Image via Despite the fact that I believe I’m getting better at teaching week by week, there are obviously still some gaps occurring between my direct instruction of the material and the students’ direct understanding and application of said material. I present to you, for your reading pleasure, some of the spicier bits that came out …
How I Would Have Lived My Life If I’d Only Listened to Disney
So I love Disney movies as much as the next person–(I mean, what kid didn’t grow up watching the classic Disney cartoons every other day?) And I think that in many ways, Disney movies generally taught decent principles when it came to things such as sacrifice, going for your dreams, and being brave. However, after …
Tuesday Tell-All, Birthday Recap Edition
Six Things: 1. Ever since starting my massive simplification/de-owning process at the beginning of this year, I’ve had the best of intentions when it comes to birthdays—I was firmly set on the idea that for birthdays and holidays, I wanted to institute an “experiences, not presents” mentality. The problem is, I still have this absolutely …
My Birthday Suit at 27
I always thought by 27 I’d be totally sophisticated—I’d be a published writer, I would have fully learned to appreciate jazz music, and I’d definitely have learned how to stop leaving my shoes by the front door. While I’m not exactly as chic as I thought I’d be, I figured that for my birthday, I …
Celebrating Birthdays as Adults (+ Other Randomness)
When you start to get further into adulthood, one thing becomes painfully clear: Birthdays are not what they once were. Sure, you still do your best to make them special: you wake up early to make a peach tart for your spouse, you litter the bed with chocolates while he’s in the shower, you bake him …
Things That Bring Me Joy: Meditation
Today’s focus on something that brings me joy is actually a new thing for me—although I’ve meant to take up meditating (in the truest form of the word) for years, I just never got around to it. Sure, when I was doing yoga three times a week, it involved some meditation-type mental exercises, but I …
50 Weeks to Organized: Week 39
So you might have thought I’d forgotten all about my 50 Weeks to Organized project— But nope. In fact, I myself was kind of freaking out about the whole thing the other day, thinking there was no way I’d get everything done in the next 11 weeks, but then I realized something: after the …
Tuesday Tell-All
Top 6 Things On My Mind: 1. Today is Matt’s 27th birthday, and his gifts that I ordered online still haven’t come. Amazon, you have very rarely failed me in life, but this is one of those times. And this morning, when I was trying to start his birthday off with a bang, I decided …