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Adventures in Grocery Shopping #SOL18
Okay, in an effort to get back on my slice of life blogging schedule (and to procrastinate from grading), I am going to talk about my grocery shopping trip on Monday. Regular...
Good morning! #SOL18
Except it's not morning. I know that. See, what had happened was I got home from work around 2:45 p.m. and promptly fell out and didn't wake up until 8 p.m. Your girl was...
Water aerobics got me out here jammin’ #SOL18
In my last post, I said I didn't know why I was in a meh mood, but that wasn't entirely true. It was mostly because my daughter called me earlier that day and said she wasn't...
Meh #SOL18
I don't know what to post about today, probably because I had a bit of a nothing day. Still, though, I feel like I've hit a wall. Today, I woke up, showered, ate breakfast,...
California Acceleration Project, Day 3 #SOL18
So the key takeaway from the conference was this: I suggested we just put those words up on a PowerPoint slide when we talk to the department about the changes ahead. Hard...
California Acceleration Project, Day 2 #SOL18
Panel discussion with people from the chancellor’s office to talk policy, so the running commentary is back. 1. Right after the introductions of the panel members, the woman...
Nineteen #SOL18
My daughter is nineteen today and because we're living in the future, and she's on the other side of the country, I FaceTimed with her to wish her a happy birthday and watch...
California Acceleration Project, Day 1 #SOL18
So I’m sitting in this training today, and it is interesting and important but also kind of boring because I hate meetings where we sit and listen to lectures, so I need to...
This day has been a day #SOL18
I missed posting last night (though I'm still on track for posting every day) because I was in such a crabby mood that I couldn't even muster the energy to open Wordpress. I...