MsGillELA
@msgillela.bsky.social
Teacher who loves reading, science, and helping others! 📖 she/her
I think of this scene from Blast from the Past about the term Ladies & Gentlemen (Updated version: “Well-Mannered People”)
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I think of this scene from Blast from the Past about the term Ladies & Gentlemen (Updated version: “Well-Mannered People”)
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
I try to consider the comfort of others rather than the status of others. It makes it easier to navigate the world.
Derek Guy builds out this idea fully in his thread.
Show me your gateway vehicle
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Show me your gateway vehicle
Up but still down is down.
Just look at the S&P 500 for the past month and three months:
Just look at the S&P 500 for the past month and three months:
April 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Up but still down is down.
Just look at the S&P 500 for the past month and three months:
Just look at the S&P 500 for the past month and three months:
Used some calming watercolor processes this weekend and made a surprise dinosaur.
March 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Used some calming watercolor processes this weekend and made a surprise dinosaur.
My favorite beach in Duluth is awash in science.
January 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My favorite beach in Duluth is awash in science.
Very excited about the fashion choices for myself this year.
January 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Very excited about the fashion choices for myself this year.
Time to bring back sewing new hems onto existing clothes!!!
December 24, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Time to bring back sewing new hems onto existing clothes!!!
Graduation Day! I celebrated via live stream on my prep since I participated in an online program 9 hours away by car.
I worked today instead of attending in person, and my students were totally excited and supportive when they came in later and saw me in my regalia!
I worked today instead of attending in person, and my students were totally excited and supportive when they came in later and saw me in my regalia!
December 14, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Graduation Day! I celebrated via live stream on my prep since I participated in an online program 9 hours away by car.
I worked today instead of attending in person, and my students were totally excited and supportive when they came in later and saw me in my regalia!
I worked today instead of attending in person, and my students were totally excited and supportive when they came in later and saw me in my regalia!
Looking for some help bringing the outside world to my middle school classroom. If you have the time and capacity, I would love to feature a short (less than 1 min!) video from you explaining how reading shows up in your life and work. See my video for more details!
December 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Looking for some help bringing the outside world to my middle school classroom. If you have the time and capacity, I would love to feature a short (less than 1 min!) video from you explaining how reading shows up in your life and work. See my video for more details!
Watercolor and coffee to start my Sunday.
Making my to do list . . . After I make some calming rainbow art.
Making my to do list . . . After I make some calming rainbow art.
November 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Watercolor and coffee to start my Sunday.
Making my to do list . . . After I make some calming rainbow art.
Making my to do list . . . After I make some calming rainbow art.
Feels like a stone soup story waiting to happen. I can grab the saffron.
November 23, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Feels like a stone soup story waiting to happen. I can grab the saffron.
This collection of short stories is gently creepy and so good.
November 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
This collection of short stories is gently creepy and so good.
3s exposure from my backyard!
May 11, 2024 at 3:06 AM
3s exposure from my backyard!
The Minnesota River is looking nice today!
April 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
The Minnesota River is looking nice today!
It started as a bit of a joke, but now I am obsessed with getting an old mechanical time clock for punching in and out of work!
Just look at it! It’s so cute!
Just look at it! It’s so cute!
February 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM
It started as a bit of a joke, but now I am obsessed with getting an old mechanical time clock for punching in and out of work!
Just look at it! It’s so cute!
Just look at it! It’s so cute!
I finished my first fingerless mitten!
I made it with the Cloudburst pattern by Arienne Grey on Ravelry. I could have shortened it, but didn’t want to mess with the pattern since this is my first time with a thumb gusset.
I did shorten the thumb by two or three rows.
I made it with the Cloudburst pattern by Arienne Grey on Ravelry. I could have shortened it, but didn’t want to mess with the pattern since this is my first time with a thumb gusset.
I did shorten the thumb by two or three rows.
January 22, 2024 at 3:34 AM
I finished my first fingerless mitten!
I made it with the Cloudburst pattern by Arienne Grey on Ravelry. I could have shortened it, but didn’t want to mess with the pattern since this is my first time with a thumb gusset.
I did shorten the thumb by two or three rows.
I made it with the Cloudburst pattern by Arienne Grey on Ravelry. I could have shortened it, but didn’t want to mess with the pattern since this is my first time with a thumb gusset.
I did shorten the thumb by two or three rows.
Working on my first set of fingerless gloves. This cold snap reminded me why I bought this yarn in the first place! Twisted knit ribbed cuff almost done, and it fits!
January 18, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Working on my first set of fingerless gloves. This cold snap reminded me why I bought this yarn in the first place! Twisted knit ribbed cuff almost done, and it fits!
I tracked my books with StoryGraph this year and exceeded my goal!
2023 was the year of the light Romance. I wonder what 2024 will bring . . .
2023 was the year of the light Romance. I wonder what 2024 will bring . . .
January 1, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I tracked my books with StoryGraph this year and exceeded my goal!
2023 was the year of the light Romance. I wonder what 2024 will bring . . .
2023 was the year of the light Romance. I wonder what 2024 will bring . . .
It’s shrimp cocktail o’clock!
Happy New Year to all who stay home
Happy New Year to all who stay home
January 1, 2024 at 3:52 AM
It’s shrimp cocktail o’clock!
Happy New Year to all who stay home
Happy New Year to all who stay home
Finished Sweater #4 - pretty pink for the 3yo nibling.
This one was tricky but I finally figured out how I was twisting stitches.
Next sweater will be an adventure in stripes!
This one was tricky but I finally figured out how I was twisting stitches.
Next sweater will be an adventure in stripes!
December 30, 2023 at 4:38 AM
Finished Sweater #4 - pretty pink for the 3yo nibling.
This one was tricky but I finally figured out how I was twisting stitches.
Next sweater will be an adventure in stripes!
This one was tricky but I finally figured out how I was twisting stitches.
Next sweater will be an adventure in stripes!
Lake of the Ozarks boat-related errand, and I’m looking over my shoulder for Ruth and Marty.
December 28, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Lake of the Ozarks boat-related errand, and I’m looking over my shoulder for Ruth and Marty.
I do not know what to wear.
December 25, 2023 at 12:03 AM
I do not know what to wear.
Further research shows that Nokomis, SK was named by an English colonizer after Longfellow’s poem.
December 9, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Further research shows that Nokomis, SK was named by an English colonizer after Longfellow’s poem.