I just figured out this morning one of the deep feelings I’m having about retirement from this amazing job of teaching I’ve had – at this place, 15 years, and in total, a career in the world of teaching for almost 40! It’s the feeling of loss. Like all humans, loss is an inevitable piece […]
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18 and loss
May 14th, 2014 · Comments Off on 18 and loss · 100 Days Project, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work
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19 and a last – at last…
May 13th, 2014 · Comments Off on 19 and a last – at last… · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work
I’ve been really reluctant to say “the last this…the last that….the last time…,” etc. in regards to my retirement. It’s like saying my four month European trip for sabbatical was a “trip of a lifetime.” The trip was certainly amazing, and some parts, okay maybe, many parts, cannot be repeated – but I never planned […]
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24, 23, 22, 21, 20 — and yes, how did another five days go by?
May 12th, 2014 · Comments Off on 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 — and yes, how did another five days go by? · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, Work
These posts of several days are just reminders of how busy my life as a college professor really is! Not to mention the part of life that involves laundry, the first lawn mow of the spring, a delightful Mother’s Day spent with daughter and granddaughter and paying the bills! This morning I enjoyed my once […]
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28, 27, 26, 25 and bittersweet moments indeed…
May 7th, 2014 · 1 Comment · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Fundraiser, Musings, retirement, Work
I truly have been thinking about this blog, and not short of material. But the last few days have had more bitter than sweet and I simply got hung up on that. I don’t want to write about those moments or focus on them anymore. Those are the things that created the stress in this […]
30, 29 and the count-down
May 3rd, 2014 · Comments Off on 30, 29 and the count-down · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
It’s hard to believe I’m under 30 days until I retire from this position! As someone asked yesterday, “Yes, you have 30 days, but how many “real” days?”, meaning I have only three more class days, and the rest of the time is a few last meetings, a few celebrations and cleaning up my desk. […]
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