Author Archive: Renée Bodkin
Renée Bodkin holds a Masters Degree in Education from St. Bonaventure University. She works as a Special Education Teacher in a Public High School in the Western New York area. She resides in beautiful Niagara Falls, New York, USA with her husband Philip and their three sons, Sebastian, Benjamin & Lucian. Renée enjoys writing and sharing her ideas with others.
Legacy and Living It
Legacy and Living It By Renee Bodkin We have been talking with the boys a lot lately about walking the walk. How their actions speak louder than their words. We use the 12 points of the Scout Law daily as a guide for leading them in the right direction, “You either live it or you don’t.” […]
Category: 365 Grateful, Blog
Overwhelmed.
Just rambling. Busy week. Good week. Challenging week. My brain is in overload mode. How does one still thy brain? On Day 6 of juicing. Juiced exclusively for 5 days and now will eat one meal a day while still juicing. Still need to incorporate some form of workout. God help me. I […]
A Bad Day
A Bad Day By Renee Bodkin I don’t normally write about our bad days. Because really, who wants to read about that crap! Yes. I swore. But after you read about this day, you’ll agree — it is crap. I wrote about a VERY GOOD DAY yesterday — our day at the Skylon Tower. […]
Skylon Tower
Skylon Tower By Renee Bodkin Over Christmas break we went to the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Canada. It is literally minutes away and we’ve never been there. We had a groupon deal to see the Battle of the Titans: Dinosaur exhibit (thanks Grandma T) and it was the perfect opportunity to go! Even […]
This Year: 2015
This Year: 2015 By Renee Bodkin Resolutions are a fantastic concept. Really, they are. But I am now a realist, I used to be an optimist — don’t get me wrong, I still see the glass as half full but I know that in just a second of time someone can take a […]
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365 Grateful – Reflecting
365 Grateful – Reflecting By Renee Bodkin 2015. One week into this new year. I want to reflect on my “365 Grateful Journey”. It’s been a learning experience. It’s been a Blessing. It wasn’t a “complete” success as I *only* completed 160 blog entries in 2014. I still consider it a success as […]
Category: 365 Grateful, Blog
Snowy Owl Spotting
Snowy Owl Spotting By Renee Bodkin I, unfortunately, was not lucky enough to SEE this awesomeness but it was LITERALLY right outside my classroom window. The teacher and class right next door saw it. This snowy owl was hanging out on a lil snowy patch outside of Niagara Falls High School this afternoon. […]
Category: 365 Grateful, Blog
All I Want For Christmas…
All I Want For Christmas… By Renee Bodkin This is an interesting blog post for me. I usually write about what I’m grateful for, today I’m writing about my wants. Tis’ the season for giving… and I am surely a giver. But today it’s all about my wants. Some of this may […]
Traditions – Tree Cutting
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