I'll be honest, I am pretty worn out today. This was our first week back to school being full in-person with students. It's also the end of the quarter. My day was full of grading, running around, making sure students were getting their late stuff done, emails upon emails, phone calls, dealing with crabby people,… Continue reading march 31, 2021 – worn out
telling the truth
"The secret of good writing is telling the truth." - Gordon Lish Simple, right? I am a truth-teller. I can't lie. It looks bad on me and I truly just can't pull it off, besides special circumstances, like having to tell my students goodbye like it's a normal day, when secretly I know we are… Continue reading telling the truth
flowers
I bought flowers yesterday. I had been wanting to buy flowers for a long time. Every time we go to the grocery store, I walk back and forth staring at them. I talk myself in and out of buying them about five different times before I decide it is not a necessity and I will… Continue reading flowers
a writer’s life
I recently found a subscription box made for writers. If you research "go scribbler" you will find it. I couldn't be more excited for the box to arrive. They also have an Instagram that seems very inspiring and welcoming. One of the items that appears to be in a recent box was a mug that… Continue reading a writer’s life
empty
I’m feeling rather empty today. I am a Head JV girl’s basketball coach and assistant to varsity in the school district I teach in. Last night, we played our third playoff game, the game to go to state, and lost. I am no stranger to this feeling. I have lived it many times before. I… Continue reading empty
my biggest decision
When I was 17 years old, I made the biggest decision of my life thus far. I might consider it my biggest decision to this day, even at 24. At 17, I decided to play college basketball at a small NCAA Division II school in northwestern Minnesota. This was a big decision for a couple… Continue reading my biggest decision
decisions
A few quotes have been heavy on my mind lately, ever since I saw one like them while surfing Pinterest. Here is the gist: “Indecision is the thief of opportunity.” “The biggest killer of dreams is indecision.” I don't know if I've every fully considered this. I've never really thought about how not doing anything… Continue reading decisions
anxiety
Anxiety is something that has plagued my life in a negative way the past two-ish years - more intensely, the last six months. However, I have experienced some form of it for most of my life, especially as I look back. I'm definitely more "prone" to it, you might say. This is probably a very… Continue reading anxiety
ncaa march madness
NCAA March Madness has me in my basketball "feels". This time of the year always makes me miss basketball the most. There is much to discuss this year surrounding March Madness. Tonight, I am going to keep it short and simple. Take a look at the picture below. The top half is a picture of… Continue reading ncaa march madness
covid chronicles pt. 3
For those of you following along on my "covid chronicles" saga, I will continue it today. As I mentioned at the end of one of my last posts, "covid chronicles pt. 2", I began to apply for teaching jobs last year, around the end of March. I did not have my teaching license yet, mostly… Continue reading covid chronicles pt. 3
love always, caitlin 