Two years ago, I shared a very similar post called The ABCs of my life. With all that is going on in our world today, I thought I would revisit this post and update it for 2020 – looking at all that I am thankful for while living through a pandemic. I admit, this Thanksgiving …
My home town of Santa Rosa has been hit by a fast moving, ferocious, and all-consuming fire. Santa Rosa is the area hit by fires that I know best, but neighboring towns and counties have been under seize as well. So many homes and businesses are gone, and lives have been lost as well. Many …
The ABCs of my life was a post I started over a year ago – just something to sit and write about as I reflect on who I am and what currently makes up my life. I hope you enjoy this read, and perhaps you will get to know me just a little bit more. …
Soon I will be heading to Washington, D.C. to walk alongside thousands (possibly 180,000) of others on the 1.5 mile route of the Women’s March on Washington. The fact that I am traveling nearly 3,000 miles to march 1.5 is not lost on me. Why am I marching? What do I hope my attendance will achieve? …
Wow! Three years have come and gone since I posted my very first blog post on December 31, 2013. First question: Who ever starts a blog on New Year’s Eve? That just goes to show you that I started this writing venture on a whim. My intent with this blog was to carve out time …
This post first appeared on The Next Family as part of TYLENOL® and their #HowWeFamily campaign. Every family is different. While there are many families that do fit the “traditional” family mold, there are others, like us, that do not. I was happy to see Tylenol run their #HowWeFamily campaign and thankful for the chance …
It’s been two solid weeks into the school year, and while the weather is still warm, summer is undeniably over. It seems like every summer the months fly by faster and faster. As a teacher and a mom I relish the unstructured time. Time that can be lazied away. In reality, my summer days are …
Life is a funny thing! Recently my life has been so uber busy that I am running as fast as I can just to keep up. Then I have those moments where I look around, looking at al the many facets of my life – work, kids, husband, friends, family – and see what all …
Happy, Happy June! Wow the year is flying by – and my head is spinning in how quickly May whipped past. May has been a whirlwind of activity, and as a result I have not been blogging nearly as much or as often. In fact I have only shared five blog posts this last month! I …
This last week was teacher appreciation week, and I gotta say – I absolutely felt over-the-top appreciated! The parents at our school do it up big every year. The theme of this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week was Lights, Camera, Appreciation. The parents rolled out the red carpet and gave us the star treatment. Monday morning …
