by Dawn | Sep 23, 2014 | food, motivation, parenting, self-improvement, Teaching, wellness
“Ramen comes in seventeen different flavors.” I’m really not sure. I needed a fact, and like a standard TV broadcaster or government official, I made it up. I tell my students how much ramen they’ll eat in life. “You’ll eat it while...
by Dawn | Jun 6, 2014 | parenting
It’s 5:20. I slept in. Coffee’s ready. Time for writing. Step,step,step,step,step… “Hi, Mom!” This is Mom Time. Not Mom-Declan time, even though it’s his birthday. “You can’t be up now! It’s too early.” He...
by Dawn | Feb 8, 2014 | Uncategorized, wellness, Zen
Pep rally day at school. Screaming teens with faces painted for war, and someone’s got a fog horn I just can’t catch. All day…The type of day teachers dread. Earplugs for everyone. I think this day keeps me young. “What are you WEARING,...
by Dawn | Jun 18, 2013 | self-improvement
I’m giving an exam. There’s a lot of human suffering–the kind that makes a kid have to go to the bathroom. One girl left to accomplish this task. “Miss, there’s a bird.” “Someone gave you the bird?” This is urban...
by Dawn | Apr 18, 2013 | business, gratitude, satire, self-improvement, Teaching
I needed a job badly. School was expensive. After the financial aid was subtracted, I still had a ton of cash due each month. I moved off campus–our campus housing was like a country club. The food was great, the housing decent, and both were priced accordingly....
