08.14.09
www.thejerseygirl.wordpress.com
I decided on what my next project will be. Visit www.thejerseygirl.wordpress.com for details.
I’m so excited!!!
Melissa 
12.16.08
Blackle
I just found out about a new energy saving search engine called Blackle. It is from Google and is definitely worth checking out. (The energy saved by using the site it isn’t going to be huge, but the point is that it is a reminder to make more environmentally friendly decisions…I like it!)
They also have a great list of energy saving ideas to check out:
http://www.blackle.com/tips/
~Melissa
12.08.08
On a blustery, cold night
There’s really nothing quite like a good book, a warm blanket, and a hot cup of tea on a blustery, cold night. (Knowing that I don’t have to get up for work tomorrow is nice too!)
Wishing you all a relaxing evening.
~Melissa
10.30.08
A Conversation – Overheard
-I thought you were all about the “big picture,” the “meant to be,” and the “everything happens for a reason.”
- I was. But, it’s different now. I feel different now.
- Why? What’s so different about now?
- He hurt me more than I realized.
- And, so now you think about it differently?
- Yes. I think so.
- So, what’s so different?
- It just isn’t getting any easier. The pain isn’t going away and it actually hurts more each day. I don’t think I knew what I was saying before, but it is all starting to sink in now. It is much worse than I realized. He hurt me more than I knew at first, and more than I let myself admit. I protected him and defended everything he ever did and never put myself first.
- I’m so sorry.
- Don’t be. It isn’t your fault.
- I know, but still – I feel bad for you.
- That’s exactly it, though. Please don’t feel bad for me. It isn’t helping. I feel bad enough.
- Wait, so you don’t believe in all that destiny stuff anymore? That’s such a big part of who you are.
- Nope. I guess not.
- He’s a jerk.
- I know.
10.01.08
There’s a storm…
There’s a storm approaching the New York area. I think the news said that it would hit New York City around 5pm and it seems to be right on schedule. I can hear the thunder rumbling every so often and the sky has gotten dark pretty quickly in the last half an hour or so. I love this kind of weather (always have) and really wish that I could be sitting in my window seat, not a care in the world, drinking a cup of tea and reading the new Nicholas Sparks novel, or writing a story of my own.
Instead, I have to read and take notes on a chapter about the Articles of Confederation for my social studies class tomorrow. I also have a ton of thesis work to get done tonight. Oh, and I have summer reading projects to grade. (Speaking of which – if you visit my classroom blog missmorrisblog.wordpress.com there are some student posts that would love to receive comments!) There’s just a lot to do.
I can hear the rain now; it’s bouncing off the hoods of the cars below my window. It’s steady and I think that if I sit here any longer I’m likely to fall asleep!
I hope that those of you in the New York area can enjoy this little storm that we are having and if you are in other areas, that the weather is to your liking as well.
~Melissa
There’s the thunder again.
