

  • My Inner Garfield

    Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? Once again, this question sounds very familiar. But rather than analyze myself and see what animal I am most similar to, I think I’ll present my argument for why I want to be a cat. My argument is very simple and really only has one point…laziness.…