It’s OK… …that I’m a little freaked out that my baby, The Girl Child, will be starting high school this fall. …today, I just feel like watching cartoons. …that my Bedroom project is taking longer than expected. At least I made some excellent progress this week! …that The Little Brother is taking a semester off […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
A chilly, early morning hike… I look at this picture and see beauty and also dedication. It was taken bright and early on a Saturday morning, during a hike The Hubster and our friend, Jay, took. They get out for the the beauty, the chance to take some pictures, and for exercise. The Hubster is […]
I want to give a huge bloggy shout of THANK YOU!!! to a couple of wonderfully generous and fabulously talented bloggers who have nominated me for, not one, but two awards! Plus, I get to share with you my nominees – some favorite bloggers that I think you will really enjoy getting to know! A […]
Happy Monday, peeps!! How was your weekend? Weather-wise, we ran the gambit from an ice-covered driveway Sunday morning to expectations of 70 degree weather today! It’s just bizarre, isn’t it? I had an unexpectedly awesome thrifting weekend, though! The gods of Thrifty Architecturalness were definitely in my corner when I headed out Saturday. I posted […]
Hi, there, my darlings!!! I’m so thankful you all stuck with me for my series on bullying. I know it’s out of my niche a bit, but since I’m me and I’m actually really horrible at sticking to niches, it was something near and dear to my heart. I hope you remember, you are free […]
If you missed my earlier posts, Monday, I shared my daughter’s personal story, Tuesday we looked at what constitutes bullying, Wednesday we talked about Who is a Bully, and Thursday we looked at Who are the Targets. Today, we are going to wrap with the series with a look at how Bullying affects our schools […]
If you missed my previous posts in this series, you can click HERE to read my daughter’s story, then click HERE to read about what behaviors are considered bullying. And, yesterday’s post took a look at who these bullies are. Today, we are going to look at who tends to be the target of bullying. […]
In case you missed it, I started this series off with my daughter’s personal story of online bullying. And yesterday, we defined what behaviors constitute bullying. Today, I want to take a look at just who might be a bully. We talk a lot about the topic from the standpoint of the victims – how […]
Broken-hearted in St. Louis. This beautiful photo was taken by Laurie Skrivan of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Article HERE. (I would love for you to come back to visit, so please SUBSCRIBE using one of the buttons I have up there at the top on the right. And be sure to find me on Facebook […]
If you missed my post yesterday, regarding my daughter’s experience with an online bully, it was her experience and my dealing with the repercussions that brought this problem more sharply into focus for me. We’ve all heard about the news stories about children committing suicide or acts of violence because of bullying, but when it […]