Deep Breaths, Girl

Tomorrow is my first day back since 2003. Crazy, right? What's surprised me the most this last week is how much I'VE changed since then. It seems like an easy "of course you've changed--you've had four kids!" kind of moment, but it's fascinating to see the changes against a standard. Yes I've changed, but let's …

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Note to Self 2

When you're typing in the address of your new school for navigation, make sure to add the town, too. Not doing this might leave you confused in Newark. And no, I don't work in Newark. (sigh) 🙄😂

Bad Day

I really wanted to keep this kind of upbeat, but I don't want to forget this part, either. So sorry in advance, but this wasn't a fun day. Here's a necessary reference-- I have four kids: E (early teen girl), K (tween girl), D (6-year-old boy), and L (preschool girl) Got it? 🙂 Ok.... After …

First week down

My first week (of professional development) is done. I don't have students yet, so I spent the week (the first of two) in professional development with tons of other new teachers. Most were over a decade younger than I am, but since I stopped maturing around the age of 19, this was not a problem. …