As we enter the third month of self-isolation here in upstate New York, I've tried to find some balance between working from home and doing some of the things I enjoy. As a teacher, I'm working fairly long hours as we do distance learning, mostly online. It hasn't been the easiest adjustment going from being … Continue reading Some of My Favorite World War II Historical Fiction Books
I've always been a huge reader. When I was younger, I would read all the time. I actually read through every single historical fiction (my favorite genre) book in the entire elementary school library, and all of the appropriate historical fiction books from the middle/high school library by the time I reached 5th grade (my librarian … Continue reading Recent Reads
Wow! It's been awhile since I wrote a Life Lately post! Here's what I've been up to the past 2 1/2 months. Spent... a weekend with with 2 of my best friends from high school and had a great time catching up and hanging out. We watched movies, talked for hours, made dinner together, and went to … Continue reading Life Lately 5-19-14
One of my goals for this year is to read more often (my specific goal is to read at least one book each month). I have always loved reading, but haven't made the time to do so as much in the past few years. Because reading makes me happy and because it is a good … Continue reading Recent Reads
One of my goals for this year is to read more often. I was trying to read daily and was successful at doing so for the last 5 or so weeks of school, but since I've been home, I haven't read nearly as much. That said, when I do read, I read more at once … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading Lately
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