what?! I need a mamammaoamaomgram?! A few weeks ago, the admin assistant, who anyone who works in education knows is basically the mayor of a town, came to me. “Hey, the mother of a child in kindergarten is a doctor,... Continue Reading →
. . . your younger siblings start getting married and/or having babies and you’re single in your 40ies?? You enjoy it. Because you are happy for them and not a petty problem who makes everything about you. The end! Lol,... Continue Reading →
shark onesie cold It’s cold here in the high mountains of Guatemala. Cold in a wet, everyone around you has a hacking cough kind of way. There are no heaters, so the smell of wood burning is ever-present either for... Continue Reading →
The author's summer was spent nannying her five-month-old niece, Mazie, offering her a chance to embrace the role of "Super Auntie." Despite initial anxieties about caregiving, she found joy in their time together, highlighting that being an aunt fulfilled her emotional needs without the desire for motherhood. She emphasizes that it’s acceptable for women to choose a life without children, advocating for supportive networks and celebrating non-traditional paths.
Wordle in 3 Getting the purple category in Connections first going on vacation, and you lay out all day at the beach/pool, then go back to the room to take turns showering, and you take naps in fluffy white robes,... Continue Reading →
In my class, we have a different theme to start each day. On Mondays, we catch up on big and small news. On “Teach Me Tuesdays,” I present something they might and I definitely care about, like how far a... Continue Reading →
she woke up like this at 41. life is and has been and will be hard, so in a concentrated effort to sit and soak in the goodness that is being alive, here are a few of my very specific... Continue Reading →
....I would always get past those blues, stop playing that dumb game, and I have been known to throw a shenan and then a shenanigan. So here’s my actual advice about how to celebrate your birthday in your forties...
A few years ago I started marking each actual year of my life, answering these same set of questions each birthday to help me measure moments. Here are the last 365.25 days: not pictured: the massive cockroach that kept trying... Continue Reading →
blackouts, side quests, to know someone, and making a life in a new country. just the little things.
me and bestie Everyone has a morning ritual. In this long six-week summer between teaching jobs, I’ve cozied into very different morning routines than from when I’m teaching. Those were usually "AH!/Coffee/get dressed/teeth/out door/try to not forget anything/forget something/AH!" mornings. But... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 