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Stressed out
The email came on the write right day: “Your Story Awaits: Share the Story Only You Can Tell” it said. It was an invitation from The Book Love Foundation to spend time writing in community. What luck! I’ll have no excuse not to write for Slice of Life today, I…
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Overwhelmed
We live about seven miles from the Eaton Fire, far enough away to be out of danger, but close enough to know many affected. As a UCLA alumni, I also spent a lot of time in the Pacific Palisades area, visiting the Pacific Palisades post office regularly as part of…
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Small wins
A little while back, okay, months ago, I told a colleague I was going to set a goal to write every day. (Side note: I recently saw a tip that said to determine whether you want everyday, as one word, or every day, as two words, insert the word f***ing…
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What are we learning
“You know that science project with the planets made of foam balls? That’s what I call a ‘trash can lid project’ because it ends up on top of the trash can when it’s over.” Harsh words from our presenter, but he wasn’t wrong. It made me cringe hearing those words…
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Vacation thoughts
I’m writing this on my phone. It’s 10:25 am here in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Last night we overheard a gentleman talk about how this was the second time this year he had been at this resort. “That’s gonna be us in retirement, Vivian. We can come any time!” That’s…
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Escape room, part 2
Last week I did a quick list of lessons from an escape room, but I wasn’t always a fan. First of all, when escape rooms became popular years ago, I never wanted to do it because I thought that there was a possibility of a zombie or other creature in…
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Lessons from an escape room
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve had a moment to write a slice. I didn’t want another week to go by because fellow slicers, you know what happens. Last week we went on our annual pre-Thanksgiving trip to Vegas. This is the 8th year maybe. While we’ve tried…
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Staying quiet
“We gotta keep ourselves in check,” my husband warned me, as we made our way to a family member’s home who has different political views than us. Most of the people at this gathering did. “Why do we always have to monitor ourselves when others don’t seem to mind one…
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DIY Tool for Problem Solving
Developing independence and agency in my students has been (still is) a challenge for me. How do we make sure our teaching practices set kids up to work on their own without constantly tugging on our sleeves, literally or metaphorically? Not only is this a life skill, it’s something we…
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A moment in time
I recently had breakfast with one of my former principals and we spent our time reminiscing about our school community. We both agreed that it was a truly special experience we had. A moment in time that is seems impossible to recreate. One thing we did as a staff is…
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