Theater has always been a huge part of my life. I can vividly remember putting on plays for my family members and forcing them to attend, sitting on the steps at home belting out lyrics from The Bodyguard, playing Mrs. Potts in my elementary school's production of Beauty and the Beast, performing in my high school's… Continue reading Tuesday Tunesday: My Shot!
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Motivational Monday: Practice Personal Patience
Patience (noun): The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. See also self-restraint, perseverance, and persistence. I'm not a patient person. In fact, if I think about my life, it's all just been a series of me failing at exercising patience. When I was younger, I… Continue reading Motivational Monday: Practice Personal Patience
Motivational Monday: You Belong
Happy Motivational Monday, friends! I hope everyone had a wonderfully restful and reenergizing weekend. After spending the last four days huddled up in a hotel chaperoning the Princeton Model UN Conference, it's so strange to finally reemerge. After arriving to the hotel/conference venue, my students and I were sequestered indoors. Most of them were working hard, while… Continue reading Motivational Monday: You Belong
Motivational Monday: Remember Who You Are
One of my favorite contemporary poets recently posted some beautiful words of wisdom and comfort on her Instagram that I think are worth sharing: "Even when you feel like the world has let you down, please remember who you are and what you stand for."- Alex Elle This makes me think of that pivotal scene in Disney's… Continue reading Motivational Monday: Remember Who You Are
Tuesday Tunesday: The Perfect Presidential Playlist
Happy Tunesday, friends! On today's special edition, we're singing all things presidential. This has been a long journey. It hasn't been paved in gold. It hasn't been easy. In fact, it's been downright exhausting, frustrating, and even depressing--but here we are. We've finally made it to election day. So, as you head to the polls,… Continue reading Tuesday Tunesday: The Perfect Presidential Playlist
Wellness Wednesday: BoosterBuddy
Happy Wednesday, friends! On this edition of Wellness Wendesday, we're once again looking at the intersection between technology and wellness, this time at an iPhone and Android-friendly app called BoosterBuddy, a free app dedicated to improving young people's mental health. BoosterBuddy first made its appearance in 2014, and has since garnered 31 MILLION Facebook… Continue reading Wellness Wednesday: BoosterBuddy
Kermit Says: Motivational Monday
Wow! Is this really the last week of October? Where did it all go and why did it go so quickly? It seems like when I was younger, every day moved so slowly. I thought I'd never reach adulthood, and here I am in my late twenties wishing things would slow down, appreciating every… Continue reading Kermit Says: Motivational Monday
Tuesday Tunesday: 24K Magic
Happy Tuesday, friends! Every Tuesday, one of my classes (shout out to 6th period) selects a few individuals to share songs they're listening to and loving, so I thought I'd do the same here. Music is my life--that's not an exaggeration. I actually wrote about music for my college essay because it's so influential… Continue reading Tuesday Tunesday: 24K Magic
Motivation Monday
Happy Motivational Monday, friends! Do you ever have moments where your expectations are so high and anxiety is through the roof that you can hardly function? Moments when the need to succeed in everything you do is more damaging and destructive than productive and invigorating? I know too often work, school, and life, in general,… Continue reading Motivation Monday
Dear Kermit: Miserable in Manchester
Dear Kermit, After transferring to a new school less than a year ago, I find myself wanting to transfer again. I was recruited to play football--a sport I love more than just about anything--at a D1 school but was terribly unhappy, so my family and I made the decision for me to transfer and play… Continue reading Dear Kermit: Miserable in Manchester
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