Carie Juettner

3 Useful Things I Learned While Teaching Middle School

I had another teaching dream recently. I was back at my old school. A new teacher (I think his name was Kevin—he looked like a Kevin) asked me if I was new too. I told him no, that I had worked there from the day it opened until a couple of years ago. Then IContinue reading “3 Useful Things I Learned While Teaching Middle School”

Artist Date: An Afternoon at the Cemetery

In Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way, she recommends that artists—painters, writers, musicians, all types—carve out time each week to take themselves on “artist dates.” She says, “Serious art is born from serious play,” and she encourages people to indulge in selfish endeavors, to spend time in creative pursuits that (on the surface) have nothingContinue reading “Artist Date: An Afternoon at the Cemetery”

The Best Day Ever

Yesterday was the best day ever! I got to… * choose my own clothes * ride in the front seat of the car * put the letters in the mailbox * punch the elevator button * push the shopping cart * hold the dog’s leash * check out a book from the library * answer the phoneContinue reading “The Best Day Ever”