As I step outside, I feel the cool, gentle breeze.I look to my right,And I see the leaves rustling in the trees.Their green hue shifting to orange.Fall is hereAs I turn on the TV, I see the football teams clash on the field.The yelling from next door change to cheers as their team wins.Spooky movies …
Hello! With the new school year approaching, I will be starting my 5th year of teaching. If you would like to support my classroom or after school clubs, there are two ways you can do that. First: Class Wishlist I have a classroom wishlist of needed items for my actual classes as well as my …
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Hello! Even though I have summer off, I did Summer School this year, so I was able to read more middle grade and Young Adult fiction. I didn’t do as well with my personal reading challenge nor the Goodreads reading challenge, so I will need to refocus for the second half of the year. The …
Hello! Summer Break has finally arrived, and I can spend more time working on my blog and reading more books. I already had a great start by finishing three books over two days while on vacation. This list contains the books that I read during the months of March, April, and May. I had a …
The voices are loud, pounding in my head."Worthless""Useless" "Waste of Space"They scream and echo in my darkest moments.The waves of sadness washes over me and drags me under.I drown in these words and feelings with no way out.
We are living history.As we live,As we breathe,History swirls around us.It is formed and weaved.It is molded and twisted. The tiny parts of us,That we no longer care about,Create the path that we followAnd that others observe.We are living history.Our physical bodies may die,But our footprints stay forever.The people we meet,The actions we take,The dominoes …
Stirring awake,Plants and animals emergeRising from their hidden world.Ice and snow recede.Now, the Earth will be covered withGreen grass and colorful flowers.
Hello! It’s officially spring break for me, so that means I can have a short burst of productivity before I dive back into the last part of school! I have done better in trying to reach my reading goals with the different challenges that I have found, but at times I feel like it is …
Resolving to change myselfEvery year, I hope to be Someone different, someoneOther than who I truly am.Loving myself is an Unattainable goal when I alwaysTalk down on myself. WillI ever be happy with who I am Or will I always want to change?New year, but the same worries last.
2024 was the first year that I had fun with my reading challenge. I had mentioned several times before on my blog that I am not good at completing themed reading challenges, and while I didn’t complete every category I wanted to this year, I did more than I have before, and I enjoyed myself. …
