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Peak Of The Week- 5-31-17

May 31, 2017 by Sharon

I am trying to be self disciplined enough to train for a half marathon that I want to run in September. If I can just get to where I can run consistently here, I will start adding miles to my run in July. That is the plan that I’ve lined out for myself anyway!! Today, I ran/ walked 3+ miles at the track then went to an Insanity class at the Y. I’m hoping that  track run will help me be able to run 3+ miles without stopping very soon!!

Here are some things the piqued my interest this week!! I hope you find them interesting too.

Summer Reading List from Ted Talks
There is something about summer time that just says READ to me!! I can’t wait to be able to curl up on the couch on our deck and read for an afternoon very soon. I just finished a book by Carrie Fisher- very odd, but I love to read biographies so it was interesting!! I hope to find several books off of this Ted Talks list to read as well. I couldn’t sleep last night so I got on my Overdrive app and added several books to my “to read” list from my local library!!

Parodies for Teachers – From the great TCEA- The Texas Computer Educators Association has had some really good blog post lately!! Some of these songs are really cute.

18 Summers: Is All We Get I loved this article!! It is so true. When you think about it- 18 summers with our kids is not very many. I can say that I think I gave my kids a lot of good memories during the summer months. I feel so blessed that I worked in education and had summers off to be with them!!! We did many day trips to the beach and to the river with special friends. I am so thankful for those memories!!!

Biggest Regret– I love to see social experiments. This one isn’t surprising. A chalkboard is put up in NYC asking people to write down their biggest regrets. There is a common three letter word to all of them.

Password Protection Strategies: Use these strategies to protect your password.

How a Password Changed My Life:  The above link about having a strong password made me think of an article I shared with teachers during training one year. I loved the idea of using a pass phrase to help you change your attitude– and Change Your Life!!

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After her husband’s sudden and unexpected death, Sharon McCuistian found herself a widow at the age of 48. With two grown children in college, Sharon had to find a way to live in her new reality. She turned to the things she loved to help in her grief: faith, family, and friends. Her love of words and writing became the cathartic venue by which she began to process her loss. It is through her grief journey that Now Choose Life was born. Read More

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