It’s hard to believe that we’re about a month and a half into the new year. I’m happy to say that I’ve been feeling rather productive lat...

I’m officially a mommy!! We welcomed our son, James, on September 12th at 6:26 am. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, with emotion...

I have to admit, it felt a little strange not going to work yesterday. My social media platforms were full of first-day-of-school posts a...

Growth. It’s a topic with multiple meanings and contexts, which is why I find it so fascinating. I have been reflecting on the different ...

The previous post about organization (in the classroom) is from September of 2016. You can access that post here. I was recently inspired...

September marks the beginning of a new school year, and changes are bound to occur. This year, we have several new staff members at our s...

Writing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was kid, and I consider it an important part of my life. I recently got back into dai...

Subtitle: When Procrastination Pays Off. Well, it’s done! After months of preparing drawing prompts and arranging pieces for our sketchbo...

Update on yesterday’s Art Teacher League Bowling game: I won the high score!! More specifically… the best score I have ever bowled in duc...

March was a busy, exciting month that kicked off with… Art Teacher Bowling! That’s right, we have a duckpin bowling league just for art t...

Wow! I can’t believe I have the chance to write back-to-back posts after a brief hiatus. Schools are closed today due to icy conditions o...

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. I’m mostly excited about the commercials and the halftime show.  I’m also excited to sit down and write for a...

Ahhh, flu season. It comes and goes, and is strategically aligned with ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ so at least there’s somethin...

At the beginning of the month, I participated in a Green Smoothie workshop, facilitated by health coach Stephanie Misanik. During the wor...

The school year officially ended a week ago, and I have been keeping quite busy since then. Last Thursday and Friday I participated in a ...

Ah ha! I’ve had an ‘itch’ to write lately, and sure enough.. I am just about at the one-month marker. I’ve only written one post per mont...

“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.” – Yayoi Kusama I had the opportunity to see and experience the Inf...

Ahhh… today was the first day back to school after spring break. Alas, I knew this day would come, but I am also incredibly grateful for ...

The title for this post was inspired by a banner I saw downtown on Sunday. The past few weeks have been busy and full of energizing/inspi...