Nov. 30: Practice an act of kindness this week and blog about your experience Today I practiced a great act of kindness. To myself. I sat on my couch with my dog cuddled in my lap and read a book for several uninterrupted minutes. Several blissful minutes. I'm on a Jojo Moyes kick, and now it is Me Before You. Oh, she can weave a story, and of course I want to be best friends with her characters. (I can already tell that the end will involve an ugly cry of some sort.) If you're a working mom at the end of a Thanksgiving break where you cooked your first turkey, served several meals to your immediate family, kept up with laundry, traveled to another extended family gathering, and unpacked several more boxes in your new home, then you get it. Sometimes you need to be kind to yourself. And I've made it. 30 days of blogging without ceasing. 30 days of new thinking and reflecting and connecting with other educators. I'm grateful for the teaching friends I've made, for the push to respond to prompts, for the sheer number of my words. So thanks.
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Allison Berryhill
11/30/2014 09:24:24 pm
I loved blogging with you this month! I feel like we've gotten to know each other in so many ways. When you finish MBY, let me know, and I'll share the story of my daughter and that book! (I don't want to ruin the ending for you!) Keep writing--when you can! Have a joy-filled December! ox, Allison
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