A lot has happened in the last month point five since I published a blog. Oh I’ve blogged, but just have not published any of my entries. I’m pretty open, but I don’t always care to put my emotions on blast. I’ll say that much about the unpublished. Here I am on a Friday night …
(Wrote this about two weeks ago on Sept. 30) I had a good weekend. A great one, actually. I was on boarding house duty Saturday. That morning, I woke up and drove seven students to a car wash fundraiser event while the remaining four boarders had the morning on their own. While the kids were …
If this were a project, which I think it has been from the start, it would begin with a question of whether or not, followed by a question of endurance. The first question asked whether or not I could actually leave home. The second question is for how long. During my new teacher orientation, the …
I’m learning so much. The most valuable lesson I’ve learned so far is self advocacy in order to promote balance. OLG taught me that. Early in my career, I was a yes man. I said yes to just about every request in order to please others. Needless to say, it led to many years of …
Before anything, I have to thank my family. They made my departure from Seattle feel about as sad as it could be, because they flooded me with so much love at my last sunset barbecue. My parents, brother and sister-in-law put in time, money and heart into an event that helped me leave home …
(I wrote this way before publishing. I think it was June 25.) One last professional development class with my staff. God I love these people. Many of us have been together for five, ten, and even all of my 14 years. If I could describe us in five words, I would say passionate, loving, daring, easy …
This is one of those “included but not limited to” situations. I know I won’t get to say goodbye to everyone who is meaningful in my life, but undoubtedly, there are many with whom the opportunity will present itself. So. Part one. Kia has been my friend since June of 1998. We partook in a …
If you could sit with your past and just enjoy several good, slow moments with it, how would that possibility sound? Dreadful or thrilling? Healing or heartbreaking? Perhaps you’d be entertaining utter joy, or schmoozing with a lie, a waste of time. The last several weeks, I have sat with my past, much of which …
A surprise party, a simple old timer on my bucket list, happened Saturday. For me! I geeked the hell out – stood drop-jawed with a gaping geek grin on my face for a good two minutes. That may not seem like a long time, but when you’re stymied in a small restaurant, unable to make …
I called in sick earlier this year. On that sick day, I woke up at 5 a.m. and set off for Leavenworth, a small Bavarian-themed town about two and a half hours east of Seattle. Near Leavenworth is the Stuart Lake Trailhead, an entrance to The Enchantment Lakes, quite possibly the most beautiful hike one …