by Susan Matley | Jan 30, 2020 | Official Blog
Hi, this is Lily! Susan sends her regards. She asked me, her inner fourteen-year-old, to write this week’s blog because her first exam in Spanish 121 is- -this Friday!- -and she wanted to reserve her brain cells. A lot was happening for us last week, so mostly...
by Susan Matley | Jan 24, 2020 | Official Blog
I’m an optimist by nature but unpleasant things do get me down sometimes. This week, I was hit with a string of them. My optimism faded. I became needy and broody and pensive. I started overthinking things, and pining for someone else to show up and get my life back...
by Susan Matley | Jan 17, 2020 | Official Blog
Spanish 121 is keeping me on my toes. After 13 years of being completely self-employed, it’s novel to have to show up at a certain place, at a certain time, four days a week. Novel in the best sense of the word. Lily (my inner fourteen-year-old) and I get up at the...
by Susan Matley | Jan 10, 2020 | Official Blog
This week, we’ve met a lot of new people who are much closer to Lily’s age than to mine. My classmates in Spanish 121 range from late teens to, perhaps, late 20s. Perhaps. Mom has assured me I look young for my age but. . .in this setting, thirty is old! Fortunately,...
by Susan Matley | Jan 3, 2020 | Official Blog
Sometimes the start of a new year prompts people to change something major in their lives. This time, I’ve really done it. Next Monday, Lily (my inner fourteen-year-old) and I begin our back to school adventure at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC). The subject:...
by Susan Matley | Dec 27, 2019 | Official Blog
Wow, it’s the last blog of 2019 already! Lily, my inner fourteen-year-old, and I are excited about the New Year, but we’re having a little bit of a back and forth at the moment. It’s not, you know, like an argument. No, it’s not. It’s a decision we have...
