Let it go. Three little words that seem so simple, yet they hold a conflict that rests deep within me. I seek the still because my life is anything but still. My thoughts are in a constant state of flurry, my worries threaten to do me in, and the activities of life...
Planning is fun. Leaving is hard. Over the past few months I have managed to compartmentalize this trip into a neat box sitting on the shelf. Every day I knew it was getting one step closer, but still it remained an adventure yet to be fully realized. About a week...
It was evaluation time, again. That wonderful time of year when I get to see exactly what my students think of me, no holds barred. 24 feedback surveys from last semester's class. Fabulous results. Great scores. With the exception of 2 forms with hastily scrawled...
It seems only right to unveil this blog on the first day of spring. The external world is awakening and I find myself being swept along with it. Spring signifies a rebirth of spirit to me and that is also what I'm seeking with this blog. For the past few years, I have...
Well, here we are getting ready to enter my favorite season of autumn and I've entered a new season of being stay-at-home mom, as well. I feel like I've been put through the ringer over the past few months. It's been a whirlwind to say the least. After our visit to...
I'm feeling very thankful today. We had a Parents As Teachers visit this morning with Miss Melanie and both girls are doing very well. Audrey is way ahead and Anna is right on track for a wee little one. Both girls have had a cold for the past few days, but other than...
I'm warning you in advance this post is a reflection of me in one of my weaker states of mind. I'm hoping that putting the words out here will help me sort through these emotions and be able to put them behind me or at least find a way to put them in perspective.I've...
It's such a strange feeling to see your own strengths and weaknesses revealing themselves in your child. As Audrey grows more and more into her own little personality, I can see the great similarities to mine and it takes everything I have to stop myself from wanting...
I've often felt as though I have a split-personality. The perfectionist, high-achiever on the outside and the disatisfied, always-yearning-to-be-someone-else on the inside. It's not unique to me, this tension of good & bad that is constantly at war within each of us,...