P.S. I did a Mud Run
….what? me? yes: Pictures to prove it
24 Day Challenge, Day 1: Metabolism Meltdown
So, here I am, with an excuse to get myself back to posting consistently…I dropped a chunk of change on a cleanse. Okay I know you are thinking, okay Melissa has lost it, drinking broth and lemon juice is not going to undo the very impressive work I put into gaining weight (seriously I gained [...]
Back…again
I haven’t posted since this Summer….school killed me, plus grad classes (2 classes away from my Second Masters-Instructional Media, woo!) and the fact that I…BUILT A HOUSE. No, seriously, I am sitting in it right now, probably a week away from the contractor moving on to some other house. What used to be just a [...]
Review: Mostly Good Girls, Leila Sales
Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales Published October 5th 2010 by Simon Pulse http://leilasales.com/ .5 (4.5/5 M’s for making me laugh out loud multiple times, and for Sales being brave enough to write about high school, as just that….high school.) Goodreads Blurb: The higher you aim, the farther you fall….It’s Violet’s junior year at [...]
Review: Wonderstruck (ARC)
Expected publication: September 13th 2011 by Scholastic Press My Lovely Library School roomie, Katie went to ALA and picked me up a copy of “Wonderstuck.” I guess I don’t need to be jealous anymore, I have my own ARC! I have to say, I already know this will be a hit at my school. If [...]
W2D2— June 26 “you know beef jerky has an after taste!”
Running Song: “Just a Song About Ping Pong”- Operator Please Money order money order hear it today I got another fifteen seconds and I’m ready to play I say Money order money order hear it today I got another fifteen seconds and I’m ready to play I say I got my got my got my [...]
W2D1—June 24th: “I wanna start a Fight!”
Running Song: Pink- “So what!” I got a brand new attitude And I’m gonna wear it tonight I’m gonna get in trouble I wanna start a fight Na, na, na, na, na, na, na I wanna start a fight Na, na, na, na, na, na, na I wanna start a fight So, so what, I’m [...]
JUNE 22-Week 1 Day 3 (again): “What’s my age again?”
June 22st update, a smidge late I plan to update each of my running posts with a song from each run, and a daily picture, get into a blog format for my posting Exercise Mix Song of the Day: Blink 21, “What’s my age again?” And that’s about the time that she walked away from [...]
w1d3 1.69 miles avg pace 18:33
Exactly a year ago I was doing week three of Couch to 5K, my last run was a year tomorrow actually…then I just stopped. Probably because of the Scotland Adventure. I tried to get back into things. Ran in Feb once (yeah once) ran in march once, once more in April, and a whole two [...]
Books I stole from my students: Wonderstruck
So Jealous that BEA goers, and probably ALA goers are getting an early look at this, It looks A-MAZ-ING. Yes? I am a huge fan of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, my one school especially has a love for it. In fact, this year, 4th grade had a waiting list for it, even after I [...]
