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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 get...
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...
Allow me to re-introduce myself #SOL25
Okay, I did it. I signed up for my fourth (4th!) year participating in the daily Slice of Life challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers. For today's post, I'm taking a page out...
Is this thing on? #SOL25
1. My goal for this year was to blog once a week, so I would have 52 blog posts by the end of the year. We can all see how that's working out. (This is the first time I've posted...
Plays & Live Shows Mini Reviews #MonthofFaves
Welp, I went to A LOT (14!) of plays/shows this year. Here's what I thought about them! Chicago - The highlight was the guy who played the lawyer holding a note for an extremely...
Reflecting on 2024, part III #DecemberDeNovo
We're near the finish line of 2024, so I'm getting as caught up as possible. Only two days to go after today, so I think I can make it. Dec. 11 - which body part of yours would...
Further Reflections with #DecemberDeNovo
I hate when I start a post apologizing for not posting, so I'm not going to do that. What I am going to do is say I forgot how much the end of the semester can kick my...