Ah summer nights!  I take pride in really soaking in the little things. My morning coffee brings me joy, but so do my summer evenings of reading and Twitter Chats.

Uh-oh, I'm feeling a deep reflection: Don't get me wrong, reading is hard work... always had been for me. I can read something and forget it a moment later. My  mind wanders, my focus is horrid, but my drive is there. I just keep trying. I have always wanted to love it, and I do enjoy it, but I just wish it wouldn't take me so long. Sometimes I need to reread the same paragraph numerous times in order to just grasp the idea. I look back though on how far I have come since school. I got by with average grades, was never labeled as a struggling reading, and had great skills for coping. I think all of this has truly helped me with becoming a strong teacher. I made it, I found strategies to survive, and I love being able to share that with my students. It is great that they know I am human, and I had struggles... but I had the drive, the desire to succeed.

Cheers to drive, challenges, support, & success!