“Michael always says, ‘K-I-S-S. Keep it simple, stupid.’ Great advice. Hurts my feelings every time.” -Dwight Schrute, The Office It was the morning of my son’s 4th birthday party, and I was debating whether to make pancakes for breakfast. For most people, this would be a no-brainer. The kitchen was clean, there was a lot to […]
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Writing Schedule: Summer Vs. Fall
Only ONE more day to subscribe and enter to win a fantastic writing book for all ages! Enter your email address in the subscription box now, and don’t forget to confirm through your email afterward, or you won’t be registered! Forget New Year’s Day; like all teachers and parents, the beginning of September is the […]
September’s Theme: Creativity
I might be a little nuts, choosing a focus for this month. I might be a little nuts to consider blogging at all. The beginning of the school year is always stressful for this two-teacher household, but this year is going to be so much more of an adjustment. My whole family is telling me to lower […]
One Weekend, One Meeting, Changed Everything
In the spring of 1999, I had a big decision to make. I had been accepted to all three colleges I applied to, the three best schools in the state for music education (debatable, of course, but approved by all my music teachers). Ithaca was out; though I loved the school, it was much too […]
The Writing Relationship
I’ve had a relationship with Writing for most of my life. I was formally introduced to Writing in kindergarten. I learned about her, letter by letter, and I understood her mentally, but sometimes our physical relationship struggled as my 5 year-old hand shook and cramped, holding the pencil over the special dot-dash paper. As I […]
Friday Book Review: Quiet (A life-changing book)
I started reading Susan Cain’s Quiet several weeks ago, and the beginning blew my mind so much that I included it in my list of three life-changing books without even finishing it. Now that I’ve reached the end, I can say with absolute certainty that my initial assessment was correct: this book has changed my […]