1. Since I never made it known here on the blog, I figured now is as good a time as any to say that I signed the resignation papers at work almost two weeks ago now, so as of summer, I will officially be unemployed. The funny thing is, I thought I’d be panicky and anxious …
We are fast approaching the end of the first quarter of the year, and my new year’s resolutions have (still) been on my mind constantly (an overall good sign). However, several of them have largely been on my mind constantly because I feel guilty that they’re not exactly happening as I’d like them to be…*cough …
Raven is now less than a month away from being a year old, a fact that seems at odds with the motherly part of my brain that insists that she’s still my tiny baby, only a few months old really. But eleven months sure is fun (even if it seems like my girl has a …
Bonus Pic (one of these days, I might actually limit myself to 10…ha ha ha ha ha) Some snapshots of life around the apartment lately… 1 // Sick days call for a really great hairdo 2 // THE DISHWASHER IS THE MOST FASCINATING THING IN THIS PLACE!!! Every. Day. 3 // Just realized lately …
I have a Big Life Decision coming up—well, both me and the hubby do. The time has come (sorta) for me to decide one way or another if I’m going to quit teaching after this year or not. The question is not whether or not I want to (I do), but more one of logistics–will …
Today is Teacher Prep Day, and even though I technically had the “day off,” my eyes have been bugging out of my head since 5:15 this morning trying to get all my grading done before the deadline early tomorrow morning. I have literally spent over 20 hours this “long” weekend grading, and now that I …
You might remember (if you’ve been reading for awhile) that I did an elimination diet over the holidays (~like a total crazy pants~). You might remember that 10 days in, I’d lost a few pounds, felt my gut acting quite a bit happier, and had noticed a subtle improvement in my autoimmune disease symptoms. Then …
Our hopes are that this is my last year of teaching for a long time, and while there are many things I know I will miss about being a teacher, I know for a fact that I will never once miss the intense workload and mental strain of grading papers and tests (especially when I …
