End of Summer Blues As long as I can remember, I’ve always become incredibly nostalgic at the end of August.  It  just feels more like the end of the calendar year to me, especially more than the end of December.  You can feel summer ending.  And though it is still warm, those nice autumn breezes…

So in case you were wondering what happened to me and my blog challenge, I’m still here! About a week ago, I hit a brick wall as far as stamina. There were just too many weeks in a row without a real break and I could tell my blog posts were becoming forced and dull.…

The major character in the play I’m currently writing is named after one of my students.  Every class, amidst the pandemonium, she would sit there with that wise 6 year old Buddha look on her face like she new more than every adult in the school.  The class would be climbing the walls, I would…

Ginny Meter: the final countdown to vacation Days until vacation: 6 Energy: Dwindling but still truckin! Hope for humanity: Damaged today but I have hope for the week. Enthusiasm for teaching crafts: I’ll give it a 6.5. There’s a reason I didn’t write yesterday.  And I am letting myself off the hook a little bit…

It has begun!  Ben and I ventured to Jersey City today and looked at our first apartment.  I have made the vow to be truly honest with myself this year and speak up when something bothers me about the place.  I was expecting a NYC-type broker to show up, one that would hound us with…

After waking up at 6am for camp and then going right to my show, I am beat.  But in an attempt to stick with my blog challenge, I am at least writing something.  So as a quick post, I’m going to plug my show!:) It is the last weekend of my show!  If you’re in…

About a week after Ben and I moved into our current apartment, we decided to move out.  Of course we had a year lease, so here we are.  That wonderful day is approaching.  We’ve had many lovely times this year, and I will definitely miss the apartment itself.  It was our first and all.  But…