Redheaded Jill

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  • The Easiest Teaching Assignments

    The easiest teaching assignments in MY opinion… Today I am fortunate enough to have a: student teacher, half day assignment, planning period included, field trip day so half the kids are missing. Read more

  • Yacht Rock

    I have always liked “oldies” music. I used to listen to 60s-70s tunes all the time growing up. My first radio was set to oldies 95. When my mom’s car first got sirius radio I was tuned in to the 60s on 6. In recent years I have entered my 70s appreciate yacht rock era.… Read more

  • Who CAN You Rely On?

    One of the most vile things I have ever heard is of a girl who can’t rely on her dad. Recently a woman told me that she was attacked in her freshman year of college. It was the middle of the night. She was in her dorm room alone, until she wasn’t. And when she… Read more

  • Outman Me

    A recurring theme with my single friends is, “I just want a man who is more manly than I am.” In a culture where women have become hyper independent and capable we don’t “need” men like we used to. One example, my friend can see something and go, “I could make that” and then she… Read more

  • Mournful Howls

    There is something eerie about a howling dog. I can’t tell if it’s sorrow, or a signal, or a cry for help. Lately my dog has been sitting on the porch in the early mornings and howling. It is both comforting and scary. I love hearing noises that I can attribute to my animals because… Read more

  • Scaring People Away

    I have scared people away from being my friend. Sometimes it’s intentional, sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes it backfires and the things that I hope would scare people away only make them WANT to be my friend MORE. What I have noticed lately with a new friend of mine, is that she tends to try and… Read more