"You'll change your mind." This has been said to me more times than I can count. Let me back up and start at the beginning of the most recent conversation that ended with this phrase. It was a pleasant morning first semester, I had just punched in and was headed up to my classroom. Walking quickly,… Continue reading You’ll Change your Mind (#SOL17 8/31)
Category: Stories & Writing
The things she carries (#SOL17 6/31)
Four bags: One purse One "school bag" One bag of books One lunch bag Clamouring into school and up the stairs like she's moving in. Nope. Just a teacher returning to work after a weekend. You should see her after a longer break. Imagine a pack mule. Keys drop to the floor. Pens spill out… Continue reading The things she carries (#SOL17 6/31)
Finding my Groove (#SOL17 3/31)
I am seriously struggling. What to write about? I don't know. I have 28 drafts saved in WordPress, and countless lists of things to write about and half started ideas in Drive. But here I am writing about not knowing what to write about. I can't write about something unless I'm really feeling it, you… Continue reading Finding my Groove (#SOL17 3/31)
Getting Started (#SOL17- 1/31)
As this month stretches out before me, I'm just not sure I can do this. I'm not sure I can write for 31 days straight. Again. I've been struggling to write once a week for the past...well, forever, so how will I pull this off? Sheer determination, hopefully. March is a hard yet awesome month.… Continue reading Getting Started (#SOL17- 1/31)
Worst. Morning. Ever.
This morning I woke up to the smell of dog poop. That's never good. 6:37 am. Wanda May had gotten out of bed, which I had sensed, and I had waited for her to scratch at the door. I heard her squirreling around, and then she came back to bed. Good. Back to sleep. But… Continue reading Worst. Morning. Ever.
July, Summer’s Sunday (#btbc16)
Since I wrote about my Summer Shelfie list earlier this week, I thought I'd write about what my mind has been on instead. A few weeks ago I read a great post comparing summer to a weekend. For me, July is Sunday--meaning I have to go back to work "tomorrow". Even though I have over… Continue reading July, Summer’s Sunday (#btbc16)
Currently (#btbc16)
I am so excited to be joining the July blogging challenge at Bigtime Literacy! I loved the SOL challenge in March from Two Writing Teachers, and since then it's been hard for me to be consistent, so hopefully this month I can do a lot better. Today, I'm using the prompt "Currently" which you can… Continue reading Currently (#btbc16)
The big, bad ACT
(Thanks writintime for a topic idea!) The ACT is in two weeks and all my juniors will be taking it. And I feel sorry for them. When I took the ACT 17 years ago, it just didn't seem like that big of a deal. I signed up for it, I took it, I got my… Continue reading The big, bad ACT
Current Favorite Songs
I finished the Slice of Life Writing challenge last Thursday, and I've been recovering from that and my trip to New Orleans since then. Today I was stuck, what should I write about? I have a giant list of potential topics, but I just didn't feel like writing about them. Music makes me incredibly happy.… Continue reading Current Favorite Songs
Here I write #sol16 Day 27
Here, I write. At the breakfast table that doubles as a desk, a plate of french toast and a steaming mug of tea beside me. Half of the table is covered in piled up activities for the 7+ hour train ride I will take tomorrow. The other half clean, so we can actually eat on… Continue reading Here I write #sol16 Day 27
