Doing the Write Thing

It feels good to be needed, your opinion and ideas trusted. Yesterday my officemate asked me to help her brainstorm some teambuilding activities for her daughter’s volleyball team. Apparently, some personalities are clashing and it’s affecting their performance. I don’t have children and never played volleyball, but Becky trusted me…

Sometimes the best part of my day is coming home. Today was a challenging one with students–it’s the week before spring break and they’re all zoning out a bit, some are just now realizing they have 8 weeks to turn around their grades, others seem determined to continue a pattern…

I bought my nephew a journal today. He’s on the precipice of 13 and experiencing all the upheavals of puberty, so I bought him a journal with prompts to think about himself and who he wants to become. I want to write a letter to send with it, but it…

I’m a day late with this one, but it was certainly worth it. Yesterday was filled with nerves and laughter as I met my partner’s parents for the first time. We attended a charity event (trivia night to support dog adoptions) where they tended bar, and it was truly lovely…

When I agreed to blog for a month, I initially thought this would be an extension of the writing log I currently keep–a Word doc with over 10 years’ worth of notes. Now that March is here, staring like the dog you just took outside, fed, and played with, expectant…