Category Archives: reflection
May 2024 Reading Update
This month I read: Favorite Books Fiction: Cantoras, Berry Pickers Nonfiction: The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Fact
April 2024 Reading Update
I began April still on vacation and plowing through books while lounging by a pool. Then I came home to a very busy work schedule, but still managed to squeeze in lots of reading, clearing off a little of my … Continue reading
Fascinating Interview Questions
We are deep in interview season and in my 27 years in education I can estimate that I have sat in over 250 interview (from both sides of the room!). I have coached aspiring administrators and facilitated a lot of … Continue reading
March 2024 Reading Update
This update is later than usual thanks to a wonderful, relaxing vacation that gave me lots of reading time by the pool and the beach! I had such a fun reading month. It is interesting to note that I didn’t … Continue reading
February 2024 Reading Update
I love a good reading month! Having pneumonia this month gave me a lot of time when I had to be home resting, and once I felt slightly better I was able to read a lot. This month I read: … Continue reading
AASA National Conference on Education
Next week I will be attending the AASA National Conference on Education in my home town of San Diego. I was asked to blog about my conference experience throughout the process. My pre conference excitement blog is up and available … Continue reading
January 2024 Reading Update
New year, same readerly life! I started off 2024 with some incredible reads! I’ve also decided to be generous with my four and five star ratings, because these records are really just for me. If I loved a book while … Continue reading
A Year of Reading: 2023
At the end of the year (or the beginning of the new one!), I like to look back on my reading as a whole instead of just by month. Thanks to the Currently Reading podcast patreon, I have been tracking … Continue reading
December 2023 Reading Update
It seems anti-climatic to post what I read in December at this point, but this is a record for me. This month I read: Favorite Books of the Month Fiction–> Happiness Falls Nonfiction–> XOXO Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to … Continue reading
My Word of 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! For the last nine years I have spent every December reflecting on the year that was and looking ahead to the year to come. Instead of setting resolutions I choose a focus word, a word that I … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 