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#AMonthofFaves 2022: Underrated Books
I am going to use the same metric I used for this Top Ten Books with Fewer Than 2,000 Ratings on Goodreads post some years ago for today's topic. Book #1 - What the Body Already...
#AMonthofFaves 2022: Popular Books Worth the Hype
Self-evident topic is self-evident. Let's get into it. Book #1 - Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks The hype: I do not think I can articulate how big a deal this is in the...
#AMonthofFaves Moments of 2022
It's that time of year again. That's right. A Month of Faves is back, baby! Today's prompt: MON | Dec. 5 – #AMonthofFaves Moments of 2022. What were some of the moments this year...
It’s Monday! What are you reading?: More Five-star Books!
First things first: A Month of Faves is back for this year! Yessssssss. It is one of my favorite blogging events, and I look both for it and forward to it every year. I did my...
2022 Christmas Wish List
As my daughter keeps reminding me, next week is Black Friday, so this is as good a time as any to post my list. This year, I actually organized my list in descending order of...
How to Apply for Sabbatical #SOL22
I applied to go on sabbatical for next school year (2023-2024), and let me tell you that it has been a PROCESS. 1. Decide to go on sabbatical. Okay, so first I had to decide that...
It’s Monday! What are you reading?: Halfway Point Reading Wrap-Up
Hi. I cannot believe I have not updated my blog since February. FEBRUARY. I thought for sure the last time had been in April. Clearly, I was very, very wrong. Also: this has been...
My Toxic Traits
There's a meme that made its away around Twitter starting in *checks Google* 2018 that has found its way into my everyday speech. If you're unfamiliar, it's saying "My toxic...
It’s Monday and I was very into spoofs this week
Spoof! Spoof! Spoof! Say it enough times and it doesn't even feel like a word anymore. Hello. Tomorrow, I go back into the classroom for the first time since the pandemic...