PLANNERGATE 2011: A Resolution

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So, last week I spent a few hundred words crowing about my dream planner–the Blue Sky 8×10 Susy Jack Academic School Year planner–and then lamented the fact it was out of stock and not to be found in any store that was supposed to carry it.  Your support and suggestions were very helpful–those were some [...]

Plan on It: My love of Planners

Perfect for my miles' long To-Do lists each day!

For me, back-to-school time is the best time of the year–and I don’t even have kids!  As the new school year approaches, I find myself wandering the aisles of local office supply stores in search of new school supplies to help me get (and stay) organized.  In addition to teaching four levels of English, I [...]

Wordless Wednesdays: Road Trip

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School’s on break until the end of the month, so I’m packing up the car and hitting the road.  I’m off to visit my cousin in Daytona–she’s at astronaut school!–and my parents on the west coast.  Books, beach, and bumming will be the orders of the day.  Maybe I’ll toss some shopping, a few auctions, [...]

Reading Under the Influence

My parents have always been avid readers and read to my sister and me each night when we were kids.  I went on to become a rabid reader, but as much as I’d like to credit my parents and DNA for my book addiction, I never could have spiraled so out of control without the [...]

The Agony and The Ecstasy: Summer Reading

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18 years ago this week found a desperate, 17-year-old me scrambling to secure a VHS copy of The Elephant Man from my local library because school was starting and I had yet to read the required (and dreaded) Summer Reading assignment*!  Now friends, believe me when I tell you that cribbing on a test was waaay harder before the [...]