You ever have that moment where a lightbulb goes off in your head? Yeah same. I just had this happen last week. So I wanted to share my story. You see, I had set up a tracker for myself. I'm working on being better in multiple areas to improve my health overall. However, the tracker … Continue reading Setting Yourself up for Success
Friendship
Being a Good Fan
Around the world, fans everywhere are either celebrating or lamenting as the round of 16 starts to be set for the World Cup. In addition, here in the United States, there's also the NFL (football), the NBA (basketball), and the NHL (hockey) currently ongoing with the MLB (baseball) starting soon and MLS (soccer)just ending. I … Continue reading Being a Good Fan
Balance
Life is a balance. And lately my life has been so far out of balance that I almost didn't post today. But I'm working on it. See life isn't just one component. It's a stool, and if one of the legs of the stool are shorter or are gone completely, the stool will either wobble … Continue reading Balance
Setting Boundaries
I use an app to meditate called Insight Timer (would absolutely recommend). Recently they had a 10-day course about setting boundaries. I agreed to do it, and it's putting a lot of things into perspective for me. Some of the things I had never even thought of before. So I want to share with you … Continue reading Setting Boundaries
Sorting Out Priorities
I'm almost positive I'm not alone when I say ot feels like there's a lot on my plate. I have a lot that I need to balance and juggle. I also feel that once I let one thing go, my brain tells me I'm a failure and I start dropping other things. So then, when … Continue reading Sorting Out Priorities
Growing
September is here! Summer is ending, and autumn is on its way (if you're in the Northern Hemisphere). It's beginning to be my favorite time of year. I love the weather changes, the leaves, and everything that comes with this time of year. And while this time of year is not always conducive for growing … Continue reading Growing
Control vs. Management
One of the biggest things you hear as a teacher is the idea of classroom management. That's in a sense what I'm going to talk about today, but I'm going to spin it on its head a little bit. As a teacher, you're expected to have a system of classroom management. It's one of those … Continue reading Control vs. Management
My Favorite Relationship Advice
Relationships, especially romantic relationships, can be good or bad. It might be scary getting into a relationship, and things may not turn out the way you expect. Since we're in the middle of a lot of marriage season, and I know a lot of people like to get into at least summer romances, I thought … Continue reading My Favorite Relationship Advice
Taking Care of Yourself
I can't tell you how good it feels to be on Spring Break this week. To be 100% honest, I think I was more excited for spring break than some of my students. And it's not even that I have plans this week. In fact, I don't really have any plans at all this week. … Continue reading Taking Care of Yourself
Processing Time
As a teacher, you're taught to provide students with "wait time." Wait time is the space of time between when you ask a question and when students are supposed to provide an answer. This way, students have a chance to think and process. This is how real life should work as well I know, for … Continue reading Processing Time
Battle Kim of the Republic 