Homework soundtrack #SOLC18

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As I finish up my final LBS1 endorsement class (my masters is nearly complete!  Hooray!!)

I have turned to music for inspiration.

I find that I get WAY more done when there is a compelling melody.  I'm especially fond of string quartets, movie soundtracks and piano solos.

Yes, when I'm in my car, I screech along with all the latest pop hits, but nothing helps me get my homework done like my "classical for studying radio" on Pandora.

What is it about my brain that it needs so much input to be productive?  Maybe the tapping of the keyboard (especially the backspace key) isn't enough.  The music helps me keep my thoughts in order.  Maybe the teacher who told me that music = math was right?

If you have any musical suggestions for me, I'd appreciate them!  I'll be in classes until June.  My action research project is going to need an inspiring soundtrack for sure!!

Pressing Pause #SOLC17

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Write every day in March.
It's ok to walk away and come back.
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I pressed pause on slicing for two days.  If were a different, earlier year, I would have booted up the computer and typed, convinced I had to slice, no matter what.

This year I'm giving myself more grace.  I spin a few plates and sometimes one crashes.

Friday I went to the pet expo with my daughter and her friend to pet dogs, interact with birds and just wander along.  We came home and watched The Edge of Seventeen, laughing and gasping.

Saturday was spent cleaning the car, crafing a paper, spending time with my parents, and attending my nephew's Boy Scout crossover ceremony.

I couldn't bring myself to slice for two days because I had to get away from the computer.
I've been spending TOO much time working on my final paper for my final ESL class.  I've been over thinking and not typing enough.

And now I'm faced with a deadline of 12:00 midnight.

So I offer this little peek into my brain with this slice.  It's not a tidy place.

I'm in the big green chair, window open to listen to the birds.  I'm determined to finish the paper and send it on its way to be graded.  No more overthinking.  Just typing.