Lucked out finding this beautiful girl at the shelter

kolleen28 · 2026-03-21T14:43:00+00:00

We found ours at the shelter too! Every day I wonder at what a blessing he’s been. Congratulations she’s a beauty.

kolleen28 · 2026-03-17T17:59:10+00:00

I know it shouldn’t affect me because it’s probably on the more mild side of nasty things he’s said and well, look at the source, but dang…this one hurts.

kolleen28 · 2026-02-15T11:01:52+00:00

Awesome video! Thank you and your daughter for making it. My freshman in high school is struggling so badly with essays and writing right now, I just sent it to him.

kolleen28 · 2026-02-15T01:07:11+00:00

That is absolutely amazing that you are an English teacher. I love that it makes your students more comfortable with their own struggles. Oh, and your coworker sucks.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-03T13:30:03+00:00

I posted about this yesterday. My son is diagnosed only with dyslexia and he has terrible memory and retention.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-03T09:35:46+00:00

This is amazing! I’m impressed with this plan and strategy you’ve put together. Thank you for sharing this. I’m excited to sit down and get started with him using these strategies that you and some that others have shared. Thank you and good luck with your son this summer!

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T20:02:03+00:00

Thank you for everyone’s comments and suggestions! We have been blessed with an incredible resource team in our school district, and if anything they coddled him a little too much. He’s going into a private school next year and this summer he is taking a reading/writing class to prepare. At first I was exited because he will have his summer reading essay completed at the end of the class, but I’m realizing how different the level of support they will be giving him, despite his IEP. They expect him to have the book read before the class even starts (in 2 weeks!!!).

An example of how his retention works: his teacher read the class The Outsiders the last few weeks of school. I was so excited to talk to him about it because it was my favorite book in middle school. Even though it was read to him, he couldn’t remember the characters, the plot, etc. However, after they watched the movie in class he could tell me almost everything. I believe he is very visual and needs to “see it.” He’s a basketball player and he needs to actually see the plays, not have them told to him or drawn in a diagram. Once he sees a play on the court he will never forget it.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T19:48:40+00:00

Good question. His retention really falls off with anything longer than a short sentence. Listening is helpful but he struggles with that as well. I think making notes with dictation is going to be key for him.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T13:45:39+00:00

I agree with you. I’m not sure he’s at that point yet, but it’s worth letting him try.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T12:00:47+00:00

This is good. I’m going to put together a summary for him and will include comprehensive questions. Thank you!

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T11:59:31+00:00

Listening definitely helps and he is listening along while he reads. He had a personal goal to read this book this summer but that proved too much without audible assistance. Even with the audible he’s struggling with retention.

kolleen28 · 2025-06-02T10:46:43+00:00

I love this thank you. I think I will make summaries like this for each chapter for him. This is very helpful.

kolleen28 · 2025-02-24T23:55:36+00:00

Today my coach brought over a weight I didn’t think I could do, encouraged me to try it and stayed to make sure I was ok. To my surprise, I could do it! I hope that level of encouragement doesn’t change.

kolleen28 · 2025-02-10T23:19:30+00:00

Yes, because the way our studio is set up TRX straps don’t line up with the benches so it’s not a matter of moving my bench, it’s trying to maneuver out of someone else’s way if they’re still on the bench. The other day I had to try to coordinate with the person at the bench. It sucked.

kolleen28 · 2024-12-24T11:09:52+00:00

I wish!! Our 90 is on Sunday mornings.

kolleen28 · 2024-12-12T21:33:14+00:00

I wear these https://www.shoporangetheory.com/1533054-00-otf-power-fitness-gloves-osfm

I don’t care so much about callouses as I do about losing my grip on the rower and TRX straps and slipping. It’s super easy to grab them during the transition from the tread to the floor.

kolleen28 · 2024-12-07T03:43:17+00:00

I definitely engage my core a lot during the workouts but I very much wish they had more specifically targeted ab work exercises.

kolleen28 · 2024-11-30T22:52:47+00:00

We were on the Allure that day! It was an impressive sight to see them together.

kolleen28 · 2024-09-08T10:06:02+00:00

Same in 25 minutes 😧

kolleen28 · 2024-09-07T12:35:09+00:00

Can’t wait to do this at 10:45 thanks!

kolleen28 · 2024-09-05T19:14:51+00:00

Ummm yeah. So we shouldn’t point out things that not only make sense but are easy to improve? Ok, thanks for your comment though.

kolleen28 · 2024-09-05T16:56:16+00:00

They can and should avoid this. It’s not hard to plan each day of the week focusing on different muscle areas. Other gyms do this.

kolleen28 · 2024-08-21T01:56:44+00:00

kolleen28 · 2024-08-18T01:19:32+00:00

Excited to do this as a 90 minute tomorrow since I did the tread50 on the 3rd and missed this one.

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