Dear Friend, Summer is upon us. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for some fun. So far, 2015 – WHOA. Each year I write three lists I call my Summer of Intentionality. I totally stole this idea … Continue reading
Dear Friend, Have you started your Summer of Intentionality lists yet? I am super excited to report lots of people have reached out to say they are starting to think differently about how they spend their summer time and want … Continue reading
Like most teachers, I look forward to summer break with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Free time, precious free time – to think, read, travel, plan for my next school year, do some professional development, basically restore my … Continue reading
Here are last year’s To Read, To Learn, and To Do. +++++ 2012 Summer of Intentionality To Do: Many of my summer to-dos can also be found on my 43 Before 43 list. Clean up my bike and run errands on … Continue reading
Last summer I came up with an ambitious list of activities which fell into three categories: To Read, To Learn, and To Do. The original reason behind all the summer planning came about because, quite honestly, I had a tendency … Continue reading
{via} Oh friends, this Summer of Intentionality list is proving to be the most difficult. Learning new things is challenging my brain in ways I hadn’t expected. Please send me your tips and advice! +++ To Learn: The whole list Status … Continue reading
{via} I’m already a huge reader during the school year, so when summer break comes along my reading habit gets kicked into overdrive. I’ve heard rumors that one’s ability to read decreases dramatically when one has a little one roaming … Continue reading
{via} Summer of Intentionality 2011 is off to a great start! I’ve been ticking items of my three lists and am happy to report progress is being made on all. So much so, it’s been difficult to find time to … Continue reading
Curious about the Summer of Intentionality? Check out Part 1 :What I Want to Learn and Part 2: What I Want to Do What I Want To Read: I am participating in the Sacramento Public Library’s Summer Reading Program {and trying to … Continue reading
My Summer of Intentionality List continues. What I Want to Do: – Visit friends. Bay Area friends especially. So close and yet I don’t see them nearly as often as I’d like. – Visit Portland friends too. Love them and … Continue reading
{via} Thinking back over the summers since becoming a teacher I’ve noticed a pattern. International travel every other year and lots of hanging out not doing much the other years. Not a bad gig, if you can get it. But … Continue reading
Dear Friend, Have you started your Summer of Intentionality lists yet? {Missed last week’s Part One: To Read post? Check it out here for details}… Today I share with you my Summer of Intentionality To Do List aka my list … Continue reading
Dear Friend, Summer. That word alone brings to mind a kind of freedom from the have-to’s in life to more a may-do way of living. Everything slows down and we are finally able to fully exhale. Our family takes the … Continue reading
Oh my goodness, friends, I just realized we have hit the halfway mark for summer break 2013. *gulp* It’s both good and bad news. I’ll leave the bad news up to you, but the good news is there is still … Continue reading
As part of my Summer of Intentionality I am committed to learning new things. This summer I am committed to learning a lot for two reasons: 1. I am talking to as many women as possible about self-care and where they … Continue reading
Dear Friend, A quick post today because tomorrow I take off to Portland for a grief retreat with my BFF. It’s part of my Summer of Intentionality and I’ll share more about that later. If you’ve ever wanted to go … Continue reading
Dear Friend, Popping in today to share my most recent startling discovery. Simple and life-changing. First a confession: I haven’t been asking for what I want and need most. And not surprisingly, I haven’t been getting what I want and … Continue reading
Dear Friend, 2014. It was a YEAR. I started by taking the month of January to reflect on the previous year and then spent the rest of the year really putting my self-care practices to the test. Looking through all … Continue reading
Dear Friend, I am shocked how fast June went by and how absolutely exhausted I was by the end. When I looked back on the month I was surprised to find I had slept 10 of 30 nights in a … Continue reading
A way to capture the spirit of each week… tasting :: turkey sandwiches with lots of pickles and bbq chips, rosemary bread with goat cheese, sungold tomatoes by the truck load, sautéed summer vegetables with brown rice and quinoa, plum bread, … Continue reading
Each summer I try to make the most of summer break by learning something, doing special summer only activities and reading a few books. One of my teacher questions that comes up every year is student motivation. Why do some students … Continue reading
Each summer I try to make the most of summer break by learning something, doing special summer only activities and reading a few books. Have you ever read a book and immediately thought this is exactly what I needed to … Continue reading
Back in the days before I became a Stay-At-Home-Mom/teacher on parental leave/person without a fulltime job or baby – yet – (otherwise known as July), I was talking about making a commitment to regular exercise when I returned to work. Uh, … Continue reading
What do you get when three teachers travel together? A whole lot of awesome, that’s what. Our plan was multifaceted: Help me with my Summer of Intentionality list, escape the Sacramento heat, enjoy a leisurely lady date and a visit … Continue reading
+++++ {click the image for more information on the band} If you are reading this in a reader, click on over to see the video. +++++ Um, yeah. So last week I talked about not being ready to go back … Continue reading
Summer of Intentionality is really starting to kick into high gear has seriously taken on new meaning since we found out we’ll be traveling abroad in six WEEKS. Local travel and visiting museums sans baby is one of my top priorities … Continue reading
A way to capture the spirit of each week… {via} tasting :: pork banh mi sandwiches and thai iced tea hearing :: the squeal of bart tracks under the bay. can’t they get a little wd-40 action going on in … Continue reading
A way to capture the spirit of each week… {via} tasting :: lentils for breakfast/lunch {with quinoa+asparagus+pecans} and dinner {tacos – who knew?}. hearing :: queen’s greatest hits on repeat smelling :: cherries seeing :: a year-long writing plan emerge from … Continue reading
{via} Each week I’ll give you links to posts that made me laugh, cry, think or at least raise an eyebrow. Please click the links and check out the posts. You may find something that rocks your world too. Leave … Continue reading
A way to capture the spirit of each week… {photo credit: me} tasting :: strawberry lemonade popsicle from fat face inside bows and arrows. it’s going to be a delicious summer. hearing :: mine has returned to normal after the amazing old … Continue reading
Teacher Goes Back to School 