As many of you know, I’ve been an English teacher for almost 18 years. During this social distancing experiment, I’ve rediscovered my love for poetry a bit, especially nature poems
I don’t think I have to tell you these are crazy and unprecedented times right now. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, almost overnight we’ve gone from the familiarity of our classroom
I don’t know about you but I’m really feeling a little stressed, overwhelmed and generally a little tired right now. I don’t know if it’s because of starting school a
Before heading out on vacation, shutting out all memories of the past school year, and moving forward to the next phase of the calendar, take some time to savor the
After last week’s blog I started to think about the idea that our brains are hardwired towards a negativity bias. But I also know that it’s possible to change the
How often are we told to improve our weaknesses? How often do we have test remediation for students in the hopes that they will do better in a certain subject
Before starting this project, I thought my month of play needed to consist of lots of practical jokes, laughing until my stomach hurt and just being plain silly. Although I
This month’s happiness focus is a big deal for me. You see, I’m not too crazy. I’m not overly adventurous. I’m often found feeling like I’m the fun police trying
February was all about building better relationships, with those in my family, school and even strangers. It started with three resolutions: Creating new routines, making the first call, and reaching
Now that the clutter is slowly clearing away from the corners as a result of my successful January Happiness Project, I thought February would be a great time to start
The overall update for this month’s Happiness Project: I now have a new after work habit and tackling one nagging task per week at both home and work is a
People may generally consider me a relatively happy person. I am generally pleasant, normally look on the bright side of things and have a panache for figuring out how to
