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112. Why Regroup

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 by caritagardiner

Sometimes, I look at Tuukka and see a lot of human in him. At the moment I took this photo, I thought about how heavy his head must be, an idea that made me wonder if he’s going through some things. I contemplated what pups do to get over whatever causes one’s head to feel…

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111. Why Romance

Posted on February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by caritagardiner

I’ve pasted the Google image search results for “cheesy romance novel covers” above. Notice the one in the bottom left, where Colonel Sanders stars in Wings of Desire. I wonder, why not go all the way to “hot wings and juicy thighs of desire”? I’d have to read the vegetarian version, but I Want Tofurky You might…

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110. Why It’s Never Too Late

Posted on February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by caritagardiner

I recently got a letter in the mail that made me so happy. (Hi, AN, I’m talking about you.) It contained the words, “I wanted to shoot you a quick note (which is probably 15 years overdue) to thank you…” I never expect, require, or time notes of genuine gratitude. There’s no expiration date on…

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109. Why Yoga

Posted on February 3, 2021February 1, 2021 by caritagardiner

It’s not easy to see my legs under my dog in the photo above, but trust me when I say that I was in the pose you can see Ross Rayburn and Kristin McGee doing on the screen when Tuukka decided my lap would make a great pillow. Turns out, my lapdog, updog, and downward…

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108. Why Make a Ta-Da List

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by caritagardiner

I probably start as many of my posts with thoughts that come from podcasts as I do with ideas sparked by Peloton workouts, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows my morning routine: workout with Peloton and walk the dog with podcasts. Add in my morning shower, and you’ve described my idea-generation…

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107. Why Enough is Enough

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 by caritagardiner

I’m writing this post, as I do all of them, in advance of its publication, just after the attempted overthrow of the government/Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists. The essay will go live on the day that’s supposed to see the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as POTUS and VPOTUS. At this moment, I…

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106. Why I Don’t Need to Hear Your Plans

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 by caritagardiner

None of my current students read my blog, so I’m going to share a secret here that they’ll never know. I’m horrible at keeping track of late work. I’ve tried the most common policies for how to handle work that doesn’t come in on time (discounting points, not allowing revision), but honestly, I haven’t been…

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105. Why GSD

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by caritagardiner

I like being a student, so I’ve spent a lot of time in schools. I’ll let you guess which of the degrees listed above I have or am working on. The list comes from a career profiles website I found that offers an amazingly extensive list of the many degrees people can earn. That said,…

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104. Why I’m Done with Guilty Pleasures

Posted on December 30, 2020January 25, 2021 by caritagardiner

When I come up with the topic of a new post, if I don’t have an image in mind, I often do a quick Google image search. When I typed in “guilty pleasures,” the algorithm fed me lots of photos related to music or food, including this one from Nia Shanks’ blog for people who…

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103. Why We Were Broke (for 45 minutes)

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by caritagardiner

I took the photo above from an Australia’s Science Channel article about how to know if you’ve been hacked because last week, for around forty-five minutes, I believed our retirement savings were gone. Funny story…now. At 7:10am, I got an email from our brokerage company saying that our account with them had been closed. Since…

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I teach English to high schoolers at a boarding school in Connecticut. I read AP English Literature and Composition exams and serve as a teacher mentor for the University of Pennsylvania Teaching Fellows program. I’m working on earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

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Read my recent “Why I” Wednesday Blog Posts

  • 112. Why Regroup
  • 111. Why Romance
  • 110. Why It’s Never Too Late
  • 109. Why Yoga
  • 108. Why Make a Ta-Da List
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