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

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

Posted on September 17, 2018

in back to school, Mrs. Mimi, organizational nerdiness

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

in I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi, venting

by Mimi

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

in I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi, substitutes, where I been at

by Mimi

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

in Mrs. Mimi, nerding out, other bits of genius, professional development, reading, resources

by Mimi

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

in finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, venting, where I been at

by Mimi

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

in advice, finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too

by Mimi

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...

How Your Favorite Teacher Eats Every Day

Posted on February 19, 2016

in I need a hug, inspiring peeps, Mrs. Mimi

by Mimi

Recently, Elle magazine published a piece meant to to inspire the working woman to slit her wrists, laugh maniacally at the insanity of people who need more to think about, give up, take better care of herself. They looked to the owner of the popular...

Question of the Hour: Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?

Posted on February 11, 2016

in Mrs. Mimi, standards, testing testing and more testing, venting

by Mimi

(Grab a cocktail, friends. It's a doozy...

Art For A Snowy Afternoon (#smocksforcocks)

Posted on February 8, 2016

in I heart my kids, Mama Mimi, Mrs. Mimi, parents, snow days

by Mimi

It's snowing here. And while, yes, it is fun to play outside in the snow, more often than not, all this snow means that our little friends are spending a ton of time indoors. I mean, it's indoor recess as far as the eye can...