• Life Lessons

    Summer of 2021

    As a teacher, I am lucky enough to have a few months off between school years to recoup before going back into the classroom. Because last summer was spend in quarantine, I wanted to make the most of this summer. Jeremy and I made plans for a few mini-trips throughout…

  • Life Lessons

    Hard Reset

    This past year has been challenging for everyone. We’ve been stuck inside with our families and unable to socialize with our friends or loved ones in person. A lot of us had to figure out how to do our jobs remotely, and a lot of times, we didn’t have the…

  • Life Lessons

    Living with Anxiety

    For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with anxiety. When I was younger, I didn’t know there was a name for it. I also didn’t show my anxiety externally, which means I kept everything mostly to myself. This shaped who I was before I even knew that…

  • Teaching

    Teacher Burnout

    When I was in college, someone told me a crazy statistic that I thought was an outright lie. I was told that some crazy amount of teachers burnout and quit the profession within five years. Since I had wanted to be a teacher since I was six years old, I…

  • Life Lessons

    Taking Care of Me

    For as long as I can remember, I put 100% into everything that I did. Between school, extracurriculars, and work, I ran myself so thin that I never relaxed. I think it was because I was always told that relaxing was lazy, so I never let myself have time. Once…

  • Life Lessons

    Tiny House Living

    I never really pictured what kind of house I wanted to live in. I think I always assumed I’d have a decent-sized house in a small town with a big yard. When I moved into my first apartment with Jeremy, the size felt claustrophobic. It was a one-bedroom apartment with…

  • Teaching

    Teaching Update: Teaching During a Pandemic

    This past year has been one for the books. Literally, it will be in history books someday. Last March, the world came to a halt. On March 13, I worked with my coworkers to get materials ready for kids to work from home for two weeks. The plan was to…

  • Life Lessons

    Personality Test

    I’ve always thought of myself as an extrovert–I love talking to people and being around people. I picked a career that works with people and lets me get paid to talk. I was a lot shyer in elementary school, but I always thrived when I was around others. The older…

  • Life Lessons

    The Animal Crossing Escape

    Recently, I’ve been playing a lot of Animal Crossing. I know, I know–I’m about a year late to the party. Jeremy bought the game last year when it was popular. He played for a few weeks but couldn’t get into it because he prefers higher action games. Fast forward almost…

  • Teaching

    Learning While Teaching

    This year has been a different year for everyone. People are working from home, staying away from people, and everyone has had to be creative to live life safely during a global pandemic. Several professions are changing how they do things, and no one knows how much will be permanent…