-I thought you were all about the "big picture," the "meant to be," and the "everything happens for a reason." - I was. Â But, it's different now. Â I feel different now. - Why? Â What's so different about now? - He hurt me more than I realized. - And, so now you think about it differently? … Continue reading A Conversation – Overheard
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Magnetic Paper – Make Your Own Magnetic Poetry!
My most recent "new favorite thing" is magnetic paper! Â Maybe you already know about this, but I just found it yesterday, and I'm so happy I did! One of the stations I use in my language arts class is a Magnetic Poetry station. Â A few students at a time can use a variety of words … Continue reading Magnetic Paper – Make Your Own Magnetic Poetry!
A Day All to Myself
Today is the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and we have off from school. Â I love my job. Â I really really do! Â Each morning I when drive in to work I find myself very excited about the day ahead of me. Â Though, as wonderful as the school, the students, and my co-workers are, it is … Continue reading A Day All to Myself
There’s a storm…
There's a storm approaching the New York area. Â I think the news said that it would hit New York City around 5pm and it seems to be right on schedule. Â I can hear the thunder rumbling every so often and the sky has gotten dark pretty quickly in the last half an hour or so. … Continue reading There’s a storm…
Best writing advice
What has been the best writing advice you've received?  Or, if you could pick one piece of advice to share with others, what would it be? ~Melissa 🙂
Do you write to remember?
Several posts ago I asked the question "Why do you write?" Â I asked this question not because it was a new question, but because there really are so many different responses for why we write. Â We have reasons that are different from one another, but we each also have multiple reasons of our own. Â … Continue reading Do you write to remember?
“What have you done for me lately…”
"What have you done for me lately? Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah!" I have had this Janet Jackson song stuck in my head for days! Â Really. Â Days. But, it has actually got me thinking about how we are all looking for the newer, bigger, better versions of everything - fashion, technology, and so many other things … Continue reading “What have you done for me lately…”
iGoogle – I love it!
I recently discovered the iGoogle feature from Google. Â This Google product allows you to create a personalized page full of widgets that you select from a pretty large variety. Â There are plenty of widgets that are helpful for writers such as a dictionary, thesaurus, and a widget that gives you a Word A Day from … Continue reading iGoogle – I love it!
“Many of life’s failures…”
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas A. Edison Happy Saturday, Everyone! Â I found this quote today on a blog, http://www.successforrealpeople.wordpress.com, and it got me thinking! Â Of course I thought about my own successes, but also my students'. Â I … Continue reading “Many of life’s failures…”
Keeping track of 1,000 words a day…
Keeping track of 1,000 words a day is much more difficult than I thought it would be. Â I have been writing every day, but I haven't necessarily kept count of the words. Â I think that's actually okay, because keeping count at least got me to recognize the threshold of where I wanted to be and … Continue reading Keeping track of 1,000 words a day…
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