I'm almost positive you've seen the posters. They're usually red and say "Keep Calm and..." (There are so many variations). But do you know the story behind the original? I want to do something a little different today. I'm going to give you the history of this saying and also talk about how I am … Continue reading Keep Calm and Carry On
I don't do relationship advice often on here. But my partner and I have a really cool system that we developed within our relationship that I want to share. (And yes, he gave me permission to do this.) My partner was in the Army, and he had these things called "After Action Reports" (AAR).When we … Continue reading The Business of My Relationship
Life is starting to get busy. I have something going on every single weekday (and at least one thing most weekends) for the next around eight weeks. It's a lot, and it feels like a lot. I read my post about My Worst Semester the other day. I remember what that felt like, and what … Continue reading Scheduling
It's becoming a popular thing to have a word of the year. If you don't know what this is, it's choosing a word to embody and use throughout the year to describe yourself, your goals, and the things you do. I'm not hating on that, and if that's something you're into, then go for it. … Continue reading Determination
Happy 2023! I hope you had a good holiday (whatever you celebrate), and your New Year's celebration was everything you wanted! It's that time of year where everyone sets goals for themselves and "resolutions." (I say every year how much I don't like that word). Resolutions are "I resolve to do this," but to me, … Continue reading A New Year, but How “New” are You?
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
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
I can't believe I'm about to start my third year of teaching! Somehow this doesn't seem plausible to me. Yet here it is. Summer is about over, and next week I will be starting to teach again. I've definitely learned a lot from my last two years of teaching, both about the content and about … Continue reading Teaching Year Three
Last June, I wrote a post titled "Glow Up." It was the idea of doing things that you like without holding on to what people or society expect you to be. And while that was the phrase and the phase I needed to go through last summer, this year is different. See, I know who … Continue reading Check In
It's no secret that everyone has been through hardships in life. Every life has issues and challenges. It's also not much of a secret that this year has been a lot for me. I've had a lot of new challenges I've had to face as a teacher, and I've done a lot of learning, growing, … Continue reading Where are You Going?
Battle Kim of the Republic 