Kristin. 28. In love. Living. Husband: Greg. Furry child: Leo. Doing my best to create a healthy body and lifestyle. Creative type who’s struggling to create. Teacher without a classroom. Reader with way too many books. Trying to discover if I’ve got what it takes. See the world from behind my eyes. Don’t hesitate to talk to me. I’m human, after all.Tumblr (3.0; @seebehindmyeyes)http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4b34a1a9639814826725c8bbf03976e/tumblr_mohsp7hGYe1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53116886178http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53116886178Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:36:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89e94fd62f03dab89ac49ed7d81b0c38/tumblr_mohpftUSAr1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 2nd birthday to my sweet baby Leo!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53112966282http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53112966282Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:26:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/315793618f7657a48a95fcea72fd9529/tumblr_mog3oiYspH1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lil’ bro is graduating! So proud!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53036467568http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/53036467568Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:38:41 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/37a3f2215ba01d59f7fd1db151c6d99c/tumblr_moev8a2fly1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fancy Schmancy dinner tree. (at Granada Bistro)</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52989302454http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52989302454Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:38:33 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b5370591c7837dc60436fcb79bcb115/tumblr_moetoonlmA1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Serenity Swing in SLO #top10mostbeautifulplaces #getjealous</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52987232612http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52987232612Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:05:11 -0700top10mostbeautifulplacesgetjealous<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb8d6a72fb16ce2e8d5e516a18c3bad9/tumblr_mod72boXIf1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#tbt some sexy ladies right here!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52922388326http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52922388326Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:58:59 -0700tbt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dbc59ab88f06b2f0dd7453612aa3b0b2/tumblr_moabeiosQg1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Front row on Southwest. Always when I’m traveling alone!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52790781882http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52790781882Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:39:54 -0700<p>Who&#8217;s got two thumbs and is now officially a 5th grade teacher? THIS GIRL!!!!!!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52745622524http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52745622524Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:20:12 -0700new teacherteachereducationteachingfifth gradeSO EXCITED<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aac46919c5b589206ccfe8dc7d240151/tumblr_mk9fd3kaEq1rqmgueo1_r4_500.gif"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><small>Damon <strike>sexy</strike> Salvatore + 4x17</small></p> </blockquote> <p>Unf. Excuse me for a bit…</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52593256419http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52593256419Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:57:34 -0700unfDamon is SMOKING HOTDamon Fucking SalvatoreDamonDamon SalvatoreHOTTVDImagine THAT man walking toards you...panty dropper<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ffeed4283adf7679d6812cbf7c2a13aa/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5735344540d171acf4d8a7f4b19d8c34/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e9e8c4f37d71030fff4ea68437a6e30/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b822a9f344ca97526aafd8e52c6740e/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co9_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c342bcf537738e96818fcb620b1d3255/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43bc2065dd632d0d87aa66c7bccd5b18/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59e6efcb7a14cc6c9a371a75f7856e1e/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/506caca3bd44a77fcbbbb659a1990b11/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bca0925ed47b25a0cdfbc7d7c04e1192/tumblr_mndr9xHk6R1rnvc1co6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><em><small>Calcifer appreciation post.</small></em></p> </blockquote>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52592720759http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52592720759Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:50:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4996d534b7c97dfb48eae6fe335e6d2f/tumblr_mo5i4yHpzR1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh yes indeed… #delicious (at Gourdough’s Public House)</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52586196325http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52586196325Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:17:21 -0700delicious<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b38916c1499191d4909f1678d2fc072a/tumblr_mo5hvcGysk1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grabbing a drink and a good (free) book after FYA Book Club. (at Gourdough’s Public House)</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52585806345http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52585806345Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:11:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6cn639Kld1qi23vmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52555361056http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52555361056Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:04:01 -0700<a href="http://delenianflames.tumblr.com/post/52548846651/delena-fanfiction">I will always choose you: Delena Fanfiction</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://delenianflames.tumblr.com/post/52548846651/delena-fanfiction" target="_blank">delenianflames</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s my ultimate favourite fanfictions (Part 2) -</p> <ol><li><a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9217030/1/Can-t-Be-Tamed" target="_blank">Can’t Be Tamed</a><span> - </span><span>Damon Salvatore is a well-known and ruthless mobster who gets what he wants, when he wants. When John Gilbert fails to settle his debts on time, Damon takes matters into his own hands and kidnaps his niece, Elena, Johns…</span></li> </ol></blockquote>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52555012371http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52555012371Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:59:01 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cad5f7e57f46159cb2a5a5fba6d153d1/tumblr_mn0tqfVnbY1r23oneo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adiemtocarpe.tumblr.com/post/52553130260/girlwithalessonplan-everyfiredies" target="_blank">adiemtocarpe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://girlwithalessonplan.tumblr.com/post/52553041214/everyfiredies-hithertokt-creating-works" target="_blank">girlwithalessonplan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://everyfiredies.tumblr.com/post/52551913093/hithertokt-creating-works-cited-for-imaginary" target="_blank">everyfiredies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hithertokt.tumblr.com/post/50773626832/creating-works-cited-for-imaginary-papers-using" target="_blank">hithertokt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Creating works cited for imaginary papers using our school’s really awesome online library catalog: fake it until you make it, basically.</p> </blockquote> <p>This the best idea ever.</p> <p>Ok, that’s a bit dramatic, but I have a confession: I hate teaching MLA format and Works Cited pages.</p> <p>I hate it so much. The kids use it so rarely, and it so BORING, and in college they’ll just use the Purdue OWL anyway, right?</p> <p>But this. This, I can do.</p> </blockquote> <p>I LOOOOOOVE teaching MLA!  The most important step you can do is to have kids cite everything all the time.  No matter what the what the project or paper, have them make citations.  When it becomes routine in every English class all the time, it doesn’t become the bane of The One Teacher to teach ALLLLL the MLA.  </p> </blockquote> <p>I just want to point out the little Yes/No bubble in the corner. Genius.</p> </blockquote>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52554017207http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52554017207Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:44:22 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YsYHqfk0X2A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inthecloud.gjmueller.com/post/52259674152/teachers-most-powerful-tool-piquing-students" target="_blank">gjmueller</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/teachers-most-powerful-tool-piquing-students-curiosity/" target="_blank"><strong>Teacher’s Most Powerful Tool: Piquing Students’ Curiosity</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Ramsey Musallam, a high school chemistry teacher from the San Francisco Bay Area, has been <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/how-teachers-make-cell-phones-work-in-the-classroom/" target="_blank">creatively using digital tools in his classroom</a> for several years as a way to drive students to deeper inquiry. In a recent TED talk, Musallam says that a teacher’s strongest tool — the force that draws students deeper into learning — is piquing students’ curiosity. In his classroom, Musallam follows three rules: curiosity comes first, embrace the mess, and reflect and revise.</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52433908156http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52433908156Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:53:28 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf6b32eaf228b47cb09546d3d3159b74/tumblr_mo1t6omGev1qzt7p2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://holdhighhavefaith.tumblr.com/post/52419270382/flower-boxes-were-a-huge-success-thanks-to-my-guy" target="_blank">holdhighhavefaith</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>flower boxes were a huge success thanks to my guy & my father-in-law. i have so many of them now! #dreamcometrue (at bubs nest)</p> </blockquote> <p>Adorable!</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52422109543http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52422109543Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:06:58 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/476d82ffecdc458d0a5589515614de0c/tumblr_mnyehsCI6s1r01w8mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://suckmystrange.tumblr.com/post/52363247097/quasa-r-sagansense-the-aoraki-mackenzie" target="_blank">suckmystrange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quasa-r.tumblr.com/post/52296744577/sagansense-the-aoraki-mackenzie-international" target="_blank">quasa-r</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sagansense.tumblr.com/post/52277607807/the-aoraki-mackenzie-international-dark-sky" target="_blank">sagansense</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand has a new sign to greet visitors! You can also see the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere.</em></p> <p>via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Dark-Sky-Association/142158105400" target="_blank">International Dark-Sky Association</a>; photo credit: Maki Yanagimachi</p> </blockquote> <p>wow</p> </blockquote> <p>*Adds to my Where To Travel To Bucket List*</p> </blockquote>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52410594704http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52410594704Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:20:26 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c0abfaf309149d4038bd7b7a2dd82c2/tumblr_mnyd8a4Reo1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Day 5: environment #fmsphotoaday</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52275793587http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52275793587Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:48:10 -0700fmsphotoaday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f4081d10b1fe2af47a4bc2f9845db95/tumblr_mnwncznxoA1qb09s5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Day 4: after dark #fmsphotoaday</p>http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52201536376http://seebehindmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/52201536376Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:31:47 -0700fmsphotoaday