This poster hangs in the math wing of the main classroom building at my school. Donut you love it? I teach English for a living and write for fun, so it will probably come as no surprise to you that I love words, but I particularly love plays on words. Puns combine two of my…
Author: caritagardiner
62. Why Walk
I took the above photo when I was out walking Tuukka, my lovable and gigantic dog. As you’ve probably figured out, I’m his morning walker; my husband usually takes him in the afternoons. If either of us is away, the other does both walks. You’re probably thinking, “Why don’t their kids ever walk the dog?…
61. Why Write a List
My elbow is a mess. It’s been a mess for months, so finally, under advice of people who’ve had elbow issues, I went to a doctor. Locals call him “the wrist guy,” but he’s also supposed to be great with elbows. I was glad to see him. He pushed on a spot an inch from…
60. Why Have Great Colleagues
I know that we can select our careers but not our colleagues, but we can select careers that are likely to provide us with colleagues who are the kinds of people who brighten our days. I’m lucky that way because I love hanging out with the kinds of people who become teachers. For an online…
59. Why Early Morning Workouts
I took the above photo after one of my morning workouts. Alone, that view could make my point about why it’s great to workout first thing in the morning, but I won’t stop there. I have more reasons. First, habits help. At the turn of the year/decade, many of my podcasts talked about how to…
58. Why Wait
I have a really fancy car. It’s glorious. More important, I have a super safe car. Five stars of safety. Still, there were two recalls and an update that Audi had to make on my terrific Q5. They said the whole process would take about three hours and asked if I wanted to use a…
57. Why Travel for Work
I’m writing this post as I sit in a hotel room in Albuquerque, NM. I’m thinking about how lucky I am to be here. I know that my employer is incredibly generous to allow me, even back me to attend the Independent School Gender Project Conference each year, so I’m feeling quite grateful at the…
56. Why I’m Laughing
I told you earlier that I hosted a party recently, but didn’t mention that in the middle of the party, somebody came to me and said, “Carita, something strange is going on with your toilet.” I had a flashback to some friends who, many years ago in their dorm apartment, had raw sewage shooting out…
55. Why Take Exams
Truth be told, I’m writing this post before you’re reading it. (Of course, that’s obvious, since I can’t very well write it after you read it!) I figure that since almost nobody reads my posts as they publish (because I’m not yet a super famous author with fans who don’t know me in person), I’m…
54. Why RSVP
I recently hosted a party. I love hosting parties. I had a great time at this party and was thinking about writing, today, about how much I love hosting parties. I think I’ll write that post next week or sometime after that. This morning, however, I’m in the mood to rant a little. I invited…