Category: education

  • A Chance to Start Over

    Today marks the last official contracted day of my first year back in the classroom. Tomorrow, I leave for a long-awaited trip to England and Scotland. The parallels beg for comparison. Six years ago I completed my last contracted day for the school year with the prospect of a trip of a lifetime to London…

  • Traveling on a Teacher’s Salary

    So far in this blog’s short history, I have talked a lot about both traveling and personal finance. most of those posts have focused on the how. This post focuses on the why. Why do I choose to spend a comparatively high percentage of my income on travel and everything that goes along with it?…

  • Reviewed and Renewed Intentions

    A quick note to address the vocabulary choice in the title and throughout the rest of this entry: from here on out, instead of using the word “goal(s),” I plan to use the word “intention(s).” This is to align my actions this year with my overall focus of intentionality. These “intentions” all serve a specific…

  • The Rest of the Goals

    I am a goals oriented person. I derive immense satisfaction from making lists and then crossing through each line. I become giddy when I set goals and surpass them handily. (I should remember this for those many times I attempt to shoot for the moon.) Instead of devoting a separate post to each of these…