One of my epic failures in motherhood has been to successfully teach my youngest to ride her bike. I guess I should clarify. The concept has been grasped, it is the execution she finds daunting. She gets the whole idea of pedaling; it is just controlling the bike that is an issue. ...
Read More »A Lesson From Wallpaper: Finding the Meaningful in Messy
I have a new set of heroes. An uncommon tribe to say the least. It sounds silly, but nonetheless … People who hang wallpaper as a profession. I had a bright idea last weekend, which in hindsight was more along the lines of dimly lit. Wallpaper is making a come back ...
Read More »The Task of Teaching a Teenager
I teach. I am a sounding board reverberating simple instructions into the atmosphere known as the classroom. My mind is a magnitude of knowledge bursting at the edge of my skull while it watches the hairs on my head turn into a slumbering shade of gray. Frustration is fuming all ...
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