“Don’t judge me.” I say it. My friends say it. Strangers jokingly say it to each other in passing (at least I did this week to an elderly gentlemen as he caught me opening a bag of chips in the grocery store parking lot). Although I am sure this isn’t just a “women’s issue,” I do find it…
Tag: encouragement
Why I Don’t Want a ‘Normal’ Job: 11 times teaching is the best, even when it isn’t
About 39 times a year, I question why I went into teaching. It’s a crazy life. A life that one can only understand once in the trenches: tying the shoes and wiping the tears and teaching the words. There are some days where on my way home, I am convinced that I am never stepping…
Count Your Blessings, Not Your Chins. 