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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...

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Do We Like Gentle Reminders??

Posted on January 29, 2016
in advice, finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too
by Mimi

[caption id="attachment_1357" align="aligncenter" width="300"] image credit: (Etsy) FabulousArtPrint[/caption] I was recently avoiding working on curriculum writing, obsessing over a new house I want to buy, vegging out on Facey Face, mining the Interwebs for interesting and thought provoking material to share with my lovely readers when...

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What Makes YOU Fabulous?

Posted on September 3, 2014
in be fabulous, Mrs. Mimi, teacher appreciation, teacher effectiveness, teachers can be happy too
by Mimi

[caption id="attachment_1363" align="aligncenter" width="227"] image credit: International Literacy Association[/caption] For the last few years (minus those periods of time when I dropped out of the blogosphere to, you know, have babies and all), I have not been shy about naming what makes a teacher fabulous.  Okay,...

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Murphy’s Law of Classroom Juju

Posted on October 8, 2013
in finding my zen, I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too
by Mimi

[caption id="attachment_1371" align="aligncenter" width="229"] image credit: Etsy[/caption] (And for the record, I think Murphy is a douchebag.)  (Also, I hope you didn't fall out of your chair/burn yourself with coffee/shit yourself when you saw that I had a new post.  It's been awhile.)  (Did I mention...

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Buh-Bye 2012!

Posted on December 31, 2012
in finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too, where I been at
by Mimi

So I'm just about T-minus seven hours away from the official start of 2013 and I feel compelled to write some sort of reflective genius about the year.  Hopefully you are reading this post with a drink in hand.  I definitely sound much more brilliant...

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I Went Running. What Did You See?

Posted on January 16, 2012
in finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too
by Mimi

(If you can name the book that inspired the title of the post, you are definitely an early elementary teacher.  And I love you a little bit more than I did two seconds ago.)Friends, I went running this weekend.  Running.  Running as in sneakers on,...

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