Update Monday July 6, 2020 There are still days available to 'adopt' via donating that amount (or more). Original Post: You might know that I've been a coach for Girls on the Run Sierras since the fall of 2009. I served one term on the Board of Directors (2012-2013) and am back on the …
Tag: Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is So Much Fun
I think this is my 12th season coaching Girls on the Run and it's just as enlightening and fun and wonderful as ever. There is still a considerable amount of snow on our playground so we've been running upstairs in the middle school hallway. It's a fun treat and the middle school faculty are so …
Creed – 1 step, 1 punch, 1 round
Last week, Zack had a hematology appointment in Reno and we went for a sushi lunch afterward. Out of all the sushi restaurants in Reno (there are a lot) and the 4 chefs behind the bar, we were seated in front of the dad of a kindergartener I taught in 2005. He recognized me a …
What’s the word, bird? UP!
Yesterday I had time to reflect on my #oneword2016 - UP. Zack and I were UP in an airplane on our way home from Nashville where I attended the Spring Convening for America Achieves national and Tennessee fellows. Spending minutes, hours and days with some of the most passionate, smartest, most thoughtful and kindest educators in the …
embracing change
I live in a beautiful mountain town which is currently being blanketed in another perfect winter storm. I got to spend Sun morning at Race178's Run with the Girls in Reno with the awesome Girls on the Run team from Incline Elementary. After a successful 5k where our girls smiled, laughed, ran and celebrated their fall season, head …
Being Disruptive
For a small bit now, I have been thinking about the idea of instigating disruption and of course, writing a blog about it. It started several weeks ago when eduhero Sanee Bell wrote a powerful blog for LeadUpNow. (LeadUp is a group I am honored to learn from every day.) Shortly after I watched Karen Norton's periscope …
Running in the Rain
We have received some much needed and rare rain in Lake Tahoe this weekend. While I was running down the Tahoe Rim Trail in more than a drizzle/less than a downpour the other day, I reflected on how easily reflection comes to me as an adult. It is completely natural for me to look back …
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