6 Things I Don’t Do Anymore as a Color Guard Director
Thirty-four years of teaching has taught me a LOT. Some lessons came easily. Others I learned the hard way. Here are six things I don’t do anymore: 1. I don’t pick up after my students. Your water bottle. Your equipment. Your costume. Your shoes. Your stuff. If you...
Happy First Heavenly Birthday, Mom
Today is my mom’s first birthday in Heaven. What an incredibly strange and sad thing to write. Twice in the past few days, I’ve picked up my phone to text her. Once because something happened that I knew she would want to know about, and once because I had a picture I...
World Mental Health Day – Survivors Guilt
Today is World Mental Health Day. I think most of us, at some point, will experience something that affects our mental health. Anxiety. Depression. Grief. Trauma. Loss. Sometimes it has a name, and sometimes it’s simply something heavy we’re carrying. For me, one of...
How To Make Someone Feel Appreciated In 60 Seconds
I read something that asked, "How to make someone feel appreciated in 60 seconds." I thought about it for a while and came up with "Say the nice thing." That’s it. That’s the secret.   I think we spend an incredible amount of time thinking wonderful things about...

International Coffee Day

Happy International Coffee Day! I know I’m in the minority here, but I don’t actually like coffee. I LOVE the smell of it, but I’ve never liked the taste. I think the smell is what gets me because it takes me straight back to my childhood. When my mom and I lived with...

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Happy Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is such a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the journey of motherhood and honor the incredible women who have shaped our lives along the way. I grew up with a very young single mother who worked multiple jobs for as long as I can remember. Even now, I...

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Teacher Appreciation Week with ID.me

Teacher Appreciation Week is one of the best weeks of the year at our school. And, let me tell you, with it falling in the month of May, we are all barely hanging on - so it is much needed. I ran across an article talking about ID.me and the deals that they have for...

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