I was writing in my journal today, which I must say I have been fairly diligent with suggesting that perhaps the ol’ pen and paper might not be dead yet, and happened to read back over the last 18 months. It’s almost hard to remember what my life was like just a year and a…

I always knew there would come a time in my career when I should give up on teaching. I felt that time had come a few years ago, but I have kept pushing on thinking perhaps different levels or different circumstances will make it better. After spending a full semester away from the classroom doing…

This is another posting about driving – not about my car, though! 😀 Now that I am higher up on the roads and less bullied, I am more aware of other dangers on the road – or rather, give more attention to different bad driving habits. Using cell phones while driving. Although social media has…

Everything tends to happen for a reason in life and it generally isn’t until after the fact that we come to understand just what that or those reasons are exactly. Back in May, I bought my ‘new’ LR2 and put my beloved Daihatsu up for sale. I put it on the market for a fairly…

Today has been a day of total rest. I even took a nap! Somehow this past week was jam-packed and for me that is never a very good thing as I need down time to recuperate. So, I will try this weekend to also layout a schedule that will work for me on a regular…