Tomorrow is the big day. August 6th. Teachers’ first day back. And I’ll be there, of course. I’m sure I’ll get there early, pencils sharpened, new notebook in hand, professional development schedule printed and highlighted and tucked in a fresh folder. I’ll be happy to see my colleagues again and share stories of our summer… Read More Back-to-School Attitude Adjustment
A few years ago, my husband and I read Michael Pollan’s book Food Rules and watched the documentary Food, Inc. I’d been eating pretty healthily for a while, but I was spending a fortune on organic everything, and I was having trouble reconciling purchasing something organic with the fact that it had been flown 4,000 miles… Read More CSA Box: August 4
Remember my favorite lazy spring recipe? Now that it’s no longer a nice 75 and breezy outside, do you find yourself wondering what I was thinking when I suggested standing over a hot stove? Have no fear, gentle reader. It turns out you can simply roast some asparagus in the oven, get the pasta boiling,… Read More An Even Lazier Summer Recipe
Seriously? Am I that person who gets home from an absolutely wonderful vacation and has the audacity to complain about jet lag, a condition that means she’s fortunate enough to travel and from which she has well over a week to recover before returning to work, unlike her husband who had a mere two days… Read More Life Lately: Fighting Jet Lag Edition
Here’s the follow–up to yesterday’s post about packing for 18 days in Asia. I won’t be blogging much while we’re gone, but I hope you’ll virtually tag along with me via Twitter and Instagram. : ) These are the clothing items I’ll be packing. You’ll see that everything here is on my Project 333 list except for… Read More Keep Calm & What’s in My Carry-On
. . . because that’s what I’m doing today. : ) On Wednesday, my husband and I are leaving for a few days in Hong Kong followed by two weeks in Japan, where we’ll visit Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. I’ve never been to Asia before, so I’m pretty excited. I have a love / hate… Read More On Not Over-Packing
A patriotic edition of our usual Friday Wine & Cheese. Happy 4th, friends!
I’m excited for another season of Project 333! You can read about my spring items and experiences here, here, and here. Last season, I was nervous about having only 33 items. If you’d asked me to guess how many items of clothing I wear in 3 months, I probably would’ve said, “100.” And I would… Read More Project 333: Summer 2014
For the last three months, I’ve been participating in Project 333. You can read about my altered rules and my list of items here, and I have a halfway update with changes I made to my list here.
Today, I’m participating in the She Reads Truth devotional–writing project. You can read more about the project and check out other SRT readers’ devotionals here. When I think about all of the different names I’ve identified with over the years, it’s almost overwhelming. Teacher. Wife. Sister. Neighbor. Student. Daughter. Aunt. This week’s lector. Coordinator. Friend.… Read More By Any Other Name: She Reads Truth devotional