If you’re at all invested in the democratic process, the mid-term election cycle is a stressful season. Election Tuesday is an emotional roller coaster of victories and losses, hopes and disappointments. Wednesday morning after Election Tuesday is sort of like … Continued
One day this past summer, I visited an art camp for teenagers from all over the state. To attend the two-week camp, students must audition in their field of interest (art, dance, orchestra, choir, photography, drama, film). The judges accept … Continued
Earlier this year I linked up with Heather Gerwing’s monthly blog that covered four somethings I learned, loved, said, and read that month. The end of spring semester came in a freight train and derailed my monthly writing habit. I … Continued
I’ve been sort of m.i.a. when it comes to blogging regularly and keeping up with the Five Minute Friday prompts. I gave myself a pass in May and June because of the hub-bub of the end of school and then … Continued
Today’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is Pause. I didn’t know if I could find the time to pause my fast forward life to do this but everyone can find five minutes to take breather. Right? Five minutes are on … Continued
May is in full swing but in an effort to maintain some sort of writing schedule and accountability, I’m still thinking about April. Each month my friend Heather shares four somethings that she loved or learned and offers a space … Continued
Thank goodness for Five Minute Friday or I might never get any writing done. Sometimes I feel less than when all I get done on ye ol’ blog is just this short little post but I guess five minutes is … Continued
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is Other. A perfect meditation after having spent two solid weeks worrying over the state of affairs in our education system and the people who give their hearts and souls to it. Five minutes … Continued
I’m back at it with Five Minute Friday. I’ve missed the past few weeks due to busy schedules or the ago old “I’ll get to that in just a few minutes” and then a few minutes turn into never. Classic. … Continued
In case you haven’t heard, Oklahoma teachers have had enough with the conditions of their classrooms and their salaries and they have something to say about it. They are just about done with the tom-foolery of our state legislature and … Continued
