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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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don’t go it alone
Over this weekend, our almost twelve year old son was “hired” for the job of taking care of our neighbor’s dog, Winston. This sounded like the perfect opportunity for Thomas to gain some independence, foster responsibility, and earn a little pocket change. Before our neighbors left town, they instructed Thomas on the process for feeding Continue reading
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teach them diligently [shopping on a budget]
Welcome to the ninth 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] One of my goals for this year is to continue teaching my Continue reading
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back to work || september edition
In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. Last month I decided to start an informal little series about this return after a decade-long absence in the full-time work force. (You can read the August edition here.) Some of what I’m sharing is serious and Continue reading
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Lessons from Lorelai
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about what we can learn about motherhood from one of my new favorites, Beverly Goldberg. I’m am nothing if not a lover of the iconic television mom! With the onset of the 2015 College Football Season, the three females in this house have lost nearly all weekend privileges Continue reading
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