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Hello, In 2018, I read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. You...

Hello, When my husband and I were first dating, we used to go to a bar where they had electronic trivia. Each player would get their own...

Hello, I recently watched the HBO documentary, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley about Elizabeth Holmes, the modern-day...

Hello, Henry Ford is credited with the creation of the assembly line. Person A becomes great at and responsible for only Task A. Person...

Hello, A colleague of mine recently told me about the Brene Brown series, Atlas of the Heart on HBO based on her book by the same name. I...

Hello, In January, I will start my seventh-semester teaching pre-service administrators about curriculum leadership. The first night of...

Hello, When you were a kid, you probably went to a playground. I’m sure you can imagine all the equipment you could play with: swings and...

Hello, In my last post, “Worst Day Ever,” I shared that I am a mom of boys who play soccer.  In the post, “They Kept Playing,” I wrote...

Hello, I cannot tell you how many hours of my life I have spent on a sideline watching my children play different sports. Needless to...

Hello, This past spring I had the chance to see the musical Six about the six wives of Henry VIII. The show was amazing! It was like a...

Hello, Chalk it up to being close to Halloween, but I’ve been thinking a lot about vampires lately. I find myself listing cultural...

Hello, I have a crush. Okay, it’s a professional learning crush. I’m in love with the work of James Nottingham, the creator of the...

Hello, Lest I give you a false impression of me, I am fully human–warts and all. In a meeting with the administrative team in my district...

Hello, As I’ve shared before, I love listening to audiobooks. I use the Libby app which connects me to free audiobooks from the library...

Hello, Recently I had a conversation with someone in an online administrative preparation program (I’ll call this person Jennifer). In...

Hello, This summer, I was able to attend and even present at a few amazing professional events including the New York State Association...

Hello, My birthday marks the first day of summer every year. While thinking about summer vacation and my birthday, Mary Oliver’s quote,...

Hello, Last week, Edutopia posted this except from an interview with Angela Duckworth on Instagram. In case you’re not familiar with...

Hello, Through no circumstances of my own creation, I have won the genetic lottery when it comes to weight. Nevertheless, there are...

Hello, Years ago, there was a coworker who was struggling. Everyone in the organization knew it. Unfortunately, nothing anyone did...