HAPPY NOVEMBER! Full disclosure: I make this statement every year. But this time, I REALLY MEAN IT; this year is kicking my tooshie. The upside is, I’m never bored. The downside is I’ve been neglecting my inner hermit and haven’t had as much time to wind down, read, and reflect. Despite the hectic state of […]
Remember when you were a kid, fantasizing about having a super human ability like flying or becoming invisible? Let’s be real – I STILL wish I could teleport (saves on gas) and control time (who doesn’t need a few extra hours, amiright?) What could possibly be the downfall of such superior capabilities? In Stephen King’s […]
I’ve been in a creepy serial killer mood as of late. Not in my personal life, but most definitely in my literary one. Please don’t call the cops. This. Book. Is. Everything. I’m just going to make that statement from the get-go. This is a debut novel from Soren Sveistrup and I say Sveistrup is […]
I don’t know if you’ve gotten the memo, but Halloween is now a season and it starts in September. Understandably, this has caused me to move on from my cutesy rom-com reading phase, to diving head first into bone-chilling, skin crawling, monsters lurking in the woods territory. I’m getting ready to start reading The Chestnut […]
This is really real. Teacher Tired, especially at the beginning of the year, is its own kind of hades. Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:15am, in the school by 6:45am, non-stop with the students from 7:00am to 2:05pm (including lunch time and manning the traffic circle at dismissal.) Planning time? Oh no, hunny. […]
It’s the last weekend until it’s time for the kiddies to come back to school, and as I’m sure is common amongst most of the teacher populace, I’m equal parts excited and not at all prepared. But there’s always so much to look forward to during the new school year – meeting a new batch […]
Being that it’s the week of teachers starting back at school and my mind’s adjustment back into work mode is happening at a glacial pace, I really needed a book that felt like a nice, warm hug. You know, the kind of book that gives you a pat on the back and lightens the mood […]
It’s mid-August, still hot enough to toast bread on the asphalt, and teachers and students are getting ready to head back to school. But wait, what else does this month have to offer? You guessed it – pumpkin spice, candy corn, and a ton of scary movie and book releases! No, we’re not jumping the […]
HAPPY AUGUST!! …just kidding. August is equivalent to the longest Sunday afternoon in the world of a teacher. *crying inside* Luckily, I have a lot going on this month to keep thoughts of the dwindling existence of summer at bay. Summer school just wrapped up (which I’m a bit sad about – I loved working […]
One more week until summer school ends, and ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL THE EASTERN VIRGINIA WRITING PROJECT! I’ve got a nauseating combination of excited/nervous/curious butterflies flitting around my stomach. I mean, being given a spot at this conference is a fairly big deal. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure of what I should be expecting and […]