Wishing Upon A Star

Who Am I?

Good question. I often wonder that myself. Currently I am a special education teacher, something I've been doing for 27 years now. And I'm so tired of doing it!!! I'm trying to motivate myself to make a big career change, seek new paths, and find something that is a more satisfying match. I teach in a wealthy Boston suburb, but don't live there. I couldn't afford it!

Of course one would think after 27 years this would be a match, but it's becoming less and less true. I think it's a safety net and a rut. I love the teaching part, but far too much of the job has turned into administrative kinds of things. Testing, meetings and paperwork. Not the reasons I went into teaching!

I am a member of the Sweet Adelines International. We are a singing organization, performing music in the barbershop style. That sounds a lot more old fashioned than it really is. We sing lots of contemporary music, it's just arranged in four part acappella harmony that conforms to a structure called barbershop. It's actually a lot of fun.

When it's not stressful that is.

I am also a rubber stamper. A rabid rubber stamper. I discovered this hobby about twenty years ago, but didn't go wild until about ten years ago. Now I'm obsessed with buying new stamps and all the toys that go with it. It's relaxing and taps into creative juices. I can't draw a stick figure, so this satisfies an artistic urge and lets me pretend I'm a fabulous artist.

I can dream can't I?

This page is an effort to teach myself how to build a web page, while keeping an online journal, so be patient. If you stumble upon this you'll probably see many different configurations until I get the hang of it. My intent is to update daily, which may be a pipe dream. At the very least I will update regularly. In the summer it should be easy, but once the school year starts well, I don't know what will happen.

Sometimes inertia takes over and all good intentions go to hell in a handbasket.

This journal will name names..to a point. I'll change a few, to protect myself! If you know me, I'd ask you to go away. You may not like what you see, and in my usual cowardly way I'd prefer to avoid all conflict and confrontation!

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