high school upper secondary school: a school that includes grades 9 or 10 through 12 Oh the joys of life. I had one of those moments the other day where I felt like I was back in high school. The details of the event doesn’t matter and the situation has resolved itself but it got me thinking if I could go back ... Read More »

e·mo·tion·al  [ i mṓshən'l ] expressing emotion: relating to or expressing emotion easily affected by emotions: being by nature easily affected by or quick to express emotions affected by emotion: affected or characterized by emotion, especially sadness It always surprises me, although it shouldn’t, how much emotions play into our lives. My husband and I had a random opportunity that ... Read More »

neg·a·tive [ néggətiv ] indicative of “no”: indicating “no,” or refusing or denying something bad: unhappy, discouraging, angry, or otherwise detracting from a happy situation pessimistic: pessimistic, or tending to have a pessimistic outlook Sure we’ve all had bad days. And I’m sure we’ve all impacted someone else when we have been having a bad day. I know I have. Today, I was ... Read More »

frus·tra·tion [ fru stráysh'n ] dissatisfaction: a feeling of disappointment, exasperation, or weariness caused by goals being thwarted or desires unsatisfied frustrating of somebody or something: an act or instance of causing somebody or something to be dissatisfied or unfulfilled something that thwarts: something that blocks, thwarts, and upsets somebody all at the same time Frustration is the edit word ... Read More »

choice [ choyss ]  act of choosing something or somebody: a decision to choose one thing, person, or course of action in preference to others power to choose: the chance or ability to choose between different things selection of things: a variety of things, people, or possibilities from which to choose I debated if the word should be choice or control – both ... Read More »