I work as a junior high teacher. This morning, as I walked in, clearly hustling from the parking lot, arms full of various bags, freshly make-upped, haired, clothed in what I *thought* was a cute outfit, a mom I normally adore... Continue Reading →
Forgive me, readers, for I have lived away from my blog. It has been two months since my last post. A lot has gone down this summer, and my Fall is going to be busier. It's my fourth year of... Continue Reading →
I am sitting in a towel on my couch looking up lyrics to a song I'm singing in a wedding in Colorado on Saturday morning and packing for my trip. That's not entirely true. I'm mostly on Facebook and Pinterest.... Continue Reading →
I made it through my first week of special ed summer school, and as a reward, came down with a case of strep throat. (Side note: if you need a new diet trick, google images for "strep throat." Appetite will... Continue Reading →
This summer I am teaching Special Ed in a class with nine nine-year-old boys. Needless to say, I'm exhausted and have had frozen yogurt three nights in a row. As dinner. It's also possible that I'm drinking a lot of... Continue Reading →
i am one of those who wears her heart on her sleeve. i can't lie very well, i can't keep a secret, i can't hold in laughter or tears. how i am feeling and what i am thinking is usually... Continue Reading →
I just ate some spicy Thai pasta chicken salad concoction from Trader Joes. It was exciting because it was spicy enough that it cleared my sinuses, and it also had carrots and some celery in it, which I am allergic... Continue Reading →
Alright, animals 10-6 have been crowned. If you missed that riveting piece of hard-hitting journalism, click here for the previous post of this future Nobel-Prize-Winning Blog. 5. Brookesia Minima Chameleon - Holy Chamelon, Batman! This thing is uber-cute! He can be... Continue Reading →
Today I had roughly sixty parent/teacher conferences. Some with both parents present, some with the child present. Most were fanTAStic. Some were awkward. One was horrifying. And I thought to myself, "Self, some of these parents need some loving (or... 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 →
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