To Gift or Not To Gift

Assuming that none of you out there was the lucky Powerball winner (I mean $500M??  Can you imagine how much that will buy you at The Container Store or - gasp - Staples?!  The organizational possibilities are ENDLESS.  Don't even get me started on the...

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Where My Fun At?

Earlier this week, a colleague and I were talking about life in the classroom and she was all, "We have one of the most fun jobs there is!"  And I was all, "????"  And she was all, "Yeah, remember the fun?"  And I was all,...

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The Teacher Olympics

I'm sitting here, comfortable on my couch with a fire going and my kitty by my side, watching the women's Olympic skiing.  A little honesty here, I am absolutely okay with watching a workout DVD like it is a movie (complete with popcorn and maybe...

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First Dates

What feels like a million years ago, I had a super special friend in my class. He was sweet, shy and very smart. After a few months together I was convinced that my friend was probably somewhere on the spectrum, but at that...

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