Stephanie Jankowski's Blog, page 21
February 16, 2016
Discipline. I Have None.
In 250 words or less, write about a time when sheer discipline made you continue to do something. I hate this prompt; it exposes my biggest weakness: I have zero discipline. (And 250 words or less?! *madly edits*). Aside from personal relationships, I can’t commit. I disguise excuses as occasions and fall off […]
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February 11, 2016
Hello, My Name is Stephanie & I’m an Addict
Itstarted when I was pretty young. I didn’t understand the shame or havewords for thefeelings of inadequacy. No one said anything, or even indicated they knew I had a problem, but slowly, certain things gave me pause. One memory stands out: On a hot summer day, my Mom had called me and my brotherinfor lunch. […]
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February 8, 2016
Terrified, Jumps Anyway
BEGINNINGS: Beginning a career at the age of 22 is a daunting task for anyone, but when your subordinates are only a couple years your junior, and when those subordinates are actually students in your English classroom, situation and circumstance are made all the more difficult simply because of numbers. I had read all the […]
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February 5, 2016
I Love Me a Good Underdog
When I traded in my high heels and laptop case for three kids and an extensive Crockpot repertoire, I was scared. As a social, artsy lady, I knew I would need a creative outlet, and I feared teaching a baby to wave bye-bye wouldn’t live up to be the cathartic experience I craved. What if […]
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February 4, 2016
Why You Should Always Do Your Laundry Before Going to the Doctor’s
I hadn’t seen my family practitioner since before I got pregnant with my son in 2009. My gynecologist was on speed dial, but myfamily docand I had grown apart because I’m a user and didn’t need her. All of a sudden, I found myselftwo babies deep and halfway through 2011. Fearingmy PCP felt jilted, I […]
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February 1, 2016
Facing My Greatest Fear in Writing
So many peoplereach a certain age and decide they are done. I see these peoplein my family tree,draped in cloaks of nonchalance, content in their oblivion. Done learning, done trying, done caring. I joke with my husband that he shouldsmother me in my sleep if I ever turn the corner to Meh Town. I would […]
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January 29, 2016
The Ultimate Online Baby Shower! #UOBS
If you know anything about me, it’s that I. LOVE. BABIES. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t ache forthe swell of my pregnant belly; I’m the lady in the grocery store staring longingly at your baby bump with grateful tears in her eyes. I understand if you want to move over a lane. […]
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January 22, 2016
What’s the Secret?
When a sophomore boy came crashing backpack first through my classroom window, I was standing inches from the rainstorm of glass. Completely unscathed, the student and his friends ran snickering from the scene. Shattered debris had destroyed the reading nook I’d created with my own money and high hopes of engaging at-risk readers. Jagged shards […]
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January 20, 2016
What Has Life Taught Me That Nobody Else Has Learned
The last time I took a creative writing class, I was at an uncomfortable metal desk as a sophomore in high school. After that, everything became very processed and less about the craft and moreabout proper punctuation and dangling participles. To make up for what I lost creatively, I kept journaling and writing poetry. My […]
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January 19, 2016
Light In the Window
My paternal Grandmother and I weren’t particularlyclose. Situation and proximity saw to that; she enjoyed a much more fulfilling relationship with my cousins. As a child, thatwas hard to swallow. She rarely spelled my name correctly on birthday cards, and the one time a broken heart letmy guard down, forcing me tocry in front of […]
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