Just as there’s a rhythm to the day or week, there’s a rhythm to the school year. In my mind, the stages of the year are: Review (Re-establish norms and basics) Run (Push instruction/challenge with new material) Reap (Watch the seeds of “review/run” come to fruition) Rest (Vacation/summer) The final step that closes the circle […]
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Let’s Think About How We Will Heal
I’ve been reading a lot about the “pandemic wall” lately, and it makes sense that we’re all hitting it now. We’ve been in this for nearly a year. During that time, we’ve collected stress that hasn’t been released. We’ve held in emotions that couldn’t be expressed in small spaces. We’ve dealt with waves of grief […]
To Care for Others, You Must First Care for Yourself
For about ten days in the middle of February, either I or one of my children was sick. It brought my life to a complete halt. I had to take a few sick days to care for me/us; I was hardly writing; I didn’t maintain most of my healthy habits. Everything else fell away while […]
My SAHM Week (When the “S” Stands for “Sick”)
This week was a rough one. Last Friday, I woke up exhausted and extremely congested, and thought I’d caught a bad cold. It got worse over the weekend, though, and on Sunday I started to experience stomach pain as well. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out I had a sinus infection […]
January “Accept” And Monthly Motto Check-In
SowulWord for 2014: ACCEPT I wish I had started choosing a word for myself years ago. I love, love, love my word for 2014. It has started to feel like a mantra. Whenever I feel frustrated about something, I call on ACCEPT, and it calms me right down. ACCEPT is shorthand for “Is there anything […]
Winter: A Time To Rest
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for talk beside the fire; it is the time for home.” -Edith Sitwell We’re now in the depths of mid-winter. It’s cold, ugly, and still too dark for my taste. At this point in the year, […]