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I still exist!
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.…
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How my students made me a writer
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…
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The art of being burned out
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…
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House Hunting: Round 1
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…
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Day 4: Oh so tired
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…
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Day 3: Stop Hating on New Jersey
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…
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Trials and Tribulations of Being 6
Day 2 of my blog challenge! So far so good! Today I finished my second day of teaching camp. About a year ago, I wrote a post (the one about not having enough arms) about this same job. I have come full circle this year and done exactly what I hoped. I transitioned from food…
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The 33 Day Blog Challenge!
I have been neglecting this blog. And not only that, but I have been neglecting writing of any kind. It has led to a four week drought of creativity. I realized a few days ago it was also accompanied by a lack of exercise, going to class, and submitting for anything theatrical. I know we…
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Epic Fail: Gym Class
I was riding back on the G train today from Park Slope reading Whole Living magazine, sipping iced coffee and soy milk from a hipster coffee shop, and carrying a bag full of craft supplies for art class next week. We’re making kites and learning about wind, the earth, and enjoying the outdoors. It will…
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Follow Up: “Gonna Drink a Beer and Eat a Banana Nut Muffin”
So I subscribe to this lovely daily email site called The Well Daily. Sometimes they send smoothie recipes, and sometimes they send things like this. Today it included three videos that were meant to boost your day. And this video or Brene Brown speaking at TED is a wonderful follow-up to my post the other…