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It's getting to be that time of year when seniors are dropping off grad photos...and today this lovely mug from a student I taught for one semester. This is a kid who was sitting in my regular grade 10 class and was so clearly smarter than me that I did everything in my power to push him into AP English...which he did. ❤️

Reading this for Iowa Children‘s Choice nominees. Rob Buyea creates interesting characters. #testing #schoolstory #best old school #teacher

His & hers Jólabókaflóð! Merry Christmas Eve, from this house to yours. ❤️🎄📚 #currentlyreading

Back in September I bought my first book by Meik Wiking ‘The Little Book of Hygge‘ and have been on a quest to create more Hygge moments in my life, especially now in this time of lockdowns. Today‘s #podcast was about creating the memories that can sustain us. #NFN2020

Book three In the Little Box of Happiness. I've really enjoyed the Little Book of Hygge and the Little Book of Lykke. They make me want to make changes in my life, my community. I'm ruminating on how to do that as I start The Art of Making Memories.

"We are all travellers – and we are all travellers in time, exploring the past and dreaming about a happier future."

I found this to be a good one to dip in and out of – good to even keep on one's coffee table. It's a guide on being conscious of moments to create long lasting memories, and eventually building stories that you cherish and love to tell.

I finally officially finished this trilogy 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed it and I‘m sure I‘ll continue to reread in the years to come. There were some plot twists near the end that I didn‘t see coming and like most dystopian stories the ending was ambiguous, but that makes it all the more enjoyable. I will fondly think of Cia and Tomas as I go about my life and look forward to the adaptation movie or tv series Netflix will be producing 😊

And the last book in the trilogy 😊 I actually haven‘t read this yet😢I‘ve reread books 1 and 2 multiple times and lost steam every time I‘ve tried to read the 3rd😢 This time I will finish it 😊

Read read read, must read more 😊

2nd in the testing trilogy and I‘m super stoked. This is a reread but I kind of dig that so...here we go 😁 Sleeping Gus 🐶