*Guys, it feels SOOOO good to be back blogging again. Even though I desperately needed the break, it was kind of a love/hate thing because almost all I could think about the whole time was how much I missed the therapy of getting all the details of my days out onscreen so they weren’t all rattling inside …
Attack of the Mutant Carrots
For a few weeks now, Matt and I haven’t been able to stand even the thought of looking into our vegetable garden. We were so blessed with an overabundance of every kind of produce and so bogged down with the task of how to possibly USE it all that we swore we could never look a tomato …
Taking Charge + A Blog Announcement
It’s been a hard last week or so—slowly but surely, I have been feeling the all-too-familiar crushing weight of my job combining with the all-too-familiar crushing squeeze of my other daily and weekly responsibilities. I knew, from years of experience, that the only thing keeping me from a major meltdown was the fact that I was still managing …
Staying Up On Friendship
In high school, it seemed like I was almost always the one instigating all the parties—various collections of friends would text me every weekend to see what was going on, and somehow we’d all end up at my mom’s house, playing Risk or watching scary movies or just chatting on the couches in the living room. …
Life Lessons – Straight Out of the 7th Graders’ Mouths
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 …