Always evolving, Never Average
I was a teacher for ten years. And if there is one thing teachers know how to do it’s use time effectively, manage lots of kids with different needs, and get sh*t done. Once I had a few years of teaching experience under my belt, I was a machine. My classroom was organized, I had …Read More
I learned something yesterday. Over the past couple months I have really been tryin got be aware of what I do and when I do it and WHY I do it. And boy have I had a wake up call. One thing I have really been paying attention to is my lack of focus. I …Read More
A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged …Read More
I started writing this blog almost seven years ago. Can you believe it? This is what Number 3 looked like: This is what Number 4 looked like: This is what Number 5 looked like: This is what Number 6 looked like: And this is what Number 7 looked like: Here they all are now: A …Read More
I don’t know about you guys, but my 2019 has not really started out the way I had planned it would. We haven’t even had a particularly rough winter here in Connecticut so I can’t blame much on the weather. I think January can be pretty tricky that way. What is it about January? Maybe …Read More
If you’ve been around here for a few years, then you might remember that our elementary school does a fourth grade play. And four years ago, when Number 3 was in fourth grade, he was very unexpectedly cast as the lead role in Aladdin. The kid who literally never spoke in preschool or kindergarten was …Read More
This past Saturday a sixteen-year-old girl one town over from mine committed suicide by jumping off a parking garage at the local mall. Like many other teen suicides, mental health issues and bullying were cited as two factors. Some disturbing screenshots of horrible things said by a classmate appeared on social media after the news …Read More
This is a rough time of year for swimming families. Most Championship meets for the winter swim season are in February and March, and that means that in the weeks leading up to those championships, there are a bunch of other swim meets for kids to swim in and hopefully get the qualifying times to …Read More
A couple days ago I started Kondo-ing my kitchen. I finished the cabinets above the fireplace. and my plastic container drawer. Yesterday and today I tackled the pantry. As I explained in my earlier post, I was able to design my kitchen when we moved into the house, and I knew I wanted cabinets over …Read More
This morning we had one of those mornings that could have gone in a couple different directions. Up until a little over a year ago, we ate about 99.9% of our meals in the kitchen. The only time we ever ate in the dining room was when we celebrated a birthday or on Thanksgiving. It …Read More
