Teacher • Runner • Competitive • Environmentalist • Spend 76% of my day outdoors, mainly watching critters run up trees • Simultaneously a night owl and an early bird • What I lack in polychrome fashion choices I make up in personality. • Tend to speak in hyperboles • "I'm trying very hard not to connect with people right now." – David Rose
The following piece was inspired by a student who often liked to draw her own boxes. How many times have you been asked, Yes or no, Blue or pink, Okay or not? An either/or question would prompt our reflexes to pick the 51%. Programmed to believe we harbour decisions With the flip a two-sided coin. … Continue reading Binary
I recently had a conversation with someone about how to compartmentalize the roles of being a human and being a teacher. Turns out, you can’t. Teachers have their responsibilities laid out as an exhaustive to-do list. We run on a schedule that is basically never on schedule and expected to be prim and proper when … Continue reading Box
2020 has been a year rife with heartbreak and hardships. I mean, it got to the point where my mind permitted itself to focus on one thought, and not eight. The only way I got through the year was finding who my pillars were, and reconnecting with those I lost touch with. Working with new … Continue reading Luddite
I'm not talking about my fear of the dark or certain people's irrational fear of spiders and centipedes. But if you are one of those people that have a fear of bugs, just know that house centipedes eat spiders, so pick one to save because you can't have it both ways. This post won't be … Continue reading Fears
Ahlie means right? Or truth. I learned it from my students this year who harped on me for using the Oxford Dictionary over Urban Dictionary. The amount of times I'd mispronounce one of their words and get called uncool was one for the books. I'd give them the same look they gave me when I … Continue reading Ahlie
A couple months ago, I was shopping at Pandora and a saleslady had approached me to ask if I was looking for anything in particular. If you know me, you know I hate shopping and I only go into stores if I know exactly what I want. I told her the ring I wanted, the … Continue reading Cupcakes
The Greyish Areas 