Monthly Archives: January 2012

A reminder- it is OK to be on the quieter side

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I recently stated that I was “enough of an extrovert to find the energy to share regardless of how tired I was, when students call with questions beyond class time”.  Only recently have I realized what a clue to my own … Continue reading →

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Why do we have special days? today is http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day    Moved over winter break and put blogging on hold for a period.  Now settling into a lovely, light filled space and thinking about the objects that make my live/work environment “home”.   The majority of the objects are books- … Continue reading →

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