About Kellidawn Gilliland

Kellidawn is a widowed mother of three boys .  She is also a favorite of her students and is in her 24th year of teaching high school English in a suburb outside Austin, Texas.  Life is never perfect and Kellidawn shares her unique and uplifting perspective on parenting ,working and how to feel good about yourself every day.  Kellidawn holds two Masters degrees from Louisiana Tech and Lamar University.  While at Louisiana Tech she was the feature twirler and crowned Miss Tech which seems a lifetime ago from her most recent role as Little League baseball Coach.

Strategies for Coping with Anxiety

Summer is just around the corner.  It’s a beautiful time [...]

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Recycling in a High School

I love the last day of school.  It’s a holiday [...]

How a Teacher Supports Her Students on their Periods

I remember being on period in junior high and high [...]

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The New Year & Continuing my Resolutions

What are your goals, aspirations, objectives, desires, changes, or plans [...]

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Holiday Traditions at Home with mother of three Kellidawn

This is the time of year that I feel we [...]

Thanksgiving….the Forgotten Holiday

I was frantically searching for Halloween candy on Saturday, October [...]

“Trick or Treat” and DIY Costumes

For some parts of the United States, the air is [...]

Back to School: Teacher Edition

It’s fall ya’ll! I’m from Texas, so I had to [...]

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We are Strong

August 26th, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, and gave [...]

Kelli’s Summer Bucket List

It’s July and we are right in the middle of [...]

School is Out & a Mom Reflects on Summertime

May 26, 2022; 12:40 pm, my summer of ‘22 began.  [...]

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