Today is a "take no prisoners" day. Today is a day that things must get done and will get done. Dressing today, I knew part of what was coming. A meeting with administrators and a parent regarding one of the seniors. Today was the day to break out the one suit coat I own and a pair of heels. I am not an administrator, I don't even play one on TV, but today I have to look like I am one. Today, I have to have the confidence of one so that others will follow my led and have faith in the decisions I make.
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April Page 5
Whether it is a cold or my sinuses, my body has been sending very direct messages. You are sick. You need to rest. Why aren't you resting? Sleep, you need sleep. Oh and by the way, until you give me what I want food will lose all favor. And it did. Well mostly, I …
April Page 4
The best laid plans of mice and men always need to have a plan B waiting in the wing no matter how well conceived it may have been. 8:30 on a Saturday morning with pencils sharpened and a fresh pad of paper, I was ready to rediscover my love of math. Two hours later, I …
Moving Manic Mondays
My whole house seems so much brighter than it did a couple of hours ago. This week my normal manic Monday has been replaced by a gentle and well deserved break. I woke up with a book besides me and went out onto the porch to read and drink my morning tea. It was the …
Back at School
Tomorrow is a school day. The first day back after two weeks of vacation. Students and teachers alike dread the first day back. Students don't want to work and the teachers already feel overwhelmed. Every year I tell myself that I am going to do this or that over the break to get a head …
Yet Another Manic Monday
This week, I will turn 38 years old. This past weekend, I decided to celebrate my birthday with a party. Why? Why not? Too much of my life in the past year involved going and going with not much enjoying. So a break was in order. It was a great break. Friday, I went to …
Wandering through Adulthood
Lately, I have been doings something that I hate. Letting life live me instead of the other way around. One thing or another has taken me away from the things I want, while I spin my wheels trying to hold on to what I have. Adulthood. Recently, I have been contemplating leaving teaching. For many …
Solutions
There are always people who will make it work and those who will make excuses. A witless quote loving person might say in order to inspire others. The world is full of false inspiration wrapped in idol hope. Everywhere solutions promise to be the last one that you will ever need. But need and want are …
The Days of Gratitude
Some of my friends are posting daily on Facebook what they are most grateful for this year. Every day this month, they have posted things they are grateful for and each time I have read one of their posts a smile comes across my face. I love them, but haven't replicated them or create my own …
The Words That Stuck A Cord…
This evening, I came home from work and discovered that my laptop was a still a school. No comfy writing chair for me this evening just a straight back dining room chair and a cranky not old, but definitely not new desktop. Even my beloved Kindle, carrier of more books than any purse can handle …
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