I got to the airport with plenty of time to make my way through the TSA line, grab a bite to eat later and go to the bathroom. As soon as I arrived at myContinue reading

Recently I have noticed my socials are peppered with outfit formulas. For example, outfit formula #23, monochromatic, top and bottom with a pop of color.  Could be shoes, scarf or a piece of jewelry.   Continue reading

I love the word and all that it holds. I remember when I first learned it, and even though it carried a negative connotation, I felt relieved. Finally, a word for that inner turmoil—in myContinue reading

  I have done a lot of marching this year. Two prior No Kings Marches and then 4 days of Teacher strike in February. Today should be uplifting. And as I saw a sign atContinue reading

He wasn’t exactly the class clown. But he was funny, to us teachers, and completely, unapologetically himself. That, at times, made him a target for classmates who hadn’t yet learned to be fully themselves. ThanawatContinue reading

Most of the time, my audience is just me. On some level, I have always written for me. I write to get my thoughts out of my head and make sense of them. I writeContinue reading

  It is late and I am exhausted. I want nothing more than to go to bed and sleep. Put my head on my soft pillow, and no doubt fall asleep quickly. Unfortunately, I amContinue reading

When I was in college I minored in Anthropology. Cultural Anthropology, to be exact. And honestly I only chose that  because the college I went to forced you to have a minor noncontiguous with yourContinue reading

Flaca is my oldest, dearest friend. We met on the first day of 8th grade when she walked right up to me and asked if she could sit next to me on the bus. IContinue reading

  I have noticed that certain things, work especially, takes up as much time and space as I allow it. In my early days as a teacher it took up so much time. It tookContinue reading