So a lot of my internet lovers {aka blog friends} have been seriously BUSY in the blogging department doing this “Blog Every Day in May” gig. My thoughts on this are simple: I FREAKING LOVE IT. My only regret is that I am not partaking in the action. I can’t decide if I would soar to new blogging heights or be boggled down by the pressure of it all. I guess we will never really know how I would fare with the challenge, but what I do know is that many many people out there in this blogging abiss are rocking it.
It is here and now that I will borrow this idea to write my own happy list… just because!
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1. Reading intermediate fiction, which is basically teacher talk for KID NOVELS.
Books I’ve read and loved lately:
I also read Tuck Everlasting, and liked it but didn’t LOOOVE it.
Kid novels are almost always terrific… life changing, even. There is so much real and true in these books I hope you all put them on your to-read list someday.
2.THIS MAXI SKIRT {in Navy and B+W Striped} with THIS DENIM JACKET.
Do you guys think wearing those to work 3-4 times a week is socially acceptable? And on weekends, too? Because they are SO soft and cozy and I just can’t even help myself.
And the denim jacket? Thanks to Madeline I bought one that was affordable and adorable {thanks, lady!}.
3. Sarah’s twitter feed. She just makes me smile and I want to be her friend.
4. Little City Radio. So good!
I’d found the link through one of Kate’s posts, raved about it to Bridget, who in turn told me it’s actually Kate and a friend who put it together. Love that. Delicious music, I tell ya. Good stuff.
5. A Beautiful Mess’ new iphone app. It’s just fun, guys. REALLY FUN.
6. Spring in Boston. Has it always been this glorious? Because this year is especially so.
7. This month’s Boston Magazine cover. And the stories that are inside. Heart-wrenching accounts from runners of the 117th Boston Marathon. Read my friend Alex’s story here. And buy a print of the cover here. It’s sad, but also beautiful, and what’s making me happy is how Boston has bounced back to be an even stronger version of the place we all adore.
8. This blog. And this one. And this one and this one, too.
9. Watching my struggling first graders become readers. Every year I’ve had those kids– those few that just aren’t getting it. I’ve worked really hard with this group this year {alway do!} and I’m seeing progress that makes me want to cheer. And actually, the other day, I did. I cheered and said “YEAH, YOU! You little readers, YOU!” and gave them all high fives and I could see it in their faces that they were proud. And I was proud, too.
10. 26 more days til summer. Ya hear??! <—— THAT is the best of the best of all the things that are making me happy. Yeeeah!
What’s the best of the best of all the things for you?
