Sara ❤️
@arasbeth27.bsky.social
4th grade teacher in the PNW, childless cat lady, sometimes knitter, food fan, reader, always learning, nap advocate
A few more books arrived today. I don't know who sent them, but if it was you, thanks so much! @mattholm.bsky.social @sarahweeks.bsky.social @amynoelleparks.bsky.social, thank you for writing awesome books!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A few more books arrived today. I don't know who sent them, but if it was you, thanks so much! @mattholm.bsky.social @sarahweeks.bsky.social @amynoelleparks.bsky.social, thank you for writing awesome books!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Wow! Thank you so much @prisonculture.bsky.social for promoting my list. The books have started rolling in, and I can't wait to share them with my new students. All of the donations were anonymous, but if you sent something, thank you so much!
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Wow! Thank you so much @prisonculture.bsky.social for promoting my list. The books have started rolling in, and I can't wait to share them with my new students. All of the donations were anonymous, but if you sent something, thank you so much!
Today, I met my fear of ladders head on and washed the upper windows. It wasn’t terrible, and they look so much better!
August 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today, I met my fear of ladders head on and washed the upper windows. It wasn’t terrible, and they look so much better!
I just finished this book, and I’ll be getting it for my classroom. I laughed out loud multiple times, and it had a great lesson about being proud of who you are. #BookSky
August 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I just finished this book, and I’ll be getting it for my classroom. I laughed out loud multiple times, and it had a great lesson about being proud of who you are. #BookSky
Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 1/20 #20dayTBRchallenge #booksky
August 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 1/20 #20dayTBRchallenge #booksky
Bunny the cat really knows how to prevent me from doing my writing for the day.
July 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Bunny the cat really knows how to prevent me from doing my writing for the day.
I get lazy about posting and find myself passively consuming too often. But I thought my sudoku helper this morning was pretty cute.
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I get lazy about posting and find myself passively consuming too often. But I thought my sudoku helper this morning was pretty cute.
One thing I noticed today was the use of "said" as a past tense and "says" as a present tense. The shift is meaningful, even if I'm not yet sure why.
I'm also wondering about the use of & instead of the word and in line 13.
#PoemADayJuly (Day 10)
I'm also wondering about the use of & instead of the word and in line 13.
#PoemADayJuly (Day 10)
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
One thing I noticed today was the use of "said" as a past tense and "says" as a present tense. The shift is meaningful, even if I'm not yet sure why.
I'm also wondering about the use of & instead of the word and in line 13.
#PoemADayJuly (Day 10)
I'm also wondering about the use of & instead of the word and in line 13.
#PoemADayJuly (Day 10)
I noticed the nostalgia with the lines about standing in a sprinkler and being safe with our friends (lines 9-13).
The innocence of a childhood summer is in stark contrast to a childhood being cut short through gun violence.
#PoemADayJuly (day 9)
The innocence of a childhood summer is in stark contrast to a childhood being cut short through gun violence.
#PoemADayJuly (day 9)
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I noticed the nostalgia with the lines about standing in a sprinkler and being safe with our friends (lines 9-13).
The innocence of a childhood summer is in stark contrast to a childhood being cut short through gun violence.
#PoemADayJuly (day 9)
The innocence of a childhood summer is in stark contrast to a childhood being cut short through gun violence.
#PoemADayJuly (day 9)
My goal this summer is to spend about an hour each day working outside in the yard.
I don't love yard work, but I do love moving and being outside. I usually listen to a podcast, and that's about the right amount of time. Today was @yourewrongabout.bsky.social's Pee-wee Herman episode.
I don't love yard work, but I do love moving and being outside. I usually listen to a podcast, and that's about the right amount of time. Today was @yourewrongabout.bsky.social's Pee-wee Herman episode.
July 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My goal this summer is to spend about an hour each day working outside in the yard.
I don't love yard work, but I do love moving and being outside. I usually listen to a podcast, and that's about the right amount of time. Today was @yourewrongabout.bsky.social's Pee-wee Herman episode.
I don't love yard work, but I do love moving and being outside. I usually listen to a podcast, and that's about the right amount of time. Today was @yourewrongabout.bsky.social's Pee-wee Herman episode.
I enjoyed the sensory overload in this one. I grew up on a farm, and we stored some food in the barn. So, by late winter/early spring, we would encounter a similar fate. It brought me right back there. #PoemADayJuly
July 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I enjoyed the sensory overload in this one. I grew up on a farm, and we stored some food in the barn. So, by late winter/early spring, we would encounter a similar fate. It brought me right back there. #PoemADayJuly
So much to think about in this poem. I couldn't help but think about how many people cheering the passage of the ugly bill would read this in a totally different way than I did.
#PoemADayJuly Day 4
#PoemADayJuly Day 4
July 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So much to think about in this poem. I couldn't help but think about how many people cheering the passage of the ugly bill would read this in a totally different way than I did.
#PoemADayJuly Day 4
#PoemADayJuly Day 4
Never in my whole life have I wished I wore an extra small until now.
July 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Never in my whole life have I wished I wore an extra small until now.
Every year when kids write their Oregon Trail letters, I kind of dread the “antiquing” process. But every year, I also love it. Dip dyed in coffee, edges burned tomorrow.
June 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Every year when kids write their Oregon Trail letters, I kind of dread the “antiquing” process. But every year, I also love it. Dip dyed in coffee, edges burned tomorrow.
Today was a fun science day! The kids worked hard to figure out how to get the lightbulbs to light up. Some wanted help from groups that figured it out first, and some wanted to figure it out on their own. They all had fun!
Not as much fun, using the same set up to make squealing buzzers go off.
Not as much fun, using the same set up to make squealing buzzers go off.
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Today was a fun science day! The kids worked hard to figure out how to get the lightbulbs to light up. Some wanted help from groups that figured it out first, and some wanted to figure it out on their own. They all had fun!
Not as much fun, using the same set up to make squealing buzzers go off.
Not as much fun, using the same set up to make squealing buzzers go off.
I spend the weekend with dear friends at the Oregon Coast. I knit a whole bunch, read a little, ate a lot of snacks, had a couple glasses of wine, and laughed a lot. I also wore a chicken hat on the beach and found out my head is a full 2 inches bigger than anyone else's (23.5 inches).
March 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I spend the weekend with dear friends at the Oregon Coast. I knit a whole bunch, read a little, ate a lot of snacks, had a couple glasses of wine, and laughed a lot. I also wore a chicken hat on the beach and found out my head is a full 2 inches bigger than anyone else's (23.5 inches).
I’m still not sure this will be done by the weekend for the Rose City Yarn Crawl, but I’m starting to grafting the ends together tonight. 🤞🏻 #KnitSky
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m still not sure this will be done by the weekend for the Rose City Yarn Crawl, but I’m starting to grafting the ends together tonight. 🤞🏻 #KnitSky