I have warm fuzzy memories of Sundays when I was little. We would pile in the Dodge Caravan and head to church as a family. There was a play structure that all the cool kids hung out at in between... Continue Reading →
I started this year with a challenge....several actually. New Years always seems like a beautiful chance to start over. But the only thing that truly makes the day different at all is the writing of the full date and indicating... Continue Reading →
"hmmm....Ke$ha's bowl looks dirty....she looks unhappy....is she dead?" (tap on glass) "nopenope not dead. I bet she wants me to clean her bowl. poor fishie. I have so much work to do but...I better take care of this right. now. I... Continue Reading →
ooooh this weekend feels good. feels SO good. my sister is home from the college place, and its my 27.5 birthday! Oh yeah. Half birthdays should always be celebrated. we's going out tonight. I made all my students sing songs... Continue Reading →
this is an honest request. i need to get off the couch, where i normally throw these parties, and get to a real table. that would be an adult step up. out of my sweatpants and away from boxed wine?... Continue Reading →
I graduated from the wonder that is UCSB. Aka - the Land of 1000 Halloweens. Halloween is at least a week-long holiday there. We were known for dropping classes if they had midterms or essays due the last week of... Continue Reading →
I'm pretty sure I'm not a good teacher. And I definitely know I'm not supposed to be a mom yet. Here's why... I always joke with my students that if there were ever a real fire on campus, I would... Continue Reading →
Well. It's 10:45pm on a Wednesday night. I'm finally home from work, the gym, dinner with friends. I am showered, the kitchen is clean, and laundry folded. And now its clearly too late to start studying. The only thing I... Continue Reading →
Saturday is THE.DAY. CSET testing day. Five Hours. 162 multiple choice questions, 11 short essays, covering Columbus to genetics, quadratic equations to your mom, and everything in between. If I pass, things are great. If I don't....there will be ___________... Continue Reading →
Cousin flew home from Texas with a friend, and both of them were celebrating their "twenty-oneth" birthdays,as they said. I'm so deep in Studylandia that I feel like I can't breathe, so I decided to meet up with them in... Continue Reading →
I have been psychologically tested by online surveys and surprise surprise.... I'm an extrovert!!!! From the Latin "extr-" meaning "out of" and "vert" meaning "to turn." So I like to "turn it all about." I am a human hokey-pokey. If you... Continue Reading →