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Who is this person?
“I am that person now…” When I get an idea for a post, I create a new post and type my ideas and then save the draft for later. The phrase up above is something I typed recently. The thought came to my mind as I’ve spent time reflecting on who I am. If you’ve… →
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Oh How it Flies (the sequel)
Yesterday, the prompt asked what makes us lose track of time. I wrote about getting lost in a good book, talking to my sister, and writing. This afternoon was the perfect example of all three of those things coming together to make me lose track of two and a half hours. I had lunch with… →
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Is it really a waste though?
Once again I can’t answer the prompt with all the prompt tags and all that because this is verbatim a prompt that I have already answered. I’m pretty sure my answer to the question, “How do you waste the most time everyday?” was something like scrolling social media or some other activity that is similarly… →
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Teachable Moment #2
I’m counting down the most memorable moments from my teaching career leading up to the one year anniversary of the day I moved on from my life as an educator. Number 2 on my list is “Teddy” (again, not his real name). Teddy joined my 8th grade English class not long after the start of… →
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Smaller Clothes, Bigger Changes
If humans had taglines, what would yours be? I had a really good answer to this the last time the question came around. Back then, I said my theme or quote would be “She believed she could, so she did.” Today I have the sequel. But it took me a while to think of it.… →
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Tattoo Love (or not)
Two tattoo related things happened to me just now at the grocery store. I need to preface this anecdote by explaining that on Monday of this week I took time off work and went and got the second installment of my blue flower arm tattoo. I was in love with the first blue flowers the… →
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Anywhere But Here
What gives you direction in life? There’s a song on my inspirational playlist that I really should take off because I skip over it every time it comes up. It’s a song called, “Stay the Same” and basically, it’s Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block fame singing about how you shouldn’t wish you… →
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Words to Live By
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? I think the last time this question came up, I did a nice little exploration of my favorite quote, “Don’t analyze it, just enjoy it.” That was from the 80s sitcom, “Life Goes On” and it’s what Patti LuPone said to… →
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“You Go Girl!”
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. When I was in my second or third year of teaching, I got a wild idea to bid on the tandem skydive that was being offered at the PTO auction that year. My post, Did I Ever Tell You…? (Part 1), explains… →
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I Believed
If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? It’s kind of cheesy (that’s not the title!). I’ve seen this on lapel pins and stickers and other motivational trinkets but it really sums up my life. “She Believed She Could, So She Did”. Graduate from college and become a teacher even though… →