It’s Earth Day

Happy Earth Day, readers! This year's theme, according to the Earth Day website, is Planet vs. Plastics. The concept of "going green" seems to be more prevalent nowadays, and I am all for it! Are people more conscientious now? Are eco-friendly habits a bit more affordable and attainable these days? In any case, every day …

World Poetry Day

Today is World Poetry Day! The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established this day back in 1999. To start things off right, here's a lovely quote about poetry from a well-admired poet: Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost I don't claim …

More Confessions of My Mild Life

Hello readers! A number of years ago, I wrote this fun blog post about some true confessions of my mild life. It was a fun article, and today happens to be "True Confessions Day," so I thought maybe it was time to revisit the topic. Here are more true confessions of my mild life: I …

It’s Leap Day!

🐸 Happy Leap Day, readers! 🗓️ Yes, it's that time again. There are so many interesting details and beliefs about today! Take a look at these: You can also find some more fun information here: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-leap-day-february-29 Earlier this month, my students and I celebrated the 100th day of school and Valentine's Day, so I'm not …

Pieces

The following quote is the focus for today's blog post. Something about it feels like a gentle poem or a piece of advice from an insightful friend. I saw the quote for the first time just the other day, but apparently it was penned six years ago. It's incredible to think that these words have …

Old School

I'm "old school." Does anyone even use that expression anymore? Recently my friends and I were talking about being from Generation X, and we decided we were glad to have been raised a certain way and in a certain era. Saturday morning cartoons and a bowl of cereal. Riding around the neighborhood on our bikes. …

Reincarnation

Well-before he passed away due to cancer much too early at the age of 40, I had many conversations with my older brother. We were four years apart, so 36 years of conversations--more or less. Yet in all of those conversations, the topic of reincarnation never came up. In retrospect, how I wish it had. …

Iberian Adventures #7: The Food

No series about a major travel adventure would be complete without discussing the food! This post is the last in a series about the incredible vacation that my family and I took in the Iberian Peninsula over the summer. We explored four of the Azores Islands, wandered around a little bit of Portugal, and made …

Iberian Adventures #6 (Madrid, Spain)

The final stop of our 3-week-long vacation in the Iberian Peninsula was Madrid, Spain. What a beautiful place! However, the city was not kind to us when we first arrived. Keep reading to find out more... the top of the National Library of Spain in Madrid The flight from Lisbon to Madrid was just a …

Iberian Adventures #5 (Portugal: Lisbon and Sintra)

It's interesting how much can change, or stay the same, over the span of twenty years. The last time I had been to Lisbon was nearly twenty years ago, when I studied abroad there. Back then, I was younger, not married, and had not a care in the world. I was immersed in my heritage, …