Thankful
Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner (note to self: make sure you bought the right ingredients for green bean casserole…) this is a short list of things I am … Continue reading Thankful
Category: My Life
My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media
I took a break from Instagram. By a break I mean a looooong break over months of it completely off of my phone. This is not a sermon on how … Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media
Morning Traffic
I commute to work every morning. As the sun is crawling out of bed I clamber into my car and head down well worn roads. After my day at work … Continue reading Morning Traffic
New Clothes
Yesterday I brought out my winter clothes. Since that time is upon us where the weather turns cold and summer dresses bring frozen legs. I opened the drawer they had … Continue reading New Clothes
Changing Seasons
The last two mornings have been brisk. I step outside into cool air that prickles my skin. The long shadows in the morning hint at something new, something changing. Fall … Continue reading Changing Seasons
Lessons From Teaching
In my experience, teachers learn as much as the students do sometimes, if not often. The list of things I have learned from my students, and from teaching, in the … Continue reading Lessons From Teaching
Journaling
Journaling, ya know, the ‘Dear Diary’ stuff where you write all your deepest secrets with a purple sparkly pen? Or maybe you think about bullet journals that look so gorgeous … Continue reading Journaling
‘Adulting’ is Ridiculous
I have a quibble with the world. Many actually, but we are only talking about one of them today. I have a quibble with ‘adulting’. The phrase, the reasoning behind … Continue reading ‘Adulting’ is Ridiculous
Moving a Life
Moving is a funny thing. Taking belongings from one place to the other shakes off the dust and brings things to light that perhaps I wanted to stay hidden. It … Continue reading Moving a Life
Fear and Wattpad
About once a year, I take stock of my writing and tell myself that I should get serious about it, or relegate it to hobby status. Do I actually want … Continue reading Fear and Wattpad
Contentment with Life
One day I picked my head up from the nitty gritty of life, looked around, and thought to myself. ‘This is the life I always wanted. I made it. So … Continue reading Contentment with Life
Dear Younger Me
Dear Younger Me, You wrote so many letters to me, your older, hopefully wiser self, that I thought it would only be fair to write one back. I wish you … Continue reading Dear Younger Me
The Beauty of a Story 