Happy Tuesday!  Thank you for joining me and Jenn for another edition of Tuesday Topics.  Remember to link up with us!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Don’t forget to come back for later linkers! 

The original post is from May 2023.  A few items have been updated.

Tell a story, only with photos.  I don’t think I’ve ever done a wordless post before.  An interesting topic so let me tell you a story using just photos.  Can you guess the story?

The topic for next week – What are your favorite things about fall running?  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

Happy Tuesday!  Thank you for joining me and Jenn for another edition of Tuesday Topics.  Remember to link up with us!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Don’t forget to come back for later linkers! 

It’s been a while since I’ve written about items I’ve bought.  The ones listed here aren’t all running related, but they’re items to keep me healthy so I can keep running.

• New Chapter Women’s Multivitamin.  I’ve seen a few bloggers mention these so I decided to get them.  I take a multivitamin anyway and was looking for something new to try. 

• Beckham Hotel Collection Bed Pillows.  At first I wasn’t sure about them but after a few nights, I decided to keep them.  The pillows I’ve had in the past would get flat after a few months.  Not these, I’ve had them since August and they’re still fluffy.

• Feetures Elite Ultra Light No Show Tab.  One can never have too many socks.  I like the fit and that they’re soft.  I also like that they’re ultra thin.  I also have a pair of the cushion socks.  I like those too but prefer the ultra light.  They’re not cheap but I have been able to find some on sale.

• Bob’s Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli.  Originally I ordered quick cooking rolled oats but got these by mistake.  I had planned to reach out to Amazon but decided to try it instead.  I like it!  I make it the day before like overnight oats and then heat it up in the morning before leaving for work.  It isn’t too sweet and it keeps me full.

• Simple Modern 30 oz Tumbler with Handle and Straw Lid.  I like that it fits in my cup holder.  It doesn’t leak and keeps my water cold.  It is available in various colors but I liked this one the best.

The topic for next week – Wordless Tuesday.  Tell a story using only photographs.  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

Happy Tuesday!  Thank you for joining me and Jenn for another edition of Tuesday Topics.  Remember to link up with us!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Don’t forget to come back for later linkers!

Here is another post with some interesting prompts in the Jetpack app.  Ready?

• What advice would you give to your younger self?  Start early to save money for retirement.  I started saving money after college.  A boss told me to and I listened to her.  I am glad I did!  I would also tell my younger self to buy property.  I bought a condo a few years ago and then sold it to move back home.  I shouldn’t have done that.  My plan for when I retire is to live in a condo along the lakefront.  I am hoping that I can still buy a house now and then sell it when I retire.  Maybe prices will be different for senior citizens?  🙂

• What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?  To make it through this school year with the various issues I’ve been having with my students.  I have 24 and half of them are below or well below level in reading.  Everyone except 2 placed in either kindergarten or 1st grade level in Math.  I have 6 newcomers and about half of my students have some kind of behavior issue (they don’t listen, they don’t stop talking, they’re always touching something or someone).  I have separated everyone but grouped the newcomers with another student so that that student can help them.

• What is your favorite drink?  I have a few in the non-alcoholic category – water, coffee, and coke/diet coke.  In the alcoholic category, I like wine and martinis.

• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?  Either being close to retirement or already in retirement.  For the former, I hope I am not a classroom teacher.  It is too stressful and I want to enjoy the last couple of years.  I would like to work as a math interventionist.  We don’t have enough Spanish speaking math interventionists in the District which is surprising because the community is Spanish speaking.  My students are not being serviced/helped because there is no Spanish speaking math interventionist in my school.  How is that fair?

•What jobs have you had?  Explain.  After college, I worked for The Lodge in Oak Brook, IL.  It was an administrative position helping out The Director of Sales and the Sales Managers.  I was there for a few months before moving to The American Bar Association (ABA).  I worked for that company till 2019 when I got my teaching job.  At the ABA I worked in several departments.  I began as an administrative assistant and then worked in Marketing.  I don’t remember my exact titles but thanks to my last position, I traveled to many different states such as CA, NY, GA, TX, and OH. 

I never wanted to be a teacher.  I got tired of working for lawyers and wanted something more challenging.  I was working at the ABA while in school for my teaching degree.  There was a program funded by the State of Illinois which paid the tuition for professionals that wanted to make a career change to teaching.  I took advantage of it and only had to pay for my books.

The topic for next week – Share your favorite running item(s) you’ve tried this year.  We hope you’ll link up with us!