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...
Read MoreYou may have to just smile and nod at me through this one, as I realize that my steady diet of nothing but tea and toast (NOTHING...
Read MoreFriends. Mrs. Mimi has been around the block. (An observation which should not be taken out of context, you dirty birds!). Because I will literally beg, borrow, and steal to get new ideas from colleagues, I have a lot of tricks in...
Read MoreWell, let's be real. If I had a million dollars, I'd move to Tahiti or buy out the shoe department at Barneys...
Read MoreWell, friends. Here it is. My Back To School list. Keep in mind that I made a few assumptions (silly me!) such as you will not have to buy your own math manipulatives (and if you do and teach small children, totally get coin and...
Read MoreAlternative Title For This Post- You're Welcome For Starting Your Back-To-School Shopping List A few weeks ago, I wistfully walked the aisles of one of my fave stores...
Read MoreI know a lot of you are knee deep in a cocktail pool right now and really don't want to think about that time of year that rhymes with Shmack To Bool buuuuuuut, this is for a good cause so I know you'll forgive me....
Read MoreYou decide.Picture this. I'm sitting on the couch the other morning, sipping my decaf (Caffeine, how I miss you!) watching the news with Mini Mimi asleep in my lap. She's fed, she's changed, she's happy. I'm fed, I'm showered, I'm happy. It's a wonderful moment...
Read MoreIn New York City, teachers just went back to work after a luxuriously long spring break. A lot of Connecticut teachers have one just around the corner. If you listen closely, you can hear sighs of relief and audible anticipation coming from schools...
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