Tag: HBO

• On Rest & Recovery

  After a final push to finish the school year, my calendar—my daily schedule—is suddenly wide open. As a teacher, it’s a gift to have the summer months off. Believe me, I’m grateful. And, yet. Last Friday, I sat in an outpatient waiting room, preparing to have surgery on my right big toe to remove some…

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  June 14, 2019

  Rest

  Chernobyl, Emily P Freeman, Good Reads, HBO, Kristin Hannah, Rebecca Brewster Stevenson, Recovery, Rest, Surgery

• Alicia’s Good List

  Hi there, readers! For this post, I’m totally “borrowing” an idea from Tsh Oxendrider’s podcast My Good List. On the episode, Tsh interviews a guest and asks each one to share a thing, a habit, a piece of art, and a philosophy that is saving her life at the moment. So, without further explanation, here’s…

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  December 16, 2018

  The Everyday

  Cheesecake Factory, Ghirardelli Chocolate, HBO, Marilyn McEntyre, My Brilliant Friend, Peppermint Bark, Regent College, Tsh Oxenreider

• The Shakeout: Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Part I

  Hi there, readers! Can you believe that October is on the doorstep? I wanted to post this piece two weeks ago, but have been delayed. A nasty stomach virus swept through campus this week, taking down faculty and students. I was one of her victims. It’s been interruptions like a stomach bug that have caused…

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  September 28, 2018

  Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Books to Read, Good Reads

  Anne Bogel, Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Elena Ferrante, Good Reads, Good To-Go, HBO, My Brilliant Friend, Netflix, The Shakeout, The Whites, What Should I Read Next