I was excited. My schedule was free. I had the time. I was going for a long run. I took the first step. Yeah, that’s not going to happen. I stopped to walk and thought back. Six months since I bought my last running shoes. I was not going to be able to seriously run …
Whew! What a day! I forgot what it was like to attend a conference and to not have a minute to sit down. You convince yourself that you are going to get work done while you are here and then you end up even busier than you thought. I find myself exhaustingly invigorated by the …
It’s odd to me that this year is filled with teacher conferences again. I am trying to place my finger on just why that is and I am not sure if I have found it yet. Maybe it’s because I spent a year as a teacher without a classroom and have spent this year doing …
Sometimes, like today, I just need to immerse myself in a book. I need to escape from my reality, from my conflicts, from my tensions and walk around in someone else’s for awhile. As I walk with these characters and I help them figure out their conflicts, challenges and problems by reading on, I feel …
I was greatly encouraged by all of the comments after my last post about training a running partner! Thank you for the helpful hints. As you can tell, I am new at this! Today, we took a different trail (the hilly one) and Willie did great! He loved it because we didn’t encounter many people …
So, my training regiment has changed a bit because I’ve become a puppy owner! I have to say it is a wonderful experience to be reminded of how new trails are to those who are first encountering them and to be amazed with Willie at bikes as they zoom by and even to be frightened …
When I think about 2 weeks, half a month, I don’t consider it a long time. Well, I didn’t consider it a long time. Until I got a puppy. This was the first night we brought him home and then had to take a trip to the emergency vet because he jumped off the couch. …
Willie had his first bath and he was not a fan of it. I just thought I would share his reactions from resignation to “get me out here!” Who knows, maybe his fascination with the bathroom will now fade!
I know this isn’t normal, but when I draw near to the last chapter of a book, I get a kind of panic in my stomach. I know that there are more books to read than I could ever possibly read, but what if I end up not having another book to start once I …
So, we made a break through this weekend! Willie decided he was over sleeping in the bed. He has settled in the fact that he is going to be with us for awhile and he is comfortable. Now, he wants his own space and to sleep alone! For me, this was a hard transition because …
