Thanks Elisabeth for the inspiration!

The Hello Kitty paper coffee cup that sits atop my desk has two creases that irk me to no end. But when I’m extra annoyed I remind myself that this cup traveled all the way from Taipei–no easy feat for a piece of cardboard.

Standing tall and proud is the magnetic giraffe adorned with a few paper clips, gifted to me by one of the new teachers I mentored. We parted ways nearly 7 years ago, but it makes me think of her often. When I see her posting about students’ rights on social media, it makes me proud to have been part of her journey.

Are you supposed to hang a horseshoe with the open side up or down? I think I wrote about this once in an older slice. On the bookshelf next to my desk, I have a horseshoe resting, open-side up. It belonged to my dad and sat in his office desk for years. When he retired, he gifted it to me. He not only doesn’t remember giving it to me, he also doesn’t remember why he had it in the first place.

At the top of my bookshelf sits my trio of Disney ears. The latest one added are of Baymax from Big Hero 6. Maybe I am a Disney adult…