where I been at – It's Not All Flowers and Sausages

The Plague

Posted on April 25, 2016

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

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...

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...

Don’t Call It A Comeback…

Posted on February 5, 2016

in Dr. Mimi, Mama Mimi, me monster, Mrs. Mimi, where I been at

by Mimi

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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...

You Put Your Whole Self In, You Put Your Whole Self Out…

Posted on April 10, 2012

in Mrs. Mimi, where I been at

by Mimi

You Put Your Whole Self In and You Shake It All About until you are a frantic, crazed mess who has nothing left to give.That pretty much sums up teaching, doesn't it?I mean...