The Gist of Life

the in-between

a letter to me

the in-between

Time is a crazy thing. It moves swiftly, without warning.  It creates things, like gray hair & wrinkles. It gobbles up memories & can cause regret. This week I had the privilege of attending my little sister’s Senior Night for high school basketball, [I’m unsure where time went! For starters, I can’t believe she is…

it’s happening..

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Does that logo mean anything to you? For most, it probably doesn’t, but for me, it shortens my breath, gives me arm pimples -overheard in the hallway this morning from a 5th grader, referencing goosebumps- and creates an excitement that I can’t even begin to describe. I AM GOING TO SEE BON IVER- LIVE –…

nonfiction connections

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Teaching Tip: Building background for low readers Last week my seventh graders started to learn about the Civil War in American History. I LOVE discussing historical topics, {in college, my minor was originally 5 -8 Social Studies, but I switched a semester in to 5-8 Communication/Language Arts; it was a better fit}, and I especially…

a thank you

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I woke up Friday morning to a wonderful surprise – I was nominated for the Liebster Award! A big thanks to the author of the blog, Daily Dose of Reality for recognizing my hard work, {check out her blog!}. When I started this blog, I wanted to sort through some feelings I have on my…

100th day

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Today marks the 100th day of the school year. It’s only appropriate we celebrate with a 100 Grand. When I student taught, teaching third and fourth grade, on the 100th day of the school year I created every lesson involving the number 100. It was so much fun. Kids at that age are so cute,…

day 31 – an end

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Good evening. I am back; although I am sad to report I am unsure if I finished this challenged to the best of my ability. After my day 28 – getting back into drinking green tea with my breakfast – I ventured to a girls night down the street. I ate pizza, chip dip, chit-chatted…

day 19 – big little lies

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Alright, I’m trying my hand at a book review post; my something new for today. It’s not going to be very detailed, (because obviously I want you to read the book!), but it will give you a brief look into the amazing book, Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty. The setting is in suburban Australia….

day 11 – a passion planner

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It came! Day 11 of my January challenge brought my favorite new thing; my passion planner! From my post at the beginning of the month, {My favorite things}, planners are proven to be an essential part of my day. I live & breathe by my planner. I have been looking for the perfect planner for…

day(s) 9, 10, & 11

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This past weekend I traveled to Chicago with my best girlfriend, (this is my fabulous girlfriend who celebrated her engagement at my home this past fall). We were in search for a couple wedding needs- my bridesmaid dress & her a dress for her mother. It was such an amazing weekend; filled with great wine,…

day 8 – a light bulb

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Today was a great day in my professional career.  Day 8 injected more passion & courage into my voice; a voice I didn’t know existed. Today, I sat in a staff development meeting with three other colleagues, our superintendent, & an instruction and learning specialist. The purpose of our staff development meeting was to discuss…

day 7 – shooting manually

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Usually Wednesday blog posts are wordless; however, I want to stay true to my January challenge. Wordless Wednesday will return in February. Today, mother nature dropped Minnesota’s temps to a degree no human should have to endure. I know this is winter, in Minnesota, and temps should be expected to dip below zero, but capping…

day 6 – a time for sanitizing

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I was lucky enough to wake up this morning with my eyes mattered shut. It happens often; my eyes aren’t mattered shut often, but I do wake up with some sort of sickness. It turn out – I have double pink eye. Ish. I stayed home from work today. I have heard different things about…