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First Tomato
I saw a meme on social media that said, “Growing your own tomatoes is the best way to devote three months of your life to saving $2.17.” Over the past ten years or so,…
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An Instinct to Educate
Originally posted on LinkedIn on June 24, 2025 I recently traveled to Chicago to speak at a conference, and my teen daughter joined me a few days early for some sightseeing. We packed in several new…
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The Legacy of Waiting
When my daughter and I flew to Chicago this summer, we boarded a certain airline known for its open seating policy. I paid a little extra to get us into Group A to ensure…
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Vinyl, Vision, and the Joy of Being Extra
Originally posted on LinkedIn on June 17, 2025 About three years ago, our university launched a graduate program for career changers pursuing alternative certification pathways. Most only needed 12 credit hours, based on state requirements, but…
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How Do You Eat An Elephant?
Originally posted on LinkedIn on June 11, 2025 In the undergraduate math methods class I teach, students complete an assignment called Math Buddies. For this project, they work directly with first and second graders at a…
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Flyers, Votes, and Choosing to Show Up
Each week, my university distributes a report comparing class enrollment for the upcoming semester to the same point in time last year, highlighting year-over-year changes in both numbers and percentages. These reports are broken…
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The Everyday Practice of Grounding
Originally posted on LinkedIn on June 8, 2025 Last summer, one of my classes introduced me to the idea of grounding, also known as earthing. For those of you who are not familiar, grounding…
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The Time Will Pass Anyway
When my husband, Joe, and I were in our early twenties, we were both undergraduates at the same university. We had gotten married young, a month after I graduated from high school, and we…
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The 15-Minute Gardener
A friend of mine told me a story about how one spring her garden was a mess. The bushes were overgrown and tangled, old flowers were brown and lifeless, leaves littered the ground, mulch…
Dr. Jill Davis 