It’s the New Year so you’ve committed to a “New You”. You have bought yourself new kicks, snagged a new gym membership, and you are ready to re-invent yourself in 2015. Whoohoo! Well, here’s my problem with this whole “New You” business. This concept suggests that the person you were in 2014 wasn’t good enough […]
Here’s to ending 2014 insightfully with some retrospection–let’s end this on a high note! 6. Coming back to school in the fall of 2014 was certainly a doosey. When I arrived back at work, I learned that I wasn’t teaching what I was told I would be teaching before summer break. There were no texts available […]
As 2014 comes to a close, I want to take a look back at 10 things that represented renewal and rebirth for me. As many of you know, I am a firm believer in looking back, admiring the journey and how far one has come, then using the tools of the past to press forward. […]
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This past weekend, I ran my 3rd Ragnar race in less than a year. Let me preface this by saying: I hate running. Yup, I do. As a matter of fact, I do not even remotely like it. So, I can imagine you’re wondering that if I do not like it, than why do I […]
We’ve officially reached an all time low with respects to American education in our society. First, my school doesn’t have a librarian. And when we did, the library wasn’t open after school. How can we expect our students to have a focus on literacy and cultivate a passionate love affair with reading if they can’t […]
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After the response I received on Facebook with respects to a status about returning to the classroom to teach for my 10th year [wow when did I get old?!], I decided to elaborate upon it here on my blog. Two years ago, I walked away from teaching. My fitness career was taking off. I was being […]
As an indoor cycling instructor, I know what it’s like to be in class and in the zone. Like any fitness activity one engages in (like running) the inner-dialogue and journey is often hilarious. Seriously, the things I tell myself while running or riding–if someone could record my mind it would make you wonder and […]
Monday, July 28, 2014: I just got back from a trip back home to New York. And when I say just, we didn’t get home until 3:30am after delays and taxiing on the tarmac for what seemed like an eternity. Greg and I spent some time with our families on Long Island and in upstate […]
I’m not counting days anymore, sorry, I can’t. I am not even back at school yet and life is running away with me and I am having a hard time keeping up with this blog. In part I have been so silent because Greg and I are eagerly planning, or attempting to plan our upcoming […]
The lesson to be taken away from all of this: Be yourself and no one else. Own who you are and love who YOU are. The best gift you can give yourself and the world around you is your most essential self. And if the world doesn’t like you–tough. You are you and that is […]