When you get into the world of teaching, everyone is always talking about the first year and what to expect–they tell you that it’s normal to put in 60-hour work weeks and that it’s normal to take things too personally and that it’s normal to feel like each day is a game of survival. And …
As anyone who’s been in a relationship for more than a few months can tell you, human tendency pushes us all towards routine, especially when it comes to relationships with our significant other. Like any couple, Matt and I have a weekly routine—wake up at 5:40 AM, stagger bathroom time, I drop off Matt at …
I think I might permanently change my Tuesday Tell-Alls to posts with just 5 things, just because it is so much easier (plus there’s just something magical about odd-numbered lists, isn’t there?). Here’s what’s been happening lately: 1. The third (and last trimester) of the school year started last week, and I have mixed emotions …
The Lord be thanked for giddy love and springtime, for without either, the world would know no poetry.
While Matt and I are not in dire financial straits, I still have been looking for ways to cut costs wherever we can lately because the saver gene (which I inherited from my mom) just will not quit griping at me that we’re spending too much on the basic things every month (cell phone, …
Even though much of my reading each month is based around books on my lists (which mostly just include fiction), I actually read a significant amount of non-fiction as well—in fact, if I had to take a guess, I would say that about a third of what I read is purely informational (but not in …
I already warned you that my success rate on my February goals was truly abysmal, so let’s get this over with fast—like ripping off a Band-Aid. *Decide on name for photography business. This one has been on my mind a lot lately, but I haven’t decided on anything officially. The idea of opening up a …
*It’s happening, people—bare legs and arms and all sorts of body parts are emerging from their winter cocoons as this warmer wave of weather sweeps over Utah. I didn’t wear tights to church last Sunday (!), and I even did my 5-mile run yesterday in a tank top. It’s a March miracle (for Utah anyway). …
