Blogging’s a funny thing—on the one hand, you (my reader) know more about my day-to-day life than almost anybody else (with the exception of my husband), but on the other hand, there are some glaring holes that I purposely leave out of the blog. One of those “holes” has been about blogging itself—most blogs that …
Traveling & Inspiration
I was first bit by the travel bug when I was fifteen and on my way to Florida with two of my best friends. Aside from enjoying the splendor of the beaches and the lake in the backyard and the tropical climate, that trip opened my eyes to include more of the world than my …
Tuesday Tell-All, First Day of School Edition
*I’ve got three words to describe the first day of school today: Considering. Early. Retirement. Here I am, only starting my second year, and I think I’m about to be defeated and driven to insanity by a handful of particularly rogue and rambunctious 12-year-olds. *Now I’m kinda starting to get why people are always telling me …
End of Summer = Canning
As if tomorrow being the first day of school (eek!) wasn’t enough of an indicator, summer announced its official end by two important events: 1. My mom driving up to Logan to teach me how to can tomatoes so we can start to deal with the masses of ripe, red maters that are positively gushing …
Goodbye Summer Version of Myself
Goodbye, summer Torrie. I’m sure Matt appreciated you while you were here. Goodbye to the me that: *didn’t care if her hair was pulled back more days than not *always felt like she had plenty of time for everything *took morning runs *learned to be okay with wearing less makeup *took naps whenever she read too long …
The Last Year of Certainty
While in Missouri, we checked out the Rockhurst campus (above) to consider it as an option for Matt’s DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) degree. While we wandered the lush campus and tried to avoid the chiggers (which bit me all up and down my legs), it hit me: This is our last year of certainty. …
Tips for Surviving Your First Year of Teaching [Part Three]
In honor of back to school, I present to you the third (and final) set of my teaching tips for first-year teachers. For part one, click here. Part two, click here. 27. Since this set of tips has to do with last third of the school year, here’s my first tip: use some of your …
Tuesday Tell-All
*I had hoped that by tomorrow, I could get my big post with all of my pics and thoughts on our Missouri trip up and running, but considering my huge mess-up with when my teaching orientations actually started, all you get today are these two pictures. Maybe I’ll be ready with the rest by Thursday …