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I have a story to write about from what happened to me this morning. And the reason I'm sharing this, is because it pushed me down a rabbit hole of thoughts. First for context, I don't go back to teaching until January 22nd, and I've only had 3 days off since we've been home from our trip to DC. For the first 2 days, I felt great, was so excited to relax, but also got a lot of catch up work done around the apartment. Then day 3 hit, and I fell into my typical habits of couch rotting and feeling lonely, bored, lazy, unmotivated, and essentially just stuck. That evening, while confiding in my wonderful husband, he suggested that I have a plan for the next day because he knows that helps me get out of these moods. So, I start creating a plan and Clayton suggests I go on a hike by myself at the state park down the road from our apartment. I love this idea, sounds great to be outside with this nice weather, and add it to my list.  Fast forward to this morning. I am completin...

Happy belated New Years! I keep saying "next year" but it's this year and I just can't believe it's already 2026. I have been thinking the past few weeks what I wanted my resolutions to be, but I've been struggling to decide this year! I either create resolutions that are unrealistic and I forget about them (like workout 4 times a week), or I choose ones that I am already going to do (graduate college). I wanted to create resolutions this year that can be adjusted depending on what's going on that week, but still keeps me motivated and striving for a goal.  One thing when I'm teaching that is so important to me is purpose. I try my best to have my students know and understand it, and I try to remind myself of it as well. Purpose is the whole reason that any of us do anything. Soooo, I chose a big picture purpose to work towards all year. I am choosing to work on habits. What's good about this purpose is that I can start wherever I'm at now, and...