I have always loved little kids. Some people find them all to be very annoying, but most are really cute and adorable. A few years ago I started to help coach the youngest members on swim team. It has really given me so many opportunities helping the young kids. More than one mom was fairly... Continue Reading →
Utopian World
Sometime last year I thought of something while I was trying to fall asleep. Yes, trying to fall asleep. This is why it takes me so long to fall asleep so often. It is when I tend to do some of my best thinking. Anyways, back to what I was thinking about. I was thinking... Continue Reading →
Humanities
My summer homework this year for English was to write about my experience in the Humanities program including my influence to apply to the program, what skills and experiences I hoped to gain, to what degree those hopes have been satisfied, and what I hope or worry about for the upcoming year. So, here is... Continue Reading →
Good Fences make Good Neighbors (?)
I was mowing the lawn the other day and thinking about this, that, and the other. As I began mowing near the fence separating our yard from our neighbor's (the one pictured to the left), the famous line/quote from Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" came to mind "Good fences make good neighbors" I began picking it... Continue Reading →
Why I Dance
Okay, I realize that I haven't posted anything in many months, but I have kept up writing. Just not online. I am in the middle of a journal that I started at the beginning of summer that tells of my daily adventures and thoughts. Right now I'm sitting down and transferring some of my entries... Continue Reading →
2013 Swim Team Overview
So, in my earlier post I said that I would easily choose ballet over swimming and that it is easy to knock myself down in swimming, especially this year. Though, now that swim team is over for the year and I have gotten a chance to recharge, I do miss swim team already. This summer... Continue Reading →
Why We Do Swim Team
Another summer swim team season has just come to an end. Here in Montgomery County Maryland, summer swim team season is a BIG thing. The big summer league has 91 teams, plus there are smaller leagues and country club leagues. Teams are from private HOA pools, county pools or open membership private pools. Swimmers range... Continue Reading →
Upon the Flower
As a class we went to Harpers Ferry and our only assignment for the day was to take tons of photos, a variety of styles, and take sensory notes to create a poem. We then had to pick one of the photos and recreate it by using a mix of teared and cut paper. To go with the... Continue Reading →