One thing about ADHD is that sometimes my mind is swirling with so many thoughts and ideas that it's impossible to keep them straight. At times like that, I kind of shut down and look for distractions for my mind: reading blogs, looking through twitter, playing a little iPhone game, listening to a podcast, laying … Continue reading October 26: so many things on my mind
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October 25: Moment of Whoa
The Ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos and kairos. Chronos refers to linear, sequential time; it's the root of chronological. Kairos refers to the right time for something, an opportunity. I like this idea. If you would have told me a little over a year ago that I would be teaching 7th graders … Continue reading October 25: Moment of Whoa
October 23: Productive, but boring day
I got out the door late today, which kind of threw the whole day off for me. Since I was too busy watching a movie with Annika last night, I didn't get any work done last night, so I was kind of frazzled today. So I stayed late to work at school and just sort … Continue reading October 23: Productive, but boring day
October 16: 2nd day of “blah”
Here I am, another uninspired day. I'm having trouble breathing through my nose, so my throat hurts and my lips are chapped. The dog is curled up next to me and his tummy is gurgling like crazy, which makes me stressed out because last time that happened, he was up at 2 am barfing. The … Continue reading October 16: 2nd day of “blah”
October 11: Happy Coming Out Day!
One of the first pictures of me in a newspaper was on the front page of the Minnesota Daily holding up a door in front of Coffman Union with Goldy Gopher while a friend burst through the door with a huge smile on National Coming Out Day. It was a great celebration. It felt good. … Continue reading October 11: Happy Coming Out Day!
October 10: A lot of thoughts, very little time to write
Today went better. I no longer want to give up. I did better at putting things in perspective and after I got done being angry and frustrated, I realized some of the ways I could have done better yesterday. That was heartening, because I felt like I was struggling for answers and wasn't finding them. … Continue reading October 10: A lot of thoughts, very little time to write
October 9: Little things, big impact
Today was overall a good day. I had some amazing conversations with my 7th graders about a story we read, and I finally got a kid who is clearly depressed (for lots of good reasons) to genuinely smile and laugh. I am having a good time with my Legends class learning about the "monomyth" and … Continue reading October 9: Little things, big impact
October 8: frustration
No matter what, I can never seem to get ahead. I had an epic grading session over the weekend, but I still ended up staying to work until 6 pm, and I still feel like I'm behind. Just when I feel like I'm getting caught up, I get another email or realize I have another … Continue reading October 8: frustration
October 5: Whirlwind Year
This morning, a memory jumped up on Facebook: a year ago, I posted publicly that I had accepted a job at Roseville and would be leaving Forest Lake that month. It was the hardest decision I have made in my career. At that time, I believed it was the right choice and this year has … Continue reading October 5: Whirlwind Year
September 26: I ALMOST FORGOT!
I was falling asleep - like, right on the edge of consciousness for the night - and suddenly I realized I hadn't done my writing. OH NO WHAT IS YOU DOING!? I yelled at myself internally. How could I forget after almost 3/4 of a year of daily writing!? What is going on brain? To … Continue reading September 26: I ALMOST FORGOT!
Adventures in Distraction 