W5D24 Yesterday I found my "chops for teaching again. I didn't let the noise and chaos of my classes distract me from the imaginative...

W5D23 This is a re-entry day. I will be riding my bike for the first time since a week ago Monday. My chain is new and I have new tubes....

Weekend 9th, 10th, 11th day off Saturday is my 9th day of the year off and this is a 3 day weekend. I will post Tuesday.

W4D22 So I end the week how it began. Kind of crazy. Lots of positive experiences (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), but Monday and...

W4D21 A lot has shifted today. I woke up feeling very groggy and low energy. Now that I have gotten through most of the week, I feel...

W4D20 Tuesday was much better for my ego. Kids were doing the right thing and what was more important, I was clear headed and in the...

W4D19 The week began with decisions to be made. We can't do Aladdin, and so it will be simpler to just go with our second pick, "Winnie...

Let's toast the weekend! It is so nice to know I am at Saturday and that I have less work than last weekend, and I am not going out 2...

W3D18 Friday is the day that I review the week. Last night was open house and I had a record number of parents visit. It is exciting...

W3D17 It is tonight that we have our open house and I am ready. There are several ways I want to engage parents. Through talking about...

W3D16 Tuesday was a much more successful day. I had five classes and all had much success even though there were plenty of sources of...

W3D15 Fully ready to begin work, I had a very difficult Monday; through it all, the students were focused on me and not the student. The...

Week 3 Day 14 Every Monday feels like a new life. At least that is how I am framing it these days. A chance to begin again. A new...

Going to the play "The Black Clown" today and am looking forward to a work free zone. I finished my master's work yesterday, talked to...

I am writing this before going to the show, The Black Clown. Seeing musical theater inspires me in a way no other work of art can. I am...

Saturday and my 6th day off since school began, and I am trying desperately to push back on working. We are thinking about going to see...

W2 D13 Yesterday brought some insight into my process. I have attached two vlog entries representing my thoughts.

W2D12 Thursday feels much easier because there are two days to go before the weekend, and the hardest part of my week is through. This...

W2D11 I have had a great two days of editing my work and today, it gave me a great deal of energy. I am amazed how when I believe that I...