by Dawn | May 9, 2017 | Life
Sunrise… Tried to sleep in yesterday. I can’t, so I got up to write, as usual. This view… I could stand at that window forever, for the rest of my life, and not a single detail would get old. The magic of NYC to me is this: in a city of 9M people, I...
by Dawn | Jul 31, 2015 | Teaching, writing
My book, Don’t Sniff the Glue: A Teacher’s Misadventures in Education Reform is live on Amazon. I priced the Kindle so even a teacher without classroom supplies could afford to read it for less than a cup of (brand named) coffee. The paperback’s...
by Dawn | Dec 22, 2014 | family, parenting, self-improvement, spirituality
“Mom, build a snowman with me!” Declan said. I didn’t want to build a snowman. I wanted to go in the house, drink coffee and clean my room so Santa wouldn’t be mad on Christmas Eve. Normally, I’m not a big room cleaner, but it’s a...
by Dawn | Dec 9, 2013 | parenting, simplicity
It’s Christmas shopping season. We’ve got boxes, bangles, and bags everywhere, even though I’ve done my best to reduce, reuse, and recycle. I’m not close to done preparing and baking this year. Christmas is sneaking up on me. Maybe it’s...
by Dawn | Apr 16, 2013 | education reform, family, gratitude, parenting, Rhode Island, satire, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, technology, writing
Everywhere I go, there’s a top ten list. “Top 10 Ways to Make Your Sneakers Smell Fresh,” “Top 10 Ways to Declutter.” As an stodgy history writer, I decried the top ten list for the longest time. Now I write them. “What? People...
