8 Ways to Be a Success
When I Google “success,” I get these definitions: 1) the accomplishment of an aim or purpose, 2) the attainment of popularity or profit, and 3) a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity.
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Afternoon at the Aquarium
C.M. Foust 2015
I have a four-day training next week, and my school starts up for pre-planning on the 17th. So I’ve been trying to get out and do some fun activities before the madness begins in a couple of weeks.
Not that I won’t do fun stuff when the madness does begin, but I’ll have to be more mindful about when I do them.
So today it was off to the Florida Aquarium for me. They offer free admission to teachers all of the time, which is really nice of them.Read More »Afternoon at the Aquarium
Afternoon at the Zoo
After the nearly month of rain we’ve had in the Tampa Bay area, I needed to get out of the house. The Lowry Park Zoo is offering free entry for teachers through August 16, and a trip to the zoo sounded like just the thing!
The gibbons were putting on quite a show when I first arrived.
C.M. Foust 2015
Harder than Others
Sometimes it’s harder than others Being alone Rainy Sunday mornings Hiding beneath the covers Woken by the cat when I dream of being woken by you
Hurdles of Online Dating
*Adult language sprinkled throughout this post…*
I try to be a positive person. In general, I can put myself in someone else’s shoes. I can usually find common ground with ideas that are different than my own. If someone says something that is off-putting, I can usually roll with it and not take it personally.
In the realm of online dating, I find these skills to be tested a little too often.Read More »Hurdles of Online Dating
Not About the Money
I’m getting my Ph.D. I’ll graduate in December. I was lucky and was offered a job in my career of choice this past January, even… Read More »Not About the Money
The Hats We Wear
I was engaged in an interesting discussion based on this blog post via Twitter. Based on the question, “What do you do for a living?” the writer… Read More »The Hats We Wear
Technology is Amazing
I’m pretty slow at updating to new technology. I finally got a smart phone (which I still jokingly like to call a magic phone) at… Read More »Technology is Amazing
Florida Snow Storm
Run through melted snow Catch melted flakes on my tongue Transparent blizzard ———————————————————- I went for a jog in the rain. I decided to catch… Read More »Florida Snow Storm