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Wet Cupping #SOL25
I went to acupuncture today as I have been doing for the past few weeks for my knee that I tweaked in September and made "very angry," according to my orthopedist. I love my...
Saturday Meltdown #SOL25
I wrote yesterday's post and then promptly had a meltdown because I missed a work deadline and also somehow forgot I invited a guest speaker to my class this coming week....
Ten #SOL25
My one little word of the year is TEN. Yes, as in the number. I chose this word because I have a lot of goals I want to achieve this year (SO MANY), and as a friend told me in...
Five Joyful Things #SOL25
I'm supposed to be grading, so now seems like a good time to write a blog post. I feel like I've spent the past couple of blog posts whining, so today is all about Joy...
Compartmentalizing #SOL25
For better or for worse, I'm a compartmentalizer. I was thinking about this because one of the (many) contributing factors to my current blue mood is the fact that I'm not as...
Meh #SOL25
I'm going to keep today's check-in short. As I posted last week, I am not doing so great. I am completely overwhelmed with work to the point where I almost don't know how to...
Grading Drinking (Water) Game #SOL25
Listen, we love a good drinking (water) game in this house to increase our water intake, so one day while I was grading, I decided to post a little grading drinking game on my...
Accidentally Trendy #SOL25
Today, I went to get my nails done and was accidentally trendy again. Let me back up. A couple of months ago, I went to get my nails done and after much back and forth with my...
Enjoyment vs. Engagement: A Tale of Two Book Club Meetings #SOL25
Today was book club and we discussed Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. I found the book club discussion interesting because everyone liked the book (by which I mean no one...