This morning my Keurig decided to break. I have a single-serve Keurig that I have to fill with a cup of water each time I use. Only half a cup came out. I knew there had to be water trapped inside, but I wasn’t able to open it to see. So I turned it upside…
This week is our Winter Carnival Week, which is much like spirit week in some other schools. Each day has a different theme, and we can “dress down” as long as we are adhering to the theme. Today’s theme was “Duo Day.” This morning, I walked into our History/Social Science Department office to pick up…
My kitchen is a maker space. If you have been reading my blog for a while or know me in person, you might know I make soap. I haven’t made it as often over the last year””mostly just for my family and me. One of the beautiful things about making something like soap yourself is…
My school has an advisory system. We have from six to eight students whom we advise, which means looking after grades, social and emotional wellbeing, and disciplinary issues that arise as well as being part of a support system for these students. One of my advisees loves poetry. Sophia read a collection of poetry for…
I lost my grandmother this morning. She is one of the most important people to me in the entire world. She represents love to me because her love was absolutely unconditional, and it was something I knew I had with absolute certainty. I never think about her without thinking about her in her sewing room….
I have been trying a new technique to keep myself organized this year. On September 14, on a whim, I divided my journal page for that day down the middle and wrote “Stuff I Did” on the left side and “Stuff to Do” on the right. I hadn’t done it before. In fact, I’d been…
Yesterday was Marathon Monday in Boston. Three years ago, we were all watching in shock as the Boston Marathon was the center of a terrorist attack that ended three lives and injured many more, irrevocably changing their lives. The Boston Marathon Bombing also irrevocably changed Boston. The moment was unforgettably captured by hometown hero and…
Today is the last day of the Slice of Life March blogging challenge. I was able to write a post every single day this month. I made it! For my last post, I’m literally just going to talk about my day. We started with a faculty meeting and English department meeting that included a great…
Last night when I was looking around on Twitter, I came across this tweet by the illustrious Geoffrey Chaucer: Go yow! Ye kan do the thinge! — Chaucer Doth Tweet (@LeVostreGC) March 29, 2016 Yes, I know this is a (sort of) parody account, and it’s not even a serious tweet, but I was actually…
Thanks to those of you who expressed concern about my computer issues. It’s been fixed! It appears to have been an issue with operating system, as the technician thought it might be. All of my files are okay. In fact, even the one I made the same day before my computer froze was there. My…
