Are you a bucket filler?  Did you know that the way you relate to others impacts your life and the lives of those around you? Working with little children in Pre-K 3 teaches me much about life.  You see, 3 and 4 year old children tend to think the world revolves around them.  I guess some never grow out of this.  :) Heidi and I began to teach the children about filling each other's bucket.  There are several books that help.  We used " How Full is Your Bucket? " by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer.  It encourages positive behavior as children le…

It's Five Minute Friday when I link up with The Gypsy Mama . We receive a one word writing prompt and get to write for five minutes flat. Our word for this week is WRITE . GO I love to write.  I can trace it all the way back to elementary school.  I loved to read so writing just seemed to be the natural extension.  I had the opportunity to go to a creative writing class during the summer after fifth grade.  Each day we wrote stories and shared them in front of the class.  Mr. Yocum would critique us.  I discovered that I loved it ... I began to journa…

Life is a journey.  But much too often I find myself on autopilot.  I'm checking off items on my to-do list but not taking the time to stop and enjoy the moments. To-do list: Exercise on treadmill Drink lots of water Stretch Free weights Morning quiet time Writing Get ready for work and get there on time I want to get back in great shape. You see, I know what it feels like: to have lots of energy to have clothes that fit well  to get dressed once and not have to go back to the closet and change after catching a glimpse in the mirror to not focus so much on fo…