Years ago I was talking with a colleague about student learning and she explained something I have thought of often. She stated that there are 3 zones we live in: our comfort zone, our growth zone, and our panic zone. In the context of learning, our comfort zone is doing something that is…
The other day I was simply walking down the hall, looked down at myself, and had the fleeting thought of what younger me would think about current me. Honestly, I think I’d scare the dickens out of her. I have never been one to create a long-term plan. This is partly because I…
If you have ever moved to a new place after finishing school, you know that it can be VERY difficult making new friends. A new place is much less fun when you don’t have partners in crime to explore with. Of course where you work may lead you to meet people, but that’s not the…
As I mentioned in one of my very first posts, when I was younger I was always terrified of eating a meal all by my lonesome. I was embarrassed to not have someone to be with and thought everyone else would make fun of me. It all came down to the fear of having…
As I sit here typing out this next installment, the sound of rain is quietly lulling me to sleep. Maybe it’s the fact that I have managed to work a fourteen hour work day, that could have something to do with it. Is more than worth it though. I honestly do have one of the…