http://soccerchic.soup.io/ http://soccerchic.soup.io/ http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/0190/0082_a24d.jpeg 128 128 30-year-old Lady from United States {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Enjoying one of the most peaceful Thanksgivings ever with dad, stepmom, brother, and sister. Thinking it's something about sister coming home from school? Whatever it is...I like it! Happy belated Turkey Day! "} Enjoying one of the most peaceful Thanksgivings ever with dad, stepmom, brother, and sister. Thinking it's something about sister coming home from school? Whatever it is...I like it! Happy belated Turkey Day! Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:41:38 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287378/Enjoying-one-of-the-most-peaceful-Thanksgivingsurn:www-soup-io:1:9287378regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Okay, who wants to take me on a date tonight? I just decided that I need one. Any takers? :)"} Okay, who wants to take me on a date tonight? I just decided that I need one. Any takers? :)Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:30:49 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287401/Okay-who-wants-to-take-me-onurn:www-soup-io:1:9287401regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Today's adventure needed to be shared: \u003Ca href=\"http://ping.fm/Xcp1q\"\u003Ehttp://ping.fm/Xcp1q\u003C/a\u003E"} Today's adventure needed to be shared: <a href="http://ping.fm/Xcp1q">http://ping.fm/Xcp1q</a>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:58:17 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287403/Todays-adventure-needed-to-be-shared-httpurn:www-soup-io:1:9287403regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"First conference of the day resulted in student tears."} First conference of the day resulted in student tears.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:40:10 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287410/First-conference-of-the-day-resulted-inurn:www-soup-io:1:9287410regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Killed lots of trees printing self-eval, but it's done! Now onto my job--reading and responding to writing. Breaking point coming soon..."} Killed lots of trees printing self-eval, but it's done! Now onto my job--reading and responding to writing. Breaking point coming soon...Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:23:48 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287407/Killed-lots-of-trees-printing-self-evalurn:www-soup-io:1:9287407regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Up super early to do work. Taken it back to my grad school days...whaaat? Crazy."} Up super early to do work. Taken it back to my grad school days...whaaat? Crazy.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:51:17 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287408/Up-super-early-to-do-work-Takenurn:www-soup-io:1:9287408regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Up and writing (again). JJB providing coffee and inspiration."} Up and writing (again). JJB providing coffee and inspiration.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:28:02 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287409/Up-and-writing-again-JJB-providing-coffeeurn:www-soup-io:1:9287409regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"At the library, writing, encouraging an aspiring children's books writer to do the same, and listening to The Avett Brothers."} At the library, writing, encouraging an aspiring children's books writer to do the same, and listening to The Avett Brothers.Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:20:58 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287417/At-the-library-writing-encouraging-an-aspiringurn:www-soup-io:1:9287417regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Embarking on a writing \"jog\", no time or production pressures, just getting done what I get done. Cozy chair, coffee, and I'm writing!"} Embarking on a writing "jog", no time or production pressures, just getting done what I get done. Cozy chair, coffee, and I'm writing!Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:58:27 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287418/Embarking-on-a-writing-jog-no-timeurn:www-soup-io:1:9287418regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Upon getting home, does anyone else work as fast as possible to get out of work clothes and into comfy clothes? \u003Ca href=\"http://ping.fm/Xcp1q\"\u003Ehttp://ping.fm/Xcp1q\u003C/a\u003E"} Upon getting home, does anyone else work as fast as possible to get out of work clothes and into comfy clothes? <a href="http://ping.fm/Xcp1q">http://ping.fm/Xcp1q</a>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:23:43 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287419/Upon-getting-home-does-anyone-else-workurn:www-soup-io:1:9287419regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Back from dinner with a great friend. Ping-ponged stories, enjoyed great weather on upstairs patio, sitting next to the band Papertongues."} Back from dinner with a great friend. Ping-ponged stories, enjoyed great weather on upstairs patio, sitting next to the band Papertongues.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:27:51 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287431/Back-from-dinner-with-a-great-friendurn:www-soup-io:1:9287431regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Playing kickball with the English department faculty and students. Yeah, it's weird, but I like it."} Playing kickball with the English department faculty and students. Yeah, it's weird, but I like it.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:53:18 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287443/Playing-kickball-with-the-English-department-facultyurn:www-soup-io:1:9287443regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Breaking from work to indulge in \"My So Called Life\" from Netflix. Spiraling into a '90s comma of grunge, Cranberries, \u0026 Jared Leto! :)"} Breaking from work to indulge in "My So Called Life" from Netflix. Spiraling into a '90s comma of grunge, Cranberries, & Jared Leto! :)Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:20:22 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287442/Breaking-from-work-to-indulge-in-Myurn:www-soup-io:1:9287442regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"pre-massage bliss meal: semi-homemade spinach, mushroom, and steak pizza. mmmmm..."} pre-massage bliss meal: semi-homemade spinach, mushroom, and steak pizza. mmmmm...Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:04:03 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287439/pre-massage-bliss-meal-semi-homemade-spinachurn:www-soup-io:1:9287439regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Waiting for inspiration to come before class. Outlook not so good. Hoping students will make up for my dullness."} Waiting for inspiration to come before class. Outlook not so good. Hoping students will make up for my dullness.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:56:48 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287435/Waiting-for-inspiration-to-come-before-classurn:www-soup-io:1:9287435regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"A lot to get done in classes, funeral...No way around it, I'm just not looking forward to today."} A lot to get done in classes, funeral...No way around it, I'm just not looking forward to today.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:26:30 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287428/A-lot-to-get-done-in-classesurn:www-soup-io:1:9287428regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Home. Calm never quite came, but Newcastle is doing its best to end the day on a more relaxing note."} Home. Calm never quite came, but Newcastle is doing its best to end the day on a more relaxing note.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:40:21 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287440/Home-Calm-never-quite-came-but-Newcastleurn:www-soup-io:1:9287440regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Feeling both excited and apprehensive about the week, hoping a good calm comes and balances me out."} Feeling both excited and apprehensive about the week, hoping a good calm comes and balances me out.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:56:10 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287432/Feeling-both-excited-and-apprehensive-about-theurn:www-soup-io:1:9287432regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Realized I added post #22 to my blog today, not bad since starting in Dec.: \u003Ca href=\"http://ping.fm/Xcp1q\"\u003Ehttp://ping.fm/Xcp1q\u003C/a\u003E"} Realized I added post #22 to my blog today, not bad since starting in Dec.: <a href="http://ping.fm/Xcp1q">http://ping.fm/Xcp1q</a>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:44:48 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287433/Realized-I-added-post-22-to-myurn:www-soup-io:1:9287433regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Home, Rob and Big Season 1 and 2 came in from Netflix ready in DVD player, veggie burger from local bar and grill sits in front of me...time to chill! "} Home, Rob and Big Season 1 and 2 came in from Netflix ready in DVD player, veggie burger from local bar and grill sits in front of me...time to chill! Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:08:04 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287445/Home-Rob-and-Big-Season-1-andurn:www-soup-io:1:9287445regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Work baby work"} Work baby workMon, 07 Jul 2008 13:23:41 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287462/Work-baby-workurn:www-soup-io:1:9287462regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Happy 4th everyone! Soon heading to Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, local watering hole w/ great view of fireworks! "} Happy 4th everyone! Soon heading to Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, local watering hole w/ great view of fireworks! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:27:08 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287455/Happy-4th-everyone-Soon-heading-to-Dilworthurn:www-soup-io:1:9287455regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Getting ready to make the 85S journey. Definitely in need of a little coffee pick me up to make it till 9:30"} Getting ready to make the 85S journey. Definitely in need of a little coffee pick me up to make it till 9:30Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:42:04 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287456/Getting-ready-to-make-the-85S-journeyurn:www-soup-io:1:9287456regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Mommy time ends with nice re-decorating of lliving room. Now getting all the work done that you just can't do with family around :) "} Mommy time ends with nice re-decorating of lliving room. Now getting all the work done that you just can't do with family around :) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:56:00 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287458/Mommy-time-ends-with-nice-re-decoratingurn:www-soup-io:1:9287458regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Off to final breakfast with mom. It has been entertaining (as always) to have her here these past few days. She's so fun!"} Off to final breakfast with mom. It has been entertaining (as always) to have her here these past few days. She's so fun!Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:05:45 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287461/Off-to-final-breakfast-with-mom-Iturn:www-soup-io:1:9287461regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Today, we explore the LYNX! "} Today, we explore the LYNX! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:35:29 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287469/Today-we-explore-the-LYNXurn:www-soup-io:1:9287469regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Just getting home from class, settling into bed, glad I shared world w/ mom. She wrote and wrote in her new daybook, particularly about ways that realtors and other business folks can use daybooks. Sweeeeet!"} Just getting home from class, settling into bed, glad I shared world w/ mom. She wrote and wrote in her new daybook, particularly about ways that realtors and other business folks can use daybooks. Sweeeeet!Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:32:04 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287470/Just-getting-home-from-class-settling-intourn:www-soup-io:1:9287470regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Just getting home from class, settling in to bed, glad I got to share my world w/ mom. She wrote and wrote in her new daybook and brainstormed ways for the business world, specifically realtors, can use daybooks. Sweeeet!"} Just getting home from class, settling in to bed, glad I got to share my world w/ mom. She wrote and wrote in her new daybook and brainstormed ways for the business world, specifically realtors, can use daybooks. Sweeeet!Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:30:40 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287465/Just-getting-home-from-class-settling-inurn:www-soup-io:1:9287465regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Totally digging relaxation music and images for writing into the day: \u003Ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=relaxation+musics\u0026amp;search_type=\u0026amp;aq=0\u0026amp;oq=relaxation+music\"\u003Ehttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=relaxation+musics\u0026search_type=\u0026aq=0\u0026oq=relaxation+music\u003C/a\u003E"} Totally digging relaxation music and images for writing into the day: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=relaxation+musics&amp;search_type=&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=relaxation+music">http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=relaxation+musics&search_type=&aq=0&oq=relaxation+music</a>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:24:51 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287463/Totally-digging-relaxation-music-and-images-forurn:www-soup-io:1:9287463regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Packing up for class--gathering books, computers, and food. Getting everything she needs...kinda like I'm the mom :) "} Packing up for class--gathering books, computers, and food. Getting everything she needs...kinda like I'm the mom :) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:30:50 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287466/Packing-up-for-class-gathering-books-computersurn:www-soup-io:1:9287466regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Mommy and daughter yoga done. Now prepping for class tonight."} Mommy and daughter yoga done. Now prepping for class tonight.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:44:33 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287464/Mommy-and-daughter-yoga-done-Now-preppingurn:www-soup-io:1:9287464regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Mom made the trek to Harris Teeter w/ me...she's such a trooper and willing to adopt my current non-driving ways :) "} Mom made the trek to Harris Teeter w/ me...she's such a trooper and willing to adopt my current non-driving ways :) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:27:22 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287467/Mom-made-the-trek-to-Harris-Teeterurn:www-soup-io:1:9287467regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Time with ma has begun. Black bean burgers and stroll through Dilworth have been checked off our list. Nap time."} Time with ma has begun. Black bean burgers and stroll through Dilworth have been checked off our list. Nap time.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:21:29 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287475/Time-with-ma-has-begun-Black-beanurn:www-soup-io:1:9287475regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Mom's coming to play in Charlotte with me for a few days. Time to find the duster :) "} Mom's coming to play in Charlotte with me for a few days. Time to find the duster :) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:14:50 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287471/Moms-coming-to-play-in-Charlotte-withurn:www-soup-io:1:9287471regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"heading into the final few laps of writing...will share soon. And guess what? I gots way more than 5 pages. "} heading into the final few laps of writing...will share soon. And guess what? I gots way more than 5 pages. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:30:22 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287478/heading-into-the-final-few-laps-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:9287478regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Hey...I think I might finally have an \"intro\"...woo hoo! "} Hey...I think I might finally have an "intro"...woo hoo! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:06 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287472/Hey-I-think-I-might-finally-haveurn:www-soup-io:1:9287472regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Hey...I think I might finally have an \"intro\"...woo hoo! "} Hey...I think I might finally have an "intro"...woo hoo! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:15:46 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287474/Hey-I-think-I-might-finally-haveurn:www-soup-io:1:9287474regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Getting ready for a new hairdo. Then off to hole myself up and write. Happy institute-ing to all! "} Getting ready for a new hairdo. Then off to hole myself up and write. Happy institute-ing to all! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:18:59 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287479/Getting-ready-for-a-new-hairdo-Thenurn:www-soup-io:1:9287479regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Wow. It's late, but that was sooo fun. Here are some reflective thoughts that I posted on our Ning site (of which we used about 5 diff. ways tonight): Where I'm coming from: what might school look like if literacy were treated as the living, breathing thing that we know it is? Read it is? Research (for 40+ years now) says it is? Well, it might look like what I'm experiencing right now. We 3 have laptops sitting out with about 3-10 things going all at once--music as we read a textbook, daybooks as we note take and make, micro-blogs to share quick thoughts, social network site to talk further, video to see/hear what others are saying about our thinking. We stop and talk, we are silent and compose in various forms. I'm writing on the board as Melissa and April figure out how to \"follow\" each other on Twitter. Melissa provides the sound as we all watch a video about changing learning and learning to change in the 21st century. I feel like, because of these various meaning-making tools, that we have created and thought in so many different ways it's inspiring."} Wow. It's late, but that was sooo fun. Here are some reflective thoughts that I posted on our Ning site (of which we used about 5 diff. ways tonight): Where I'm coming from: what might school look like if literacy were treated as the living, breathing thing that we know it is? Read it is? Research (for 40+ years now) says it is? Well, it might look like what I'm experiencing right now. We 3 have laptops sitting out with about 3-10 things going all at once--music as we read a textbook, daybooks as we note take and make, micro-blogs to share quick thoughts, social network site to talk further, video to see/hear what others are saying about our thinking. We stop and talk, we are silent and compose in various forms. I'm writing on the board as Melissa and April figure out how to "follow" each other on Twitter. Melissa provides the sound as we all watch a video about changing learning and learning to change in the 21st century. I feel like, because of these various meaning-making tools, that we have created and thought in so many different ways it's inspiring.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:05:36 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287468/Wow-Its-late-but-that-was-sooourn:www-soup-io:1:9287468regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Hi. I'm Shana and I'm going to change the world: \u003Ca href=\"http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/407\"\u003Ehttp://clifmims.com/blog/archives/407\u003C/a\u003E"} Hi. I'm Shana and I'm going to change the world: <a href="http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/407">http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/407</a>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:45 GMThttp://soccerchic.soup.io/post/9287476/Hi-Im-Shana-and-Im-going-tourn:www-soup-io:1:9287476regular