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Big God. High Peaks.
We are halfway through the first quarter of school and I am happy to report that I am finally hitting my groove at my new school. I’ve gotten to know my students and…
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Teacher Friends Are the Best Friends
I’m not usually one to put teaching above any other profession. Every job is different and taxing in complete unique ways. If I stood in your shoes, I might not make it until…
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My Keys to Happiness
Last week at the gym, I tried listening to a podcast instead of music while I was running. I didn’t like it. I need the beat of the music. But, the podcast I…
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Adventure, Exploring, Laughing, and Growing
One of the things I did in the past year without blogging was to plug into my kids activities more. One of those was getting involved in Cub Scouts with Bean. He was…
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Long Weekends, Happy Hearts
Friday was a teacher planning day for me. I originally planned to send the kids to our daycare because they offer an extended day program on days when the public schools are closed.…
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
First of all, let me thank you for the outpouring of support yesterday! You all made me feel much better and gave me some confidence about stepping up for my kids. In answer…
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Why I Quit My Happiness Project
April has come and almost gone. There have been no Happiness Project updates this month for one very simple reason: there is no more Happiness Project. I struggled with quitting my Happiness Project…
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Busy Doing Nothing Important
I was going to sit down and write an apology for my sudden disappearance from the blog world. I was going to explain how busy I have been and how much I have…
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Happiness is a Minor Change Away
My Happiness Project has been on temporary hiatus for the past two weeks while I get back on my feet. But I’m back up and running again, and so I’ve recommitted to my…
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My Happiness Project
I’m in the middle of working on my own Happiness Project, based on the book titled (what else?), “The Happiness Project,” by Gretchen Rubin. While I didn’t find the book a FANTASTIC read,…
