January132012

my new year

To avoid the average cliche of “this year is my year”, I do want to state that the beginning of this year has been pretty fabulous.  I felt the gusto to cut someone out of my life after six years of a grueling relationship masked as a friendship, and while it kind of stings to cut someone out of my life completely, I do feel mature and self aware because of it.

I also have been making some wise choices physically.  Typically I am driven solely by my competitive desire to look and perform best in athletics; which obviously usually turns out poorly.  I recently was pulled to a Bikram Yoga class and realized some cool things about athletics and working out.  If you don’t know what Bikram is, it’s a practice of yoga done in a literally hot room.  The temperatures are approximately 100 degrees.  It lasts ninety minutes in which you continue practicing poses in sets of three.  It’s great, but what’s been really impressive to me, is the realization that I come to class as I am and I put forth the effort I have, and that’s enough.  The instructors are fabulous, and they encourage participants to think in that manner.  I’ll improve, but what I have to offer today, is just enough.  I hope I can carry that with me into the new year and let go of some of my perfectionist tendencies.

1PM

katgeorge:

What It Feels Like To Get Dumped By Someone You Shouldn’t Have Been With In The First Place

[Me for NY Press]

12PM

pinterest

can someone give me a lesson? i’m behind on this.

10AM
luciwithani: joyengel: LOOK WHO GOT A PUPPY If that puppy had wellies on, the world would cease. 

luciwithani:

joyengel:

LOOK WHO GOT A PUPPY

If that puppy had wellies on, the world would cease. 
10AM
“If you’re sensing that the guy is putting distance between you, you’re probably right. Don’t try to make yourself feel better by dismissing your gut feeling. That’s the moment to begin giving him some space. Give him some time to come around. If he wants you, he will come around. And if he doesn’t come around? Well then you don’t want him. Why would you want someone who wasn’t sure of his feelings for you? You think far too much of yourself for that. You deserve someone who totally wants to be with you. Sometimes it can be a struggle to come up with that kind of confidence. But remember: fake it till you make it!
[…] Sometimes men need to be gently reminded that you’re a hot commodity - you’re on other men’s wanted lists! It’s part of playing the game, communicating with them on a primal level that they comprehend deep down. It’s not so much that you have to make them jealous. You just have to make them realize they’re not the only lions in the jungle.” Life Is Not a Reality Show // Kyle Richards (via postgradslump)
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(Source: thecircle-, via youandiunderc0ver)
January122012
“If anyone can make you angry, you are the loser. If anyone can steal your happiness, your peace away from you, you are the loser.” Bikram Choudhury (via janealbertson)
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(Source: sparklyofmyveryown)
January102012
tallgirltales: Pippa Middleton looking chic in a black dress, tights & Zara booties which she topped with a contrasting colored blazer + a bit of leopard print (by way of her oft worn Alice Temperley scarf).

tallgirltales:

Pippa Middleton looking chic in a black dress, tights & Zara booties which she topped with a contrasting colored blazer + a bit of leopard print (by way of her oft worn Alice Temperley scarf).
1PM
gjmueller: Updated teacher observations key to improvement, report says The old-fashioned practice of rating instructors by watching them teach is tricky, labor-intensive, potentially costly and subjective — but perhaps the best way to help them improve, according to a study released Friday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The findings highlight the importance of teacher observations, but also pinpoint why they frequently don’t work. The old way — observing a teacher once a year, or once every five years in some cases — is insufficient. And the observers, typically the school principal, frequently don’t know what to look for anyway. But that doesn’t mean teacher observations should be tossed aside. The best way to evaluate teachers, while also helping them improve, is to use several measures — including data-based methods that rely on students’ standardized test scores, along with an updated teacher observation system, the report found.

gjmueller:

Updated teacher observations key to improvement, report says

The old-fashioned practice of rating instructors by watching them teach is tricky, labor-intensive, potentially costly and subjective — but perhaps the best way to help them improve, according to a study released Friday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The findings highlight the importance of teacher observations, but also pinpoint why they frequently don’t work. The old way — observing a teacher once a year, or once every five years in some cases — is insufficient. And the observers, typically the school principal, frequently don’t know what to look for anyway.

But that doesn’t mean teacher observations should be tossed aside. The best way to evaluate teachers, while also helping them improve, is to use several measures — including data-based methods that rely on students’ standardized test scores, along with an updated teacher observation system, the report found.
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