This post may be becoming an annual thing. Last year I posted “10 Things I Love About Running.” This year I am reprising it but in a new manner. Thanks to therunchat.com for the call for these types of posts and to all those sponsoring the contest. There is only one reason I truly love running.… Continue reading Running Love
Week eight of eighteen is in the books and I am looking back at two months of training with a bit of fear and disappointment. I was worried when I realized my 18 week training plan started almost one week before Christmas. Was sure that all the holiday festivities would cause me to mess up… Continue reading Marathon Training
I feel like I have been floundering by not planning out weekly meals. I have not ever planned all the meals of the day but I do plan out dinner for the week. Today, inspired by Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean, I set about to get back to meal planning – and as is… Continue reading Meal Planning
Do you know what CTE is? Do you have any idea why this may be important? Recently, goals for high school educators has been to have students college or career ready when they graduate high school. CTE helps with the later of these two goals – career readiness. Career and Technical Education is generally provided… Continue reading CTE
I spent Monday working on a few back end pieces of this blog. I did a couple of hours of work, making sure that each and every post was in a category. After that was done I started making sure each and every post had at least one tag. I have over 1,400 posts so… Continue reading This and That
I always say I am going to do something to make my blog newer, better. I don’t necessarily know what I am looking to do. I have an idea what will be the final product for my blog when this 28 day challenge is finished but I am going to keep the final product to… Continue reading 28 Day Blog Challenge
I love being accountable for the goals I have set. I do tend to keep track of things and break down year long goals into smaller pieces. Because of this – and because of all the fun I had with the December #holidayaday photo challenge, I joined the Goalgetter2013 group. In running, I had two… Continue reading Accountability
I used to watch posts on Twitter fly by at the end of the month with the hashtag #foodiepenpals and wonder what it is all about. In October, I joined and am so glad I did. I have had one previously fantastic foodie pen pal and this month makes two!! Dawn Robinson sent me some… Continue reading January Foodie Pen Pal Reveal
Just a caveat. These are my personal opinions. None of these are the opinions of the board of education of which I am a member. The month of January has been a very busy month for education in New York State. Three important events have happened. First, a commission appointed by the governor on education… Continue reading State of Education in New York
Okay, I know that is a catchy title but there is no real problem with spring marathons themselves. The problem is I live in Upstate NY and training is difficult. I do not like running inside. I will brave the temperatures and the winds and run outside if at all possible but there are some… Continue reading The Problem with Spring Marathons
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