Category Archives: Life

Two Years Later: Why I Left Teaching, Why I’m Still Gone, and Why It Sometimes Hurts to Talk About It

Two years ago today, I let the world know that I was quitting my job as a teacher. The idea first entered my mind as a serious possibility in October of my last school year, and I talked it over with my husband. At Thanksgiving, I let my family know that I was probably leaving.Continue reading “Two Years Later: Why I Left Teaching, Why I’m Still Gone, and Why It Sometimes Hurts to Talk About It”

1,237 Miles in 42 Hours OR The Story of the Little Green Rock

Road Trips My dad loves to take road trips. For him the phrase is literal. He simply likes to traverse the roads of Texas. There are destinations, but the path to get there is the real fun, full of photo opportunities and yellow and black diamond signs* and miles and miles of Texas scenery. There’sContinue reading “1,237 Miles in 42 Hours OR The Story of the Little Green Rock”

The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary

7:00 P.M. – It begins. Tonight my husband has to work (at home) from 7 P.M. to 3 A.M. I’ve decided to stay up too, both for moral support and to (hopefully) accomplish some of my own tasks. My goals for the All-Night-Work-A-Thon are: Finish reading Extra Lives by Tom Bissell. Finish reading (and takingContinue reading “The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary”