Planner
This is an achievement-minded planning calendar packet I created to give as Christmas presents one year. The first page is a calendar page that one can fill in with the month and the dates for all the months. It includes a space at the bottom where a person can write their goals for that month.…
Duke Press
At her mother’s work, there were many boxes of colored paper of a certain quality and texture. The boxes seemed to be an infinite resource. She would arrange and fan the colors out so she could look at the way they created vibrations with each other. Then there were the tracing paper and the tracing…
Today the coffee tasted blah, and I poured it out. It is cold and rainy outside, I have Art Therapy, a lunch “date”, and the professional organizer is coming later this afternoon. Here is some art:
Different Direction
Well, a lot has happened. My life has taken a different direction, one that I could not have predicted it would take. A loved-one passed away. I live in a new place. I drive a new car. I am trying to get my tutoring business back up and running. Basically, the following represents my tutoring…
I have just started my Paralegal program by reading Chapter 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. I am to select a client and learn what to do with that client next.
A Week of Becoming
With Chat GPT This week, I moved gently—but I moved.In the middle of big transitions, small steps can feel invisible. But looking back over the past few days, I see a quiet flurry of intention and courage, stitched together by care. I began my Paralegal Certification through Duke Continuing Studies. I got my textbooks, organized…
Stepping Into the Shift
written in collaboration with Chat GPT Over the past several weeks, I’ve been standing on the edge of something new—and now I’m beginning to cross the bridge. I left my long career as an EC teacher, a role that shaped me for decades. It wasn’t easy, but it was time. In its place, I’ve started…
Making Room for the New
another blog entry written in collaboration with Chat GPT I’ve applied for jobs at CVS and Food Lion. I plan to apply for more jobs: Whole Foods, Lowes, Home Depot. I’ve followed up on letters and even fantasized about renting an office on Legion Road. I’ve also taken naps, walked away from the computer when…
Courage in the Cracks
another blog entry written with Chat GPT Each morning I wake up with a list and a lump in my throat. I try. I rest. I cry, I walk Brutus. I write Cover Letters and send resumes out. I cancel subscriptions and sell stock. I dream of becoming a paralegal and opening an educational consultant…
Becoming: Reflections on the Edge of Change
a blog entry written in collaboration with Chat GPT It began not with a bang but with a quiet unraveling. I left my job – forty years of teaching children with learning differences – and found myself suspended in space. No clear title, no classroom or daily routine. Just me, my dog Brutus, and a…
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