My Summer Playlist! So, a bit of a confession here– every summer I eagerly await Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist and Reading List—Somehow, I get pretty excited when I see some overlap (“Hey, I love that book/song too!” I am a bit of a fan of these kinds of lists in general because I am alwaysContinue reading “Summer Inspirations Part 5”
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Summer Inspiration Part 2: Walking
I am including my morning walks in my little series on summer inspirations even though my morning walks are not necessarily specific to the summer– I am pretty dedicated to them all year round—however, I love my summer walks best of all and am definitely most inspired by them– not only because I don’t haveContinue reading “Summer Inspiration Part 2: Walking”
How We Spend Our Days
“How we, spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~Annie Dillard, The Writing Life I think about this quote all. the. time. It makes sense to me in so many contexts. I share it with my students when emphasizing that what we are exploring in class are not just skills youContinue reading “How We Spend Our Days”
I love Birthdays (hold the parties)
I love not only that April Fools’ Day is my actual birthday but that it usually falls on or around Easter—because Lord knows, I love a good resurrection—(the whole rebirth, rise from the dead theme is right on brand for me) but then pair that with the whole day of foolishness theme? Give me aContinue reading “I love Birthdays (hold the parties)”
Never Too Late
I received these two postcards from my 93-year-old dad this week, one for St Patrick’s Day- on which he had written “Enjoy St Paddy Day Regards Dad”(sic) and the other for my birthday (that is still a little over a week away) reading “Have a Good Day Love-Dad”. Finding these in my mailbox was suchContinue reading “Never Too Late”
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself…(but what if I think I am kinda okay?)
I am currently reading Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. .Joe Dispenza, and as a dedicated meditator and someone who is pretty committed to working on my mindset (as well as an unabashed self-help book junkie), I have to say that I amContinue reading “Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself…(but what if I think I am kinda okay?)”
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