Category Archives: Blogging A to Z

#BloggingAtoZ — Zero F’s

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

My final post is a list of 10 things I give zero F’s about (can’t use the actual F word — when I signed up to do this, I said my blog did not contain adult language or content, so … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Yip Yips

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

One of my favorite memories from my childhood is watching Sesame Street. I still love it, if I’m being honest. I learned my first word in a foreign language watching Sesame Street: agua! And the thing that made me laugh … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Hamilton Exhibition

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Okay, for my X post, I’m cheating a little by using the X in Hamilton Exhibition to qualify 🙂 Yesterday, the Hamilton Exhibition opened at Northerly Island in Chicago, and my husband and I had tickets to attend. The ridiculous … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Wait for It

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I always tell people that my favorite song from Hamilton is “Burn” but I’d be lying if I didn’t readily admit that I wouldn’t want to live off the difference between that song and “Wait for It.” “Wait for It” … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — The Virgin Suicides

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I am behind on my blog posts, so expect a barrage of them 🙂 My post for the letter V is another fantastic but disturbing book I read called The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (yes, I know there’s a … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Unwind

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

My post today is about one of the most haunting, disturbing books I have ever read — Unwind by Neal Shusterman. The premise of the book is this: the second Civil War in our country is called the Heartland War, … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Tu Meri

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

I’m going international for my post today! I’d like to introduce you to a song that I’m guessing very few of you know. It’s called “Tu Meri” and it is from the Bollywood film Bang Bang. I know very, very … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — SBG

Posted on April 23, 2019 by

My post for today is a little bit of a cheat. I’d like to talk a little bit about standards-based grading (SBG). If you’re not familiar with SBG, it’s essentially a way of assessing student learning that focus on measuring … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Rag ‘n’ Bone Man

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

I was confused yesterday because I realized I was a letter behind. I couldn’t figure out how that could be — until I realized I did 2 posts for the letter N! So here I am, Easter Sunday, getting caught … Continue reading →

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#BloggingAtoZ — Quiet

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

I am a two-time sexual assault survivor. Oddly enough, it has only been in recent time that I actually realized that the sexual assaults were just that — assaults. I have only recently also recognized that I was a victim … Continue reading →

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