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A New Year Begins
It’s hard to believe that another new beginning and new calendar year is upon us. These past few days, Ryan and I have joked back and forth about new starts at the beginning of January. He’s a big believer that there’s nothing special about January 1st, or a New Year as far as it having Continue reading
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Adios 2015
Since 2008, the first year I began blogging, I have almost always taken time to end each year reflecting on the previous months, experiences, and milestones. I’ll be honest, some years there has been a huge sense of relief that the year is over. Every year, I find that by taking a few moments to Continue reading
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teach them diligently [rejoice]
Welcome to the 12th installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] June [written correspondence] July [cleaning the bathroom] August [planning] September [shopping on a budget] October [rest] November [reflect] One Continue reading
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back to work || December edition
I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. I decided Continue reading
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back to work || November edition
I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. I decided Continue reading
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teach them diligently [reflect]
Welcome to the tenth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] June [written correspondence] July [cleaning the bathroom] August [planning] September [shopping on a budget] October [rest] One Continue reading
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back to work || October edition
I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. Continue reading
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The Great Purging
About two or three times each year, I have a huge emotional come-apart when I see our kids’ playroom. There’s stomping, pouting, threats, crying, and anger. And that’s just me. I see my kids cower in wide-eyed fear of their mother on a mission. I feel justified in making this scene because usually only months Continue reading
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fourth quarter
It’s October. And that means that the final three months of 2015 are here. This year is 3/4 of the way over and only 1/4 of it is left. I’ve been checking in here all year with my goals and hopeful outcomes for the year. A reflection going into 2015 can be found here. A Continue reading
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teach them diligently [rest]
Welcome to the tenth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] June [written correspondence] July [cleaning the bathroom] August [planning] September [shopping on a budget] One of my goals for this Continue reading
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