For those of us who work in education, summer is a time of freedom, of dropping routines and lesson plans in favor of spontaneous trips to the water, or barefoot walks on hot pavement in the rain, or lunches at restaurants with outside seating — tanned skin, no make up. For all of us, July… Read More
Tag: autoimmune disorder
ESTABLISHING MY STEPS
In the summer of 2015, I decided to tear out the carpeting on my staircase. I checked out Do It Yourself videos on youtube and figured I could handle the task on my own. I got straight to work, anxiously aware that projects like these can’t get fully accomplished unless I start and finish them… Read More
APART FROM ME, YOU CAN DO NOTHING
When I was little, I longed to be a musician. I remember Mr. Williams, my elementary music teacher, coming in for our music time, playing instruments and singing. I was enchanted and mesmerized. I wanted to make music for myself, but I didn’t have instruments at home. My grandmother lived next door to me, and… Read More