So my mood swings have been out of control lately…I have been chalking it up to pregnancy hormones raging in my body and a complete lack of sleep as of late — for some reason I go to bed at 9:00 P.M. and wake up at 7:00 A.M. feeling like I have not slept a wink […]
T-minus eight days until school starts…the countdown is on. Classroom is nearly set up: I have my bulletin boards and furniture organized, first day newsletter done, website edited and Smart Board “First Day” file complete — success! However, I still have all of my Bell Work/Homework Duotang/Spelling photocopying to do and OSR (Ontario Student Record) […]
This blog post continues my Thirty Things series and asks me to reflect on my favourite holiday. For me, this is a no brainer…Christmas is my favourite holiday hands down. I am one of those crazy people that would put up my Christmas tree on November 1st every year if it was not for the […]
I recently started following a blog called Afternoon of Sundries and was thrilled to discover a fellow teacher. This woman has been through a tremendously difficult journey and is not afraid to voice her opinions to those who devalue and demean her as a teacher. I think a lot of teachers could learn something from […]
This blog post continues my Thirty Things series and is one I have been excited to write for a while. I am fortunate because I am able to reminisce about my childhood and feel blissfully happy because it was wonderful. Of course, like everyone, I had “growing pains” when it comes to my relationships with friends, adjusting […]
Hearing that Robin Williams lost his fight to depression came as a reminder that depression is not some nancy pansy little problem that goes away if you try to be happy. When (ignorant) people discuss depression and refer to it as an “attitude” and a “choice” I really get all sorts of riled up. This…
The death of Robin Williams yesterday from an apparent suicide stunned me and just about every other person I have spoken with. It actually shocked me that my social media account was littered with hundreds of status updates and shares detailing the circumstances surrounding Williams’ death and the sadness that everyone felt knowing that he had […]
So if any of my fellow teachers have looked at a calendar it is slightly over three weeks until the “critters” (as I affectionately refer to my students) return to school. I am one of those teachers that absolutely love September…even the early morning wake-ups. I love the first day of school and the feeling of starting […]
This blog post continues my Thirty Things series and asks me to reflect on how I felt the moment I became a parent. Well…the only thing I can possibly liken the experience to is how Alice must have felt when falling down the rabbit hole…it is fun, and terrifying, and exciting, and discombobulating, and beautiful, and […]
The Introspective Turtle 