View this post on Instagram New day, new adventure. #rockymountaincollection A post shared by Rocky Mountain Collection (@rockymountaincollection) on Jul 6, 2016 at 4:48pm PDT “Students these days are living two lives. One is on social media, and one is…
Simplicity
Sometimes we just need the picture, a view, a good book, a glass of lemon water, a cup of tea, looking at a view. Something simple to get us through the week. Don’t forget to slow down a breathe sometimes….
Bucket (?) List
Maybe I am too young to have a bucket list. One one hand, I need to embrace whatever life throws at me. On the other, there are some places I really want to go to and some things I really want to do. The…
Coffee Chats: Comparisons
Hello! It is so great to see you. Pull up a nice big bowl of kettle corn popcorn and some Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea, and let’s talk real talk. My topic today is comparisons, a topic I’ve taken off from a…
Setting the Scene
Today I had my fourth grade students stand outside on the playground and observe. I had them use their five senses to “set the scene”. Some ran and “tasted” the air, some scuffled across the blacktop, listening to their shoes…
A Letter to Me
Dear Me, Happy 16th birthday! I hope you’re enjoying the freedom of cruising around in your car and continually repeating…”I’m driving around in my lee-tle car. My lee-tle car.” Keep it up because getting your license just started a whole…
Quote of the Day
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night -Galileo I used to stare at this quote, rather puzzled. It wasn’t until about two summers ago, I finally understood it. I had the privilege of being…
Home
Home. This one word stirs up many images and thoughts. I would have to say home for me isn’t just one single place. It is many, many different places. To begin, I’d have to say home is the mountains and…
Top 10 Travel Tips
As a kid, I grew up with a hankering to travel. Although I haven’t been able to travel overseas (yet!) I feel pretty blessed to be able to travel across the US! With friends scattered all over, I have loved…