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Embracing the Wide Open Spaces
I have a big idea brewing in my head, and I need time and space to let it percolate. It can be so easy to fill the quiet spaces with noise: blogging, reading blogs, checking e-mail, talking to friends, listening to music.But there’s something to be said for intentionally giving yourself room to think. It’s like blocking out the distractions so you, the quarterback, have time to plan, strategize, and decide before getting buried.
I was hesitant to get an iPhone because I feared that constant connection to the internet would tempt me to blow useless carbon dioxide into every available crevice. When I’m waiting in a line or … Read More
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Photo Quilt
My school has a huge fundraiser once a year to raise money for our Montessori program. Each class is asked to donate an item for the silent auction, and each teacher is asked to donate an experience.My class and I made a quilt using photo transfer paper. Of course the project was more difficult than I imagined (my DIY projects usually are!), but it wasn’t too difficult. The photo transfers came out better than I expected (although I have no idea how long they’ll last). The kids used fabric paint to create little caterpillars, butterflies, frogs, birds, and flowers using their fingerprints. It was the first time I actually … Read More
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Book Collecting
I used to be a book collector. I started collecting books in high school. In college, when everyone else was selling back their textbooks, I was the girl who would sort through the “free” bin at the university bookstore and collect all the textbooks that couldn’t be resold.When I moved to rural Louisiana to join Teach For America, I almost left my books behind. I was only taking my car and what I could fit inside. At the very last minute, I start shoving individual books into the crevices. I managed to get all of them. I couldn’t bear to be without them.
As the years passed, I … Read More
