Wow, is it *that* time already? I blinked and February was gone. It really was an extremely productive month though. I changed jobs at the end of January, so that has been an adjustment–one that has been good for me, but took some time to get used to just the same. But more importantly, I… Read More Kicking the Old Stress Habit
Last week was a long week, followed–thank goodness–by a three-day weekend. And I’ve been on the couch for most of it, writing and licking some old wounds…and trying to figure out how I’m going to get through these damn rewrites by the end of the month like I promised myself I would! Yikes! Yesterday when… Read More The Clean-up Continues
We have a three story house. Storage space is not a problem for the first time in our lives. And in the five years we’ve lived here, we’ve managed to fill up a two story barn, a two-story storage room, a basement, and a room in the attic that was supposed to be my yoga… Read More Say Adios to Things That Don’t Serve You
August was SUCH a busy month. I did not get much writing done in August. *sad face* But I did get a lot done internally. Have you ever noticed how things usually work like that? I noticed back in early August that this current round of rewrites was not going as smoothly as I’d imagined,… Read More Hello Long Weekend!
I recently posted a fairly innocent Facebook status update about how I felt learning that my 5th grade son received a 2 (out of 4) on a Service-Learning project, and I must admit, I was surprised at some of the responses I got. In fact, I pulled the entire thread because I felt the discussion… Read More When You Attach a Grade to Service Learning, You Risk that Students Will Miss the Point
Jimminy Crickets! Time flies when your having fun. March is always a crazy time of year for me. It seems like family, volunteer adventures, and educational pursuits always come crashing together and like, kersplode! or something. My rewrites got kind of lost in there for a few weeks. Which is mostly frustrating because I’m so… Read More Murphy Tapped Out… I think…