Author: Hannah

  • Top 3 Things To Do in the Middle of the Semester

    Top 3 Things To Do in the Middle of the Semester

    Congrats, you’re halfway through the semester!! Hopefully things are going well. If not, here’s what to do: 1. Check your grades carefully to make sure everything looks right. Teachers are humans too- typos happen 🙂 If not, respectfully email your teacher with your first and last name, course name, and “Questions about Assignments (fill in… Read more

  • A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon

    A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon

    A Girl Called Samson is based on a true story about a girl who disguised herself as a man to serve in the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Samson (known as Robert Shurtliff in the army) served as an aide to General John Paterson (who mainly fought in New York and Philadelphia). Don’t skip… Read more

  • Why I Started Using a Planner

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    I started using a planner, or more accurately, a student agenda in middle school when my teachers forced us all to do so. The school provided these student agendas with the dress code printed inside, along with other school rules. Each day, at the end of each class, the teacher had us write down the… Read more

  • My Planners

    My Planners

    I used to stick to academic planners (like the Lilly Pulitzer academic planner) since I’m a teacher, but then I switched to the Passion Planner in 2020 after my daughter was born. She was born right at the beginning of the pandemic, so I was teaching from home, my husband was working from home, and… Read more

  • Organization is a Learnable Skill by Lisa Woodruff

    Organization is a Learnable Skill by Lisa Woodruff
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    I decided to read Organization is a Learnable Skill by Lisa Woodruff for the M. Judson Bookseller’s (Greenville, South Carolina) 2023 Reading Challenge: read a memoir written by someone who has your dream job. I love Lisa’s podcast (Organize 365), and one of her other books, The Paper Solution. The podcast is great for when I… Read more