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Sitting here on the floor of my living room with thank you notes and end of the year gifts spread around me, I can't help but get the chills and feel the tears begin to well in my eyes. How poetic that after my fourth year of teaching, I finally see it. I get it.… Continue reading This Year
In thinking about enjoying a moment, I often think about how the pressure I place on myself can often rob me of the joy to be had in these moments. It's at work. On the days when I feel like I've lost my temper and failed to plan well, that I can't stop and see… Continue reading On pressure
Some days, I think that I just take everything way too seriously. Being a dreamer, idealist, and perfectionist all wrapped into one human can do that to you. I of all people think that planning and dreaming and aiming higher and wider is so important. Yet, when I see people who I deem to be… Continue reading On taking things one step at a time
Do I have any questions? Or do I just want to have all the answers? Is our conversing, writing, and living more about what answers we can give, or about what questions that we have? Can we begin to value the process over the product? Or, do we have to know the end goal and… Continue reading On valuing questions
Confidence is a scary thing for me. If I'm too confident, I run the risk of being "found out" or embarrassed. If I'm not confident enough, I run the risk of being trampled over, overlooked, and dismissed. Or, so I think. I've always found confidence to be much of a paradox. Both high & low… Continue reading On being confident
It was a bright and shiny summer day, a mere 100 degrees at just 9:30 in the morning. I'm minding my own business just taking in the moments of a morning dog walking session, when out of nowhere runs a kid across the lawn. Franklin the dog, of course, goes wild. He's screaming and barking… Continue reading On neighborhood kids
So, I married an Eagle Scout. But, in case you didn't know, I'm the opposite of an outdoors-woman. As a child, I never learned to ride a bike because it was too hot outside and it just didn't seem that worth it. (It's okay, I learned to swim. I am not that deprived.) The thing about the… Continue reading On taking calculated risks
