Tag: mental health

• Thank you!!

  

  I want to say how extremely grateful I am for every single one of you that voted daily, dealt with my text messages and social media posts, that paid for votes and for all the words of encouragement on my quest to be America’s favorite teacher. I didn’t make it past this round. We fought…

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  May 8, 2026

  Enjoy, find the sunshine, Friends, Good times, Gratitude, Life, mental health, my life, reflection, stories from school, teacher life

  America’s favorite teacher, Bill Nye, Gratitude, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, love, mental health, my life, pondering, reflection, stories from school, teacher life, thankful and grateful, writing

• Phd part 2

  

  Hello! Happy Friday! We have officially made it to the time of semester, as a student, that you think it is all down hill from here and you realize that you are actually still very much going up hill. There are due dates for all the classes, due dates for projects that you were so…

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  May 1, 2026

  Enjoy, Grad School, let go and let God, Life, life lessons, reflection, Things to Ponder

  college, education, Grad School, grad student life, Graduate degree, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, PhD, phd life, reflection, Student life, writing

• Long time no post!

  I know, it has been a very long time since I have posted. Life be life-in! I am finishing my last semester of classes before I start my dissertation, I am teaching through a state take over in my district, I am playing pool again, I am trying to win the best teacher in America…

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  April 26, 2026

  Adventures, Enjoy, Family, Friends, Grad School, Life, life lessons, my life, science, Shout out, stories from school, Student life, teacher life

  America’s favorite teacher, APA, Bill Nye, education, Friends, friendships, Grad School, Graduate degree, Life, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, PhD, Pool, stories from school, support, TCU, teacher friends, teacher life, teaching, writing

• 20 bucks worth of gas? In a Tahoe?

  

  Happy Sunday! I hope that everyone is having a great weekend! My weekend was good, long and not nearly as productive as I was hoping for but over all, not bad! I am not sure If I mentioned I joined a pool league again. It has been nice! I have made some new friends, I…

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  October 12, 2025

  Friends, games, Grad School, Life, Online dating, People are crazy, Pool

  Family, Grad School, Graduate degree, haha, Life, love, mental health, my life, Online dating, People are crazy, Pool, writing

• A new fridge again?!

  

  Happy Tuesday! I hope everybody had a good weekend and a good start to your week. I had a pretty exciting weekend I went to the mad scientist ball always a good time! A fun night, a new lab coat, and a good time with good people! So Friday and yesterday (because b-day, a-day) I…

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  September 29, 2025

  Family, Good times, haha, Life, my life, Oops, science, stories from school, teacher life

  force, haha, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, new appliances, Newtons, pondering, stories from school, teacher life, travel, writing

• Even or Odd

  

  Happy Sunday! I hope that everyone is doing well! I am sorry that I have been gone for so long! Both learning school and work schools tarted and I had to hit the ground running! I took the month of July and went to visit my parents in New Mexico. They finally got moved into…

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  September 14, 2025

  Cooking, Family, Friends, Gute Survey, haha, Life, my life, People are crazy, reflection, Summer time, Things to Ponder

  even, Family, Friends, groceries, Gute Survey, haha, Life, life lessons, love, mental health, my life, numbers, odd, pondering, reflection, teacher life, writing

• unpopular opinion from a teacher

  

  Happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a great weekend! I Had a pretty good weekend! I didn’t do much! haha I spent time with friends, I read a book, I did some grocer shopping, I did a load of laundry and I mopped the kitchen floor… you know, important stuff! I am so ready…

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  December 16, 2024

  Life, life lessons, stories from school, teacher life, Things to Ponder

  Cell phones, Family, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, parenting, pondering, reflection, school, school rules, Smart phone, social-media, stories from school, teacher life, teachers, technology, unpopular opinions

• Mental Health Day

  Happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a great week! I had a couple rough days but I took today off because it was national grilled cheese day! Yes, you read that correctly! I took it off because it was national grilled cheese day! I take the day every year! I don’t do anything I…

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  April 12, 2024

  Adventures, consumer reports, find the sunshine, Good times, Gratitude, haha, Life, life lessons, mental health, my life, reflection, stories from school, Student life, teacher life, Week in Review

  Family, food, grilled cheese, haha, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, national grilled cheese day, pondering, recipe, reflection, review, stories from school, teacher life

• 3 in 1

  Happy Friday! I swear 4 days weeks are the longest weeks! Like yesterday I was like how in the world is it only Thursday. I know I am way passed the one week mark I was hoping to hit for the blog posts. Maybe let’s shoot for just post! haha Let’s just say that I…

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  September 9, 2023

  Childhood, Family, Friends, Good times, Grad School, Gratitude, haha, Life, life lessons, lists, mental health, my life, reflection, Student life, teacher life

  Childhood, Family, Friends, friendships, Good times, Grad School, Graduate degree, haha, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, lists, mental health, my life, reflection, self reflection, Student life, teacher friends, teacher life, thankful and grateful

• 37 trips around the sun

  I saw a video where the lady was explaining how the birthday we are having is the end of that trip around the sun not the beginning. For instance I 37 so I have finished 37 years around the sun not starting my 37th. Either way, a year is a trip around the sun… and…

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  June 15, 2023

  Adventures, Family, find the sunshine, Friends, Good times, Grad School, Gratitude, Life, life lessons, lists, mental health, my life, reflection, Student life, teacher life, Things to Ponder, Year in Review

  Adventures, Family, Friends, Good times, haha, lessons, Life, life lessons, mental health, my life, new adventures, pondering, reflection, Student life, teacher life