Jobs and Careers
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You Get What You Need
Since we bought our house last year, I have been begging Chris to paint the outside of it. It’s this terrible peach color. Like, bridesmaids dress peach. And it has burgundy trim. It…
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Advice from a Teacher
I get asked a lot of questions about my job. I teach 8th grade language arts, and I absolutely love it. Most of the questions I get are from parents of middle school…
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5% of Middle Schoolers
Today in school I was teaching about tone in your writing. How to select the correct words to create your desired tone. This, in turn, creates the right mood with your reader. When…
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Married to a Workaholic
One of the things that I love most about Chris is his work ethic. You won’t find too many people who are as committed and loyal as Chris is. When he takes on…
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Summertime Confessions
1. This morning I checked my email and saw that one of the mom email lists that I am on from church sent out an email announcing that Jake and the Neverland Pirates…
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Better Run, Run, Run
I can usually tell how I’m feeling about life in general based on how my running is going. Right now, I can barely get my butt out of bed. I am dragging fo’…
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Status Update
This post is more of a scheduling pep talk for myself than anything else. In the next week, there are so many major events happening that I can hardly keep myself straight. I…
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The Accidental Teacher
I sort of fell into a teaching career. That’s probably not what the parents of my students want to hear, but it’s the truth. I always thought I’d be a lawyer, actually. But…
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Hooves, Mouths, and Bad Days
Yesterday was a long Monday for me. Nothing particularly bad happened. It was just a long, stressful day. Aren’t all Mondays? I woke up this morning and thought, “Today is going to be…
