It's that time of year again, Friends: No more pencilsNo more booksNo more teachers'Dirty looks! Though I propose we amend the rhyme slightly to keep up with the times... No more laptopsNo more meetsNo more sitting on my butt all.day.long staring at a screen and forgetting to unmute myself and asking students to turn their …
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Admittedly, very little. I've flirted with the idea of writing a book for a long time. Not because I think I'm a gifted wordsmith or because I love the act of writing. I'm not. I don't. I'm usually pretty good at abandoning grandiose goals when they get too hard, or when the consistency required to …
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Friends, forgive me. I fell down the discombobulated mama hole when school and work resumed in September, hence the echo-y silence of This Lovely Chaos since then. I am still deep in that hole as I write today - as discombobulated as ever - but through the noise of my ever-thrumming to do list and …
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Friends, do you make New Year's resolutions? I usually do. Setting goals is my superpower. Come January 1st, I am armed with my list of things I will conquer in the next 365 days: everything from fitness challenges to financial ambitions to travel plans. Not all my goals are lofty; one year I resolved to …
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What is your why? Is it just me, or is this question everywhere these days? I am hearing it on the regular at the moment. TedTalks, Instagram stories, Husband. At a staff meeting about 10 years ago, our new principal was introducing herself. Along with some general details about her life and career, she also …
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