I often wonder why I chose NOW to run. No, I don’t mean now now. I’m not certainly not running now as I am typing and I won’t be running the moment this post goes live, and it is probably unlikely that I will be running while you are reading these words. By “now”, I mean…
Archives for September 2013
Starting Daycare
This year, we were blissfully unaffected by the typical September routine shakeup that most people know as Back To School. Still, as parents are dropping off children at preschool and kindergarten for the first time; as they walk away, wondering if their children’s days will be good or if they will miss them at all,…
Y is for Your Sister
To my baby sister, (and any other young girl starting university,) This letter is timely. I’m not sure if you’re following the news, but my head is currently reeling from learning of a chant that was sung during this year’s frosh week at a local university. When I heard the words of the chant read…
The Teacher In Me
There was never a doubt in my mind that I would be a teacher. I was certain of my calling as early as the second grade. We had just moved to a new town and while I wished I was back at my old school with my old friends, Madame Stephens made me love that…
Office Makeover
I’m sorry. I know I shouldn’t celebrate the end of summer. I know I shouldn’t look forward to cooler temperatures. I know I shouldn’t be pulling out the scarves before putting away the shorts. But I can’t help it. And I’m not really sorry. I love fall. Ergo, I love September. I’m not going “Back…