

Accommodating
Earlier this year, I joined a Facebook group called Flying While Fat. If you've never been very overweight, you've probably never had to...


It's Rollin' Round the Bend
At the school where I've worked the past three years, we celebrate graduation on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend. In the old...


Self Care
I've been quiet for the last couple of weeks because I am just trudging along. The school year is winding down and that's a relief, but...


A New Identity
For the last seven years, I've been a librarian. Before that, I was a teacher. For a while, I've thought of myself as a writer. In...


Staycation
I've been keeping a gratitude journal. It's just a list, really, that I make at the end of each day. It keeps my mood buoyed while I'm...


In My Own Time
For a long time now, I've been a "slow learner." I know that phrase has some negative connotations, but I mean it. It takes me a long...


Spring Break
So, I obviously took a little break. After my grandfather's funeral, I dealt with some medical appointments, some mourning, and some...


When it Rains...
Last week, I was stressed to the max about the yearbook. Then, I had a weird health thing that made me very anxious all weekend (it is...


Senioritis
Every year, it happens: someone asks, with total confidence in my response, "How will you make it without us next year?". They expect...
It's a Puzzle
In elementary school, I was weird and awkward. I certainly wasn't the only weird and awkward kid in my class. I grew up in an area with...