Slice of Life

    • Unmotivated to motivate

      I’m not exactly unmotivated, but I am struggling. I am a volunteer and supporter of a non-profit organization, the +ME project, that strives to build confidence in youth through personal storytelling. Every March they host a week-long event called Motivational March, during which volunteers share their own stories of mentors…

    • A gift of joy

      Earlier this week a dear friend handed me this gift–a precious little book, just 5 inches by 5 inches. Each page is made up of a collage of some combination of stickers, cut-outs, handwritten words, and paintings. “I know we’re all having a hard time right now with everything going…

    • 4-4-4 again

      Once again, I’m inspired by Elisabeth Ellington‘s post to try the 4-4-4 format. The last time I did this was last May. Let sleeping dogs lie they say. But Ginger would definitley like to be awoken if there’s a treat to be had. She’s my very inefficient office assistant on…

    • Parallelism

      Ugh, I said I was going to try a writing craft move on Sundays and here we are on a Tuesday. Better late than never? I was struggling to get motivated to write today and when I saw the date, the 11th, I thought maybe I could write about some…

    • Paradox of choice

      Hats off to those of you who can log in to Canva and create a beautiful flyer or presentation within a reasonable amount of time! I’m writing this later than I wanted to because of the inordinate amount of time I spent going down the Canva rabbit hole. Sure you…

    • Springing forward…

      …past bedtime! Just when I stopped feeling like it was time to go to bed at 7 pm, Daylight Savings Time started and now I don’t want to go to bed until after 10 pm. Makes the morning rough! I know our government isn’t really get at getting things done,…

    • 3 Thoughts

      If you read my post from yesterday, you know I’ve been attending a social studies conference this weekend. I’ve learned a lot, and as with most learning experiences, I’m also left wondering as well. Here are three (because I’ve got 15 minutes before its midnight EST) things I’m thinking about:…

    • A moment of joy

      Just a brief share today… I arrived in San Jose yesterday for the California Council for the Social Studies conference which is already enough cause for joy and enough motivation to make a trek to Northern California. But really, the bigger motivation for making the trip is getting a chance…

    • Ethical editing

      I don’t often go back to reread my blog posts after I’ve hit publish. Once it’s been made public, it’s out of my hands. Every so often though, a comment or a question or a bit of nostalgia, brings me back to a post. More often than not, I see…

    • Songs that explain a life

      I was recently introduced to this podcast, 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s and I have to agree with the host’s own assessment that it might be “the most inaccurately named podcast on the planet.” I thought it would be more history of the decade, less history of the song…