January 2007

Apparently, I Will Be Outdone

January 12, 2007

I’m fairly certain that Nostradamus once prophesied that one day, when I posted embarrassing pictures of myself (which some of you called ‘adorable’ – HA), that my sister’s boyfriend would send me the best. picture. ever taken of her. I don’t even want to show it. GAH. Disgusting. Before I do, I have to mention [...]

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Oh, Decaf. Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

January 11, 2007

So this whole weight loss thing I’m on has me cutting back on my caffeine as I keep reading that it slows the metabolism. Except I can’t go cold turkey. So I’ve been mixing my strong Casi Cielo blend with the decaf at work and it is, sadly, disappointing. Today I did 3/4 extra strong [...]

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I Won’t Be Outdone

January 11, 2007

Not by Belinda, anyway. The woman has some cojones to have posted pictures of herself doing this. It’s a bit traumatic to look at because I don’t like anything up my nose except my own finger, thankyouverymuch. A short while ago I reconnected with a childhood friend (Hi, Todd!) and we keep saying we’re going [...]

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Condoms For Weight Loss

January 10, 2007

When we started back to school this past Monday 25 of us teachers decided to engage in some weight loss fun by starting The Biggest Loser contest (complete with our own set of rules) and these are the happenings so far: complete sabotage. There have been donuts and pastries and CHOCOLATE TURTLES ON SOMEONE’S MY [...]

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9 Days In February

January 9, 2007

We started back to school yesterday and it was time to open up my calendar to see what I have going on. I spent much of the morning adding things to my calendar that I’d gotten e-mails about, I spent much of the afternoon adding things that I’d been on the phone about, and I [...]

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The Rest Of Me Was Still

January 7, 2007

During the first few meetings with the child psychiatrist we fought against the idea of medicine in the same way every other parent does. It’s never the first line of defense because behavior modification is a necessity. To this day we continue to believe that medicine does not FIX a child with Attention Deficit, but [...]

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Lengthy Titles Tucked Neatly Inside

January 5, 2007

All these damn long titles. What was I thinking? Ok, since you’ve all been so nice in your comments, I’ll tell you what I have been thinking (as opposed to why else you come here, you know, for me to consult you on a bathroom makeover). Mail Bonding Takes On New Forms When You Open [...]

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McCoy’s Dream Vanilla Bean

January 4, 2007

It’s time to review another Bada Bean and by that I mean that it’s time for me to drink more coffee AND WHEN ISN’T IT TIME FOR ME TO DRINK COFFEE? I was true to my word when I said I’d keep the tin in my purse so I took McCoy’s Dream Vanilla Bean with [...]

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That One? That Crying, Crawling Ball Of Activity? No. I Don’t Know Where His Momma Is.

January 4, 2007

It is in seat of the “parent” that I often sit at the parent / teacher conference table. It is an uncomfortable place to be, though it is no less painful when I have to tell a parent something they don’t want to hear. I’ve been in the seat of “teacher” no less than 1,000 [...]

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Casi Cielo From Chicago

January 3, 2007

Along with his monetary gift for my students, a man known here only as ChicagoDave also sent me some coffee. One of them is a favorite of mine though it’s seasonal. The other is a new one to me called “Casi Cielo” from Starbucks. It’s a medium blend but it has a metric ton of [...]

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