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Tools for 2015: Let's Do This!
If you are like me and are still processing 2014, but ready to embrace 2015 and all it's goodness, see what you think of these lovely tools and "helpers" to kickstart your new year:I am loving this...
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What a Gift
Today my sabbatical ends. Oh man, was it a gift. Hardly ever in my professional life do I get to uni-task. My professional days are usually like a multi-task dance recital of teaching classes,...
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New Year, New Blog Design
It feels so good to have a new blog design. I don't know about you, but the old one just wasn't doing it for me anymore. It was too colorful, too doodlely, and too what I felt like 2.5 years ago....
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Things to Do Printable
The beginning of the semester is historically crazy for me.This semester is no exception. I don't know about you, but I love a good list. This things to do list is making me smile and I think will...
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Gluten-free Pizza (A Winning Crust)
I almost titled this blog post, The Day This Blog Became a Cooking Blog. But, then I remembered an article I had read about blogging and Google searches. It is better not to be cute, but instead be...
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Lessons from Woodberry
This past weekend, we celebrated Mr. UpCyclist's birthday. We made his special day a Yes Day, which means he had carte blanche to choose all the activities for the day and Miss O and I had to say YES....
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Love. This. Quote.
My friend and owner of Ambika, Erica, recently emailed me. She shared this gem for podcasts, which I wasn't familiar with before, but now love AND the quote above by Thich Nhat Hanh.How did she know...
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Skiing (Hashtag) Rocks
Back in 2008, Mr. U and I asked our employers if we could work from a distance for three months. We wanted to properly teach Miss O how to ski. Sure, you can learn to ski going 1-2 days a week. But,...
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Teaching Gear
I am a complete gearhead. I love gear. Part of my obsession is I love the outdoors. Many sports in the outdoors require specialized gear. If you want to downhill ski, you need ski gear. If you want...
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Thursday is Brought to You by Jedi
Today is brought to you by Jedi. This dog is responsible for bringing immense joy to our family, getting me outside to hike (or run) on days where I have zero interest, and for making the start of my...
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Lessons From a Ski Bum
When I graduated from Michigan State University with my undergraduate degree, I did exactly the opposite of what my parents wanted me to do. I moved to Aspen, Colorado and became a ski bum. Yep. I...
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Things to Do List UPDATED {Free Printable}
A few weeks ago, I shared a "Things to Do" printable list I liked here. I still like that list, but I needed to tweak it just a touch to meet my current needs.SO....I added a "Mantra" box at the top...
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Graduation Subway Art 2015 {Free Printable}
Back by readers' request, Graduation Subway Art for 2015. Just click on the art above, right click and save image. I like the art framed, but you can make cards with it, gift tags, mini-posters,...
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Best Rejection Letter Ever
Yes, I'm smiling. Partly because I took this ski lift selfie a couple of weeks ago while Miss O skied adult-free with a pack of teenager friends & cousins. But, more so because I received the...
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Curiosity Cards
I don't know if I shared it with you or not, but Sue is writing a book. In case, you are new to Upcycled Education, Sue is my coach and also my friend, collaborator, and workshop co-facilitator. In...
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Getting Stuff Done
I am often asked how I get so much stuff done. I've got to tell you. If you were to spend a normal day with me, you wouldn't be asking that question. Super hero powers, for me, do not exist. I hung...
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Life Purpose & What's Your Verb?
I recently was on a conference call and the idea of life purpose came up in relation to education. It is not often educational institutions, from my experience, think about a student's life purpose...
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Purpose-Based Learning
As you know from my last post, life purpose is on my mind. This week, I have a meeting related to life purpose + education, so I thought I would dig deeper.In education, we have all types of...
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Two Week Entrepreneurs
Miss O and I are embarking on something new. We are two week entrepreneurs. If you've been following along on Instagram, you know we've been in the planning stages for almost two weeks now. Today is...
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Three Part To-Do List
As you know from my last blog post here, Miss O and I are two-week entrepreneurs. Technically, we are down to one week, so make that one-week entrepreneurs. To help us create products, launch our...
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