Being a mom, I have tons of memories of Halloween. I was looking back through years of photos and the good memories that those photos brought back are amazing. Unfortunately, some of the cutest Halloweens were ones that I don’t have pictures of but I still have the memories. When my family was younger,… Continue reading Halloween Memories
I was reading a friend’s blog the other week about how we perceive life. He took a very analytic and theory-based look at how we perceive our lives. I have been thinking about this frequently but I have a slightly different outlook. I can definitely say that the way we look at our lives is through… Continue reading Perspective on Life
Yesterday was a bad day. I do not have many of them. I pride myself on ALWAYS seeing the half full cup, regardless of what comes along in work or life in general. Yesterday, I took a detour on the half full ride. I am firmly back in my unrealistically optimistic life now. It… Continue reading Joie d’vie
Forgiveness is not something we often think about when we think about ourselves. We may think about forgiving a friend or a spouse or a child for something they have said or done to upset us. We do not, though, often think that we should forgive ourselves. If you are like me, I set… Continue reading Forgiveness
As I am sitting here today, I am thinking about November. One week from today, I will start NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. I love to write but have never been able to sustain the 50,000 words that are the goal for NaNoWriMo in a 30 day time period. It is possible that I… Continue reading Dreams are Possible
Thanks to Mel at She Runs Brooklyn for letting me know about a contest that is on going. I have to say, as I have on this blog previously, I am not one of those runners who buys specialized gear. Mel and I have that in common. I am, though, concerned about my winter running… Continue reading Running Gear
I cross-post my blog entries on my local newspaper’s blog section. Another blogger, in an attempt to get more entries from the public, challenged us all to a scary story contest for Halloween. I have been totally lost as to what to write about until last night. Now, I am ready to go. Driving Scared… Continue reading Scary Story
I receive a “Healthy Reflections” email every day from Sparkpeople.com. Today’s just hit home with me as a friend has been talking about change a lot lately. Below is the quote that came with the reflection and the reflection itself. Keep reading! You will find my thoughts. How Well do You Roll with the Punches?… Continue reading Flexibility and Change
I spent two days this weekend with other adults who are interesting in encouraging students to be comfortable with science and to want to work in science. I admit I have always been a geek. I love math and science. I love learning more about science. Imagine my joy when child number 5 decided, in… Continue reading Middle School Science Olympiad
I swore, at the beginning of October, I was going to be here blogging every day in October. That blogging, and my current gig that involves writing, would be my warm-up exercises for NaNoWriMo in November. Well, all I can say is I hope those 50,000 words in November come more consistently than my blog… Continue reading This and That
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