Over the years as a teacher, I have had a multitude of students talk to me about how they don’t like what they are doing. Most commonly, this shows up in relation to writing. They will have me read over a paragraph before I even offer any feedback they start noticing all the writing sins …
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Quote of the Week 6/25
“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.” – Sarah J. Maas Preamble Yes, I have read some of the Maasverse books and what can I say, I like them. Is it the most literary book? No. Is it entertaining? Absolutely! And sometimes that’s all I’m wanting from a book. Yes, I love …
The Cost of Taking Short Cuts
The other day I was at my work bench making a bookcase out of some scrap wood (the same one in the photo) and I was tempted to take a short cut because time is precious and spending hours on one single thing is a lot. But as I made the cuts carelessly, I realized …
Organizing my Hobbies for Time
It’s a great thing to have hobbies as they create several outlets to express yourself and destress. But, if you are like me and have several hobbies, you can easily stress yourself out trying to destress. When you have several hobbies, some will eventually get neglected which can then stress you out. It might be …
When the River gets Rough
Hello readers and sorry for my absence. For those that have been around awhile, you’ll know that I have this periods of creative hibernation where life takes a red marker to my calendar and fails to inform me of the changes in a timely manner. Or, to use a metaphor, moments where my smooth sailing …
Quote of the Week 4/26
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Preamble The Great Gatsby is one of my all time favorite novels even though I didn’t like it on my first read. I think most of that stemmed from my teacher not walking me through the novel …
Plants: The Greatest Teachers of Growing
When I first started keeping indoor plants as a hobby, it was out of the simple desire to have something to care for. In that first year I thought that I had a brown thumb, doomed to only make plants die slowly. However, I kept at it and went about reading some blogs about plant …
Running Back to the Start
The weather (at least for this week) has turned for the warmer finally. While I know that this is the fool’s spring, I am cherishing the warmer weather by getting in some great running time. It is during these times that I realize how much a hit my miles and pace have taken during the …
“I Wrote and Was Content”
In our busy lives it is far too easy to feel overwhelmed. We want to have hobbies, social events, and free time but also we have to make room for work, chores, and such. This can have us constantly struggling to find time for everything and often our hobbies fall to the wayside. Now the …
Quote of the Week 1/10/25
“Blink and you’re twenty-eight, and everyone else is now a mile down the road, and you’re still trying to find it, and the irony is hardly lost on you that in wanting to live, to learn, to find yourself, you’ve gotten lost.” – Victoria E. Schwab Preamble I want to being by thanking my book …
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