*Well folks, it’s one of those weeks–a week when the universe conspires against you to make all of your least favorite things happen all at once: parent/teacher conferences, hall duty, monitoring lunch detentions, and midterm grades being due. It’s the perfect storm, and I can’t believe it’s only Tuesday. *I’ve been thinking a lot lately about …
Image via The research on listening to music while exercising is a bit confusing if you’ve ever taken the time to wade through it. Even while googling “exercise while listening to music” for an image, I saw multiple posters with sayings like “Listening to music while exercising can increase endurance by 15%” or “Music blocks …
I discovered a recipe of what to do when I’m feeling unmotivated: Set yet more goals for myself. Weird, but I’m hoping it’s going to work—like reverse psychology or something. If you remember back from my new year’s resolutions post, I mentioned that every month I want to set sub-goals to help myself start crossing …
One thing I love about blogs is that they’ve opened up little windows into a lot of issues that many people don’t talk about too openly: money, marriage, parenting, fears–they’re all out there on some blog, all the time. Call me a nosy bat-face, but I kind of love to hear about the little details …
I’ve been going back and forth lately about whether I still want to be doing these book review posts this next blogging year—while I freely admit I am a bit of a fanatic when it comes to reading (and book lists), I realize that not everyone shares my same obsession. So, on that note, I’d …
These pictures might make it look like I’m feeling all sorts of inspired to take on the world in my power pencil skirt and coral boho top, but the truth is… I’m feeling a little spent. Which totally doesn’t make sense, by the way, because I’ve just been on holiday for a week and a …
If I had a quarter for every time someone started freaking out about their grammar or their lack of good reading/writing habits around me the second they found out I was an English teacher, I could eat out every meal for a year. The truth is, we often define people by their jobs: Oh, you’re a …
Yesterday was the first day I’d ventured outside (or bothered to dress) in almost a week–this flu I’ve been riding has really been something else. But, despite my sickness, I still feel the familiar enthusiasm that always accompanies a brand new year—the world around me may be gloomy and well below freezing, but my motivational …
