Beginning in August, I will be using my MBA to teach college-level Economics classes to juniors and seniors in high school. I will also be using my education degree to teach English to some unsuspecting tenth graders.This week, I received an email saying I had been chosen for a very special professional development opportunity. My … Continue reading Exciting Opportunities Abound
What a Slump.
Some of you may have noticed (at least the 15 people that still visit this blog might have noticed) that I've been in a slump. Not a life slump, per se, but a reading and blogging slump. I haven't read a book since our book club book back in March, even though I have 10 … Continue reading What a Slump.
Happy Birthday to Me!
It's so nice when my birthday falls in the middle of Spring Break. As an April birthday, there's always a good chance I'll be off of school and work for my day. Luckily, this week, my birthday falls on Friday, and I get to spend the weekend at my future sister-in-law's bachelorette party!I've spent the … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me!
Top Ten Tuesday: Recently Added to My TBR
What an easy TTT (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, as usual). I went onto Goodreads and chose my most recent additions to my To Read list... Granted, my TBR has 187 books on it, so this is just a smalllllll sampling of the many books I'm itching to read.
March Wrap-Up
Wait. March is already over? I've been so busy this month with social (fun!) obligations and school stuff that I completely missed the month flying by!March in One Word: Spring!My Favorite Memories in March 2015:Celebrating my favorite one year old's birthdayAttending the Bridal Expo with some of my favorite women everWinning a free bridal session!Having … Continue reading March Wrap-Up
Challenges Update
So the Winter Book Challenge that I was working on (hosted by A Semi-Charmed Life) ended on February 28. Overall, I did ok. I finished half of the books (completely ignoring the ones with food or directions in the title). I was looking for a new challenge, and I thought about the Rory Gilmore Book … Continue reading Challenges Update
Book Review: Let’s Get Lost
“It was time to let go of the mad desire to remember. It was time to start living whatever life would come. In the present, not the past.” ― Adi Alsaid, Let's Get Lost
Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorites of All-Time
Hardest. Top Ten Tuesday. Ever.
Book Club Reviews: A Fall of Marigolds
Book Title: A Fall of MarigoldsAuthor: Susan MeissnerPublication Date: 2014Genres: Adult Fiction, Historical FictionGoodreads Rating: 4.11 Stars Book Club Rating: 4.5 StarsA beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weight of the world is made bearable by the love we give away....September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning … Continue reading Book Club Reviews: A Fall of Marigolds
February Wrap-Up
February just flew by! We had a week off for Mardi Gras and a few surprise days off because of the weather, so my first month of work has been so short. February has also been filled with SO MANY awesome visits with friends that I've lost touch with during graduate school. Hooray for free … Continue reading February Wrap-Up