Overwhelmed and overworked. But the semester is over, and I’m ready for a short break from all the stuff on the back burner. The cycle never ends. It’s good to have goals, and it’s good when you’re finally done painting. Check out today’s post, “Painting Don’t Stop: Update Between Semesters,” on MGSpear.com.
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It feels good to be back writing blog posts. Want to know what I’ve been up to for a month? Hint: It wasn’t a vacation—that would have been nice. Check out today’s post, “We Don’t Whistle While We Work—We Drink Caffeine,” on MGSpear.com.
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People tell you you can be anything you want when you grow up. But not every dream you have along the way will bring you satisfaction and happiness. Life changes, our experiences teach us things, and our perspectives change. Wherever your dreams take you, have fun along the way, because the end isn’t the most important—it’s how you lived.
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After a small break I’ve revised some strategies and am ready to get back to my blog. Nothing spectacularly earth-shattering emerged while away, just some new approaches that will hopefully pay off in the long run. What are you working on?
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One time I walked into our home and there was a sea of generators covering the entry way. It was my husband’s latest sales scheme. While it was very annoying to have them litter our house, he did make quite a bit of money and even bought a daily driver.
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Sometimes you can be prepared to slay a dragon, but sometimes the dragon still wins. This is why backups are good to have in place, because sometimes things don’t work out. Morale of today’s post: don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
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So two Fridays ago we were having a professional development day at my high school, and emails about the corona virus kept showing up in our inboxes, eventually ending with the big one that our spring break was going to be extended. I had planned on using the Walmart grocery pickup app to pick up […]
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So my husband came home from a job for a school district with an interesting story a few months ago: While he was in the main office, a woman walks in with a baby sheep. She checks in with the front office staff, asking if anyone needs help, and the sheep just followed her around […]
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I’ve got some new stories in the works. So this week is my high school’s spring break, and like so many other schools in Texas, we are extending our break out. Which means lots of writing time! One is completely written and is in the polishing stage. It will be a novella instead of a […]
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