The Wrong Seasoning! (My Teacher Hates Me!)

When I go to Costco, I usually get this seasoning, McCormick’s Taco Seasoning. It takes my cooking to the next level. It’s sooooo good. I usually love my own food. Lately, not so much. The flavor has been slightly off. I knew something was off,  yet I couldn’t pinpoint it. I was cooking with the [...]

Should I Hold My Child Back???

Should I hold my child back? That’s a question a friend of mine posed to me. It was a very valid question since her child is a struggling reader. I wanted to give her a quick & easy answer. However, there really are no quick & easy answers regarding retention. I really had to think [...]

YESSSSSSS!!!

Just as “Stand” got me through many hard times. This song got me through many more. This song perfectly captures my experience these past few months. Watch it & you’ll know what I mean. Enough said. HERE’S TO 2010!

The Quickening vs. Awakening

I am experiencing an awakening of sorts. I don’t know exactly what’s going on. What I do know is that I’m changing. In what capacity, I don’t know. Let me begin by telling you about what happened to me a couple of years ago when I first started teaching. I was so overwhelmed. By the [...]

A Break!

I’ve been through much in the past couple months. I was in a very dark place. I was battling very serious depression. I tried to stay consistent in writing this blog, but I had to take a break to clear my head. I could not see my way out. I felt like a prisoner in [...]

Those Who Can…

THOSE WHO CAN…DO. THOSE WHO CAN’T…TEACH! I have heard that saying for most of my life. I’m sick of hearing it. I also find it to be patently untrue. That being said. I am having trouble finding a job. It is not because I don’t have any skills. It’s because I have very specific skills. [...]

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day ~ March 23

Ben & Jerry is offering a free sample of ANY of their ice cream stores. Co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield first scooped up free ice cream all day back in 1979 as a way to thank the community for supporting them in their first year. Now it’s an annual tradition at many of their [...]

At Least I Know Now!

I am bummed out that I didn’t know that I needed to click a simple little box to apply for jobs on Edjoin.org. At the end of the application this is a disclaimer that incomplete applications will not be considered. I do not know how I didn’t see this, but I didn’t. Now I know [...]

Big Universe.com

I wish I would have known about this 2 years ago. I’d been trying to get my students to learn to read. Drawing was no problem for them as they were very creative. However, writing was a very big problem. Well, I found this one website where you can create & publish your own book. [...]

REVIEW COMING SOON!

I was in a funk for a couple of months. I had good intentions, but did not follow through on a lot of things. One person, in particular, that I will make amends for and post my promised review for is Mr. Don Johnston via Valerie Chernek. I have an overdue review to post. I [...]

As Long As You Got A Good Book!

As the title states, as long as you got a good book, time passes by faster. I always have a book in my purse. It’s a good thing I carry extra-large purses (A habit left over from carrying diaper bags.). Today, as I was getting new brakes, I simply pulled out my book, the third [...]

I’m Excited!

I’m excited about this new job that I will soon be interviewing for. It’s a charter school with a great mission statement. They actually believe in heading off the learning curve before it happens. I really want this job. Pray for me that I get this one! HERE’S TO 2010!

About That Post…

Yeah, about that post a couple days ago. I DO NOT apologize for it. That was how I was feeling. I do, however, apologize for the language. I was so distraught. I can honestly say that it was THE lowest emotional & spiritual point of my life. I have never felt the way I felt [...]

Shortest Resolve In History…

I was so gung-ho last night. I decided that I needed to change my negative way of thinking. I was so inspired by my nephew who just moved back home last night. He’s so positive that some of it rubbed off on me. Well, that optimism lasted for less than a day. Why you ask? [...]