It’s time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge!! Yay!!
Hop on over to Joyce’s corner of the world. Play along! It’s fun!
1. Every January 1st since 1976 Lake Superior University has published a list of words they’d like to see banished from the Queen’s English. Words may be banished due to mis-use, over-use or just general uselessness and they receive over 1000 nominations. Here are the fourteen words/phrases they’d like to see banished in 2011: viral, epic, fail, wow factor, a-ha moment, back story, BFF, man up, refudiate, Mama Grizzlies, The American People, facebook/google when used as verbs, I’m just sayin’, and Live life to the fullest.
What word or phrase would you like to see banished from our everyday vocabulary in 2011? You can choose one from the ‘official list’ or you can get creative and come up with your own.
I am feeling too lazy to check out the “official list,” so I’ll choose one that I hear ALL THE TIME:
“Whatever”
Ugh. This word is so overused and totally in a rude, disrespectful, “I-don’t-care” kind of way by teenagers everywhere! I have found myself using it when I am annoyed with my children as well, but I have made it my mission to eradicate it from my everyday speech.
2. Do you consider opportunity something that comes to you or something you create for yourself?
I think opportunity can be both, however, I rarely wait it to come my way. I prefer to be proactive. I usually find more opportunities presenting themselves as a result of my action.
3. Since we’re all eating healthy this month, ahem, what’s included in your favorite salad? Is there dressing?
Yes, I am eating healthy because I am on the Daniel Fast. My favorite thing to add to salads right now are diced apples. Oh my word, but the crunch and sweetness makes this veggie dish much more palatable. My dressing of choice is homemade, per the fast’s suggestion. The only dressing I’ve made so far is Mustard Vinaigrette. The recipe is in the book The Daniel Fast. The dressing is incredibly delicious. It is, by far, the best homemade dressing I’ve ever tried.
4. The fourth Monday in January is said to be Blue Monday…aka the most depressing day of the year. The date was calculated using many factors including weather, debt level, time since Christmas, time since we’ve failed at our new year resolutions, low motivation and feeling a need to take action. Do you get the blues this time of year and if so what is something you do to lift your spirits?
I do not get blue at any particular time of the year. As a woman, I experience this randomly due to hormones. To relieve my sadness, I usually indulge in chocolate. Of course, I haven’t had any chocolate since December 26, but neither have I been really down in the dumps. Stressed maybe, but not blue.
5. Do you wear a watch? Any other everyday jewelry essentials?
I haven’t worn my watch in several months simply because my battery died, and I haven’t had the time or the money to replace it. My jewelry essentials are earrings and a ring. I usually wear a necklace, if it’s going to show with the top I’m wearing. I usually wear a necklace with a cross on it (I have four different ones).
6. What is something useful you learned in high school?
I will name two useful things I learned in high school.
Academically, I learned how to write. This skill got me through college and will, hopefully, get me through my education certification classes, which require an insane amount of writing.
Socially, I learned to pick my friends carefully…especially females. Girls always tended to blab secrets. I’ve been burned a few times since high school, so I am very selective about who I share things with.
7. Do you use an accountant when completing and filing your income tax returns or do you attempt to muddle through all by yourself?
I do not do taxes. I stay away from numbers, unless they involve how much money is going into my bank account, which taxes obviously do not. The Mr. is the unpaid accountant in this family. Thank goodness he inherited his mom’s math brains.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
My random thought involves the teaching profession.
You’d think, after five months of working as a teacher, that I would have fully comprehended the amount of work that is involved with this career choice.
I surprised myself by really underestimating the time AND brainpower that goes into teaching effectively.
I attended my first Saturday of classes last week. I am taking three courses during this eight-week term: “The Teaching Profession,” “Instructional Strategies,” and “Foundations of Research-Based Practices in Reading.”
Not only are those a mouthful to say, but they are a handful to complete.
Two nights ago, I began reading ahead for one of next week’s assignments. I will be forming my own philosophy about teaching.
People…I am not a deep thinker! I don’t care about philosophies. I care about going in and getting the job done!
This teaching thing requires a lot more critical thinking than I ever imagined. Not only do teachers stretch their students’ brains, but teachers also stretch their own as they continue to learn and grow within this noble profession.
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