In Search of: The Unwritten Rule and a Demolition Project

I hesitated to publish that last post.  I worried that people would cringe when they read it; I worried what they would think.  I hoped my family wouldn’t bring it up.  (For that matter, I sort of hoped they wouldn’t see it.)  It’s hard for me to be open.  It’s even harder for me to [...]

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In Search of: The Answers to Everything

Lately, my blog has had a few issues.  Mainly because there isn’t much writing going on.  I put up very few posts — often I’ll take time to write a post only to decide not to publish.  I’m at a place where I’m not quite sure what I want to share.  As a matter of [...]

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In Search of: Anyone but Superwoman

Okay.  Right about now I’d like to scream.  You see, I’ve been sitting here writing sentences and then deleting them.  And writing them.  And deleting them.  And so on.  And so forth. Let me just say, I’m out of practice as a writer.  My schedule sucks big booty, as you all know, so I really [...]

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Guest Posts and Getting Ready

I’m ready to start gushing over my fabulous trip to Southeast Asia! I just can’t keep it to myself anymore.  The stories are too good.  But I need a couple of days, as I’m prepping my classroom and curriculum for school to start on Monday.  It’s been one heck of a week, I tell you.  [...]

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In Search of: A Little Self-Care

Well.  Tomorrow is D-Day.  I head back to work.  Although I’ve been checking my email like a mad-woman, I still haven’t heard from my principal.  So we’ll see how that goes.  In the meantime, I got a bunch of work done on my lesson plans and curriculum.  If things don’t work out, it won’t be [...]

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On a Scale of 1 to 10, Are You Hot or Not?

Am I the only woman around that needs my ego inflated on a regular basis? I’m going to do something bold and put this out there: there are days when I feel really unpretty.  I know.  I’m not supposed to say this.  We’re all supposed to walk around pretending as if we have incredibly high [...]

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The Ebb and Flow of Water

This week has been some kind of crazy.  Between getting used to being back, wishing I were pretty much anywhere but here, getting ready for school and making some decisions about work, I think I’ve nearly lost my mind.  I’m not completely over the jet-lag.  Night time sleep comes at a premium, but I seem [...]

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The Year of Total and Utter, Disgustingly Wonderful Selfishness

Per Eran’s suggestion, I am changing my outlook.  Instead of “The Year of Letting People Down”, I’m dubbing this “The Year of Total and Utter, Disgustingly Wonderful Selfishness!”  Because sometimes, you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do — for yourself.  Sometimes, you’ve got to consider your own happiness above all else.  And I’m coming to [...]

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Sometimes, Everything Has To Fall Apart

Sometimes, in order to move forward, everything has to fall apart. A little over a year ago, I wrote what I considered my worst case scenario.  Then I stepped back and thought on it.  If everything went awry, could I handle it? Was I okay enough with my worst case scenario to take a chance?  [...]

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What Matters is This: Happiness

These days, I am acutely aware of how much I relish my free time. One thing I learned during my year off from work is that I love to do things I want to do.  I have a ton a personal interests that have nothing to do with my job.  And so, as I have [...]

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