For the last two weeks I have been participating in Blogging 101, courtesy of WordPress. The Day 9 assignment is to write a new blog post, inspired by a fellow blogger. MumMuddlingThrough is one I discovered through the Blogging 101 Community Board and have since started following. She was inspired to consider who she is as a “Mum” and write her…
For those who are unaware of the raging debate and over-publicized extreme and, seemingly, ignorant opinion of one Michigan mother, follow this link: and read the blog post I linked to on my Facebook page earlier today. Or The Washington Times posted a summation of the blog itself with a link to it. Search for “I.AM.THE.MOM.”…
It’s official! I have been offered and accepted an adjunct faculty position with the local community college. This is a huge accomplishment for me on many levels. First, because I love to teach and returning to a classroom is like returning home. At times a challenging one, to be sure, but one where I always…
I will start this post by saying that the number one “project” that I am running is certainly Project Mom. Raising a considerate, educated, curious, kind, well-mannered, (insert additional adjective here) and above all, happy, kid is definitely number one. Sorry, honey, you’ve been bumped! Taking care of my family is definitely my main focus. …
The island has been installed! It was actually completed and installed about a month ago but we still haven’t finished reorganizing the storage in the kitchen. Scroll down to see the finished project. It has transformed our kitchen from the vast open space with not-enough storage to a well-defined kitchen with much more storage and a…
Dearest Cousin, Today I know we failed you. Today we learned that you have left us, gone beyond our reach, beyond this world. Now all we can offer are our condolences, tears and hugs. We cannot offer anything to you, though…you who needed us most. I find myself drawn to write. And later, perhaps, to…
So, first, let me introduce you to my town. It is truly small town America and I love it! We have a very large old-order Mennonite population in the area who drive horse-drawn buggies to get around. There is a guy who parks his car in the Dairy Queen parking lot in the morning, stands…
VCE Chemistry teacher in Melbourne, Australia
a 100-word story every day
The Mom Who Runs: 