we had an old gentleman in today ( Read more... )

now is the winter of our discontent

When in the world am I going to find the time to work out? Today, ok, I did have 1.5 hours of free time that I spent sititng on my bum, but can you blame me? I worked from 730-130pm at SB, then ran to school, taught first grade and had K extended day (I actually yelled at them today and didnt feel bad about raising my voice. How's that for terrible ( Read more... )

I know that the time before Christmas is really in preparation for Christmas itself, and that we crazy westerners have it all bassackwards. The real celebration comes AFTER the Nativity. Before, it's time to ready one's heart for the Incarnation, and once it happens, THAT's when you party down. The 12 days of Christmas and all ( Read more... )

Have you seen Eternal Sunshine ( Read more... )

I'm procrastinating and it feels lovely. I can't imagine how much I could acheive if I wasn't tied so to SB. Once I see the benefits package, I may decide to really cut back hours there. I'm doing so much work for OCF (and hopefully will do more in the future, if our secret grant wishes come through) and I got asked to be assistant treasurer for ( Read more... )

Ok, classroom management ( Read more... )

I need to keep record for myself of small triumphs and learning curve errors ( Read more... )

A long time ago, when I moved to a new place, I made a committment to myself. I wanted people to say "You're so cute" and mean it. I knew someone to whom that was said with frequency, and she was such a genuinely nice and cheerful person. I wanted to be a nice, personable, adorable personality. Three months later, someone said "You're so cute," to ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here at work on a dampened early morning drinking cappucchino in the hush before my shift starts, and my thoughts somehow decide to well up out of my eyes, and I realize that giving myself the distraction of pen and paper will let them exit through another means before my coworkers think I'm unstable. But I don't think there's anthing ( Read more... )