It's Teacher Appreciation Week! It's the time of year where you buy little trinkets for your students teachers that they don't really need! I'm just kidding. As a teacher myself, I love receiving gifts from students or admin to show that they care. But more than the gift itself, it's the thought that counts. I … Continue reading Appreciating Teachers
I feel like I've been in a funk lately. I got out of my routine and am struggling. Plus, we're getting to the end of the school year. I'm ready to be done, and my students are ready to be done. It's difficult to get through the days. The weather is getting warmer, I don't … Continue reading My Real-Life Skill Tree
So often, I feel like I am living life at full speed. I have goals, progress, and changes I am working towards. I am in the last stretch of my current school year, and I am eagerly looking towards summer and all the things I will be able to do with more time. I also … Continue reading One Day at a Time
I feel this year has been off to a different start in a good way. I feel more motivated to complete goals and try to make improvements in my life. Even though we are only three months into the year, I feel I can already see the changes that are occurring. Because I am so … Continue reading Mindful Decisions
Growth, progress, and change are all topics I talk about often on here. Today, I want to approach this topic in a different manner. Not only do we have to be willing to grow, we also have to allow room for growth. Plants can't grow if there's no room. In the same way, you can't … Continue reading Allow Room for Growth
Here in the United States, yesterday was Presidents' Day. We honor a few American presidents because their birthdays were in February. Over time, it has expanded to a day off for certain groups of people and big sales from stores. I want to give a history of the holiday, and why we celebrate a day … Continue reading The History of Presidents’ Day
Happy New Year! 2023 is officially done and we are starting 2024! This is the time for new ideas, goals, and resolutions. I've mentioned on here a number of times how I feel resolutions aren't things you plan to keep. You make them only to break them or ignore them when times get hard. For … Continue reading Goals for 2024
This will be my last post of 2023 because I will not post in between Christmas and New Year's. But it is the end of another year! Time is such a funny thing in that it keeps moving whether or not you want it to. I want to take today and maybe slow down time … Continue reading A Wrap-up of 2023
As the year wraps up to a close, I'm spending time to review and reflect some of the things I've learned this year and lessons I'll take with me to the future. I'll do this more in-depth next week as I wrap up the year in a whole. But I want to take today to … Continue reading Challenge Your Thoughts
Did you know that ships plot a course even before they leave port? They know the routes they're going to take. But sometimes it's necessary to change course. Life throws curveballs. Things don't work out. Passions, hobbies, and interests change. That's okay. Sometimes you as a person need to change course too. What's really cool, … Continue reading Changing Course
Battle Kim of the Republic 