Mrs. Mimi – It's Not All Flowers and Sausages

Staying true to my values…

Posted on October 23, 2020

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Back To “School”

Posted on September 10, 2020

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Where I live, today is the first day of school. Cue the Facebook posts of happy, well-dressed children holding up various Pinterest-worthy chalk boards that share vital stats of the moment! They will never look this clean and hair will never be so...

We Are Not Homeschooling…

Posted on April 8, 2020

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So we are in week 4 of staying home in our pajamas all day, of our school closure here and I have single-handedly supported the economy through my purchase of an entire wardrobe made up of all things stretchy. You're welcome, economy. ...

We’re In This Together: Student Ownership in Classroom Spaces

Posted on September 17, 2018

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I love visiting classrooms at the start of the school year. Everything is fresh and waiting and smells like crayons. *inhales deeply* (Doesn't everyone love that smell?). Planning the physical space in a classroom at the beginning of the year has always made my organizational heart...

She Can’t Even Find the Pencils, People!

Posted on February 12, 2017

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I have spent the last few days drinking tons of wine, crying into my pillow, shaking my fist at the sky, thinking deeply about Betsy DeVos' confirmation as Secretary of Education. And what I have come up with is this: We will not be silenced. ...

The Plague

Posted on April 25, 2016

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Just when I thought my family had dodged the Big Sickness bullet this year, yours truly came in at the bottom of the ninth with a gnarly stomach flu. Can we talk about how being absent from one's classroom (and one's life in general...

Skinnygirl F&P: A Cheatsheet

Posted on April 11, 2016

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Ok, my friends. Let's try something new, shall we? Mrs. Mimi is going to upload a RESOURCE! For FREE! (YOU get a resource! And YOU get a resource!) (I will never tire of that Oprah joke, by the way.) Last week, I posted a picture of...

What’s the International Sign for Drowning Again?

Posted on March 31, 2016

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Help! I'm going under! I have been treading water with a moderate amount of success for the last few weeks but I think March just officially had it's way with me and it's not pretty. We're talking significant bruising. Here is the problem with being a...

Focusing On Possibility, Not Impossibility

Posted on March 9, 2016

in I heart my kids, Mrs. Mimi, venting

by Mimi

Is it just me, or do schools attract some really interesting people? I say "interesting," but for a moment, allow your mind to drift to other words that might feel a bit more mean, yet at the same time, more accurate. Let's take a trip down...

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Posted on February 25, 2016

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I spent the other night with a group of young educators, most of whom are looking to have their own classrooms in the not so distant future. And can I be honest with you about that experience? It was pretty effing refreshing. You guys, it was like...