Life
The Genuine Sanctity of a Coffee Ritual
Early morning coffee ritual It was August 2020, classes had just begun. I woke up at 5:30 am so I could leave the house by
October 26, 2020
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(a)musing tales
Tales of teaching, performing, step-parenting, cooking, and being human catalogued with humor and grace.
Teaching
10 Amazing and Useful Life Skills I Learned By Being a Trained Musician
By taking music lessons from an early age, I learned a myriad of life skills along the way. Many of the skills on this list
October 19, 2020
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Teaching
Battling Burnout: 3 Things You Should Know
This week has been all about knowing when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. The concept has come up a lot with my
October 11, 2020
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Life
Our Simple Secret to Feeling Secure Right Now: Cooking
Simple meals Cooking is a big deal at our house. We cook everyday. Sometimes, the meals are simple, and sometimes they are very involved. My
October 5, 2020
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Teaching
5 Simple Ways to Improve the Virtual Lesson Experience
1. Keep lesson format the same as F2F- just teach online Everything, including lesson formats, changed for students overnight. Students went home for spring break
September 28, 2020
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Connect
3 Questions That Will Make You Realize What Matters Most to You
3 Questions: Today I am sharing the 3 questions I have been asking myself on a regular basis in 2020. 1: Will this matter in
September 21, 2020
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Create
Change, Pivoting, Seasons, and Peace
This past Wednesday Dan and I launched Pivot Party: a podcast about embracing change. Embracing change isn’t easy: Thanks to launching our new project, I’ve
September 14, 2020
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Teaching
An Anxiety Inducing F2F Start to the School Year
After months of isolating I was thrown into the classroom with other people with no real screening process for faculty or students. It made me
September 7, 2020
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Life
Plan to Pivot and Learn to Love it in 2020
The best laid plan… I LOVE schedules, beautiful calendars (I use this one: lifeplanner by Erin Condren), color coded spreadsheets, google docs, charts, and sharpie
August 23, 2020
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