A Different Sort of Adventure Begins!

Friday was my last day as a public elementary school teacher. Thursday was my last day with students, and it was a real tear-jerker for the kids. Friday was clean-up-and-get-out day. Because the last week was so hectic and busy, nothing really had time to sink in for me until Friday when I said goodbye…

New Job Jitters

Do you know the feeling when you've just started a new job, and you're all thumbs and stupid questions (which they assure you aren't stupid questions, but you can see it in their eyes!) and you're just a hot mess about it all? I just started a new job and I don't feel that way…

Finding Inspiration

Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew. Most of the time, actually. November is one of those times. I've committed myself to the NaBloPoMo blogging challenge, I've picked up where I left off with a novel I've always wanted to write for NaNoWriMo, I'm taking a TEFL course, and I'm starting a new…

Being Done

I've never been so pleased to call myself unemployed in my life. Don't get me wrong, I've come to love teaching. It's just that the particular teaching situation I've been in for the past year and a bit has been pretty sucky. But as of six hours ago, I'm a free woman! As I was…