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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…
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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…
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Nobody To See
The best hair days happen when there’s nowhere to go. The outfits fit extra great when you have nobody to see. The skin is extra glowy when it’s just you by yourself. And that means one thing… You should do the thing, wear the outfit, take the picture/selfie, and enjoy it yourself. And if you’re…
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Funny Teacher Moments
Boy 1: Was Edison the president? Boy 2: No, he built the lightbulb. Boy 3: You’re thinking about Ben Franklin! Boy 2: No… Boy 1: Ben Franklin was president? Boy 3: Yeah, and learned about electricity and lightning. Me: This level of confusion is above my pay grade.
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Funny Teacher Moments Cont’d…
Boy 1: Why is Kansas called a crossroads? Is it because we have a lot of train tracks? Boy 2: We’re the center of the country… Boy 1: So? Boy 2: … Boy 1: So why is Kan… Class: BECAUSE PEOPLE TRAVEL THROUGH A LOT! I understand there are cases where people have IEPs or…
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Funny Teacher Moments
Today I heard a seventh grade boy say, “I thought Mr. S was 20… but he’s like… 50!” This made me laugh, because when I was in 5th grade Mr. S had his first teaching job at the elementary school I attended and he made quite the splash. He is super handsome and all the…
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Travel Through Costco
Did you know you can book lavish vacations for EXTREMELY reasonable prices through Costco? Read Choi made a video about this on IG and I thought it was a farce, but I looked it up. You can go to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Tropics… it’s wild! I think the cheapest thing I saw was…
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First Substitute Teaching Assignment of the New Year
I am teaching seventh grade social studies this morning. So far the kids have asked The day is still young, but I am quite tired already. 2 hours and 18 minutes to go.
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Feeling Inexplicably Down
My shrink says I am experiencing a depressive episode. I have been since the holidays. All of my siblings were home and together and it was great. But when my sister and her husband left I got really sad. Since then I have just been sitting in my feelings. I am tired. I don’t want…
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Things I Want to Learn
I want to learn how to do makeup. Lately I have been watching a lot of videos by this woman named Selena. (@selenamup on social media) She is stunning, she is close to my age and she has the best tutorials. I have so far learned how to use color corrector and concealer more effectively.…
Redheaded Jill 