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I'm here to  {celebrate}  with  Ruth Ayres   and  YOU ! Finding the little moments of joy in life. _____________________________________________________ Today I am celebrating: {this week in verse} {challenge} writing and writing every day in march five years of the solsc complete celebrate with *confetti* but then keep writing and writing and writing and celebrating celebrate the habit of storytelling {presentation} attending an all day meeting monday the first day after a relaxing spring break planning for a wednesday training that was an enjoyable stress i needed celebrate relieved presentation exhaustion {difficult conversation} the anticipation (and stress) of a conversation that was necessary led to many opportunities of relationships, learning, and moving forward celebrate new beginnings {a day off} after a long-only-four-day-busy week an extra day of family time was just what was needed even thou...

I'm still writing ... poetry! Join in and share! #digiPoetry _____________________________________________________ Inspired by Leigh Anne ... a little book spine poetry! I used some books from my enormous piles of library books waiting to be read. Let me know if you see a book title you suggest I read first. It wasn't as easy as I remembered to create! Spring       The Thing About Spring So Many Days Early Bird Up in the Garden and  Down in the Dirt Thunderboom! Finding Spring This I Believe This I Believe Cinderella Ate My Daughter You're Going to Be Okay Breathe Positive The End of the Rainbow Happily Ever After _____________________________________________________ April is National Poetry Month.  I will dabble in celebrating with others by writing and sharing poetry this month.  Participants can follow along and share on Twitter: #digipoetry.

I'm still writing ... poetry! Join in and share! #digiPoetry _____________________________________________________ it was a beautiful morning sun shining, blue skies still a little chill in the air everything was right in my world a quick stop on my way to school "large ice tea of caffeine, please" for a refreshing pick-me-up everything was right in my world i paid and quickly asked, "how much for the order for the lady behind me?" everything was right in my world something i have never done before "i'm going to pay for her too" and i handed over a five dollar bill everything was right in my world i'll never forget the memory  the contagious smile on her face and the feeling inside my heart everything was right in my world my smile created a joyous interaction with the server making each other feel like we matter everything was right in my world and then the m...

And so here I am ...   finding my happy again on day thirty-two my mom's morning TFTD also known as  Thought For The Day text new colorful not-so-clicky pens to brighten my writing and my day olw 'breathe' bracelet to remind me daily warm sunshine and sixty degrees finally another bike ride colleagues' undeniable support for a presentation today five of my students completed the SOLSC writing for 31 days with minimal support from me plus one more student that isn't in any of my groups, but we've connected and she wrote too  - look at her reflections! my understanding husband, grumbling all month, and now today hints at possible slices to write reading final slice after final slice inspired by your words i tell myself to rest, to stay away, but after thirty-one days ... i just can't ... i still need to share my happy again.  ___________________________________________________ Stac...