I’m generally pretty good about keeping distractions to a minimum, but sometimes pesky things like fun articles online, pretty Instagram posts/pictures, and music as background noise while taking care of odds and ends, in addition to real life noise/work/’to do’ lists add up and take their toll. Recently, I felt like my head was swimming…
Because it’s Valentine’s Day, and we should all have a little more compassion and love for each other on this (slightly too commercialized) holiday, here are some moving teacher/professor quotes to make your day a little sweeter: “My teacher thought I was smarter than I was- so I was.” “Every kid is one caring teacher…
Sometimes you just need to take a pause. I’m not talking about putting the brakes on a romantic relationship, but I am talking about giving your creative side some time to breath. So many of us these days are adamant about chasing our passions. We’re afraid that if we’re not careful and disciplined enough about…
The other day I was reflecting on some of the ‘mistakes’ I’d made in life that I no longer see in a negative light. Instead, I now feel pretty lucky that some of these things happened, and I’m sure if other people took a look back on the events that led them to where they…
While I was trying to come up with ideas for a blog post today, I thought it would be interesting to re-read my New Year’s resolutions from 2016 that I had shared here on Happy Professor (copied below). So instead of coming up with and sharing new goals for 2017 (honestly, I really just want to…
It can be hard to be patient, compassionate, and loving, but these are all qualities I think we could use more of, especially during the holiday season. I’ve set a goal (that I borrowed from comedian Whitney Cummings), that when dealing with anyone this week, I’ll say ‘I love you’ in my head before engaging…
I love meaningful quotes, and for the first time I’ve stumbled upon some holiday quotes that are not only appropriate for the season, but should be remembered all year. Here’s your short and sweet reminder to live simply and be happy every single day. Happy living! Favorite Christmas quotes this season: Christmas waves a magic…
When I went to check my jam-packed mailbox today, amidst all the bills and Christmas cards from friends, there were two thick bubble-wrapped packages that all book lovers recognize- yay for new books! Naturally, after opening them up, I realized my winter reading plan might make for a good blog post. This winter as I…
I used to write a list of between 3 and 10 things I was thankful for each morning, and it really made a difference in my day (sidenote: it seems like we all develop these really great habits and then abandon them at one point or another- why do we always do this when it’s…
As life moves forward and we all strive for simplicity and satisfaction with the day-to-day, I think it’s natural (and necessary) that we also start considering who we spend our time with, and who brings out the best, happiest version of ourselves. The other day I was thinking about the most meaningful friends or family…