Dear Netflix, Oh, how you mock my free time. You had me at “Mad Men.” Then I moved on to marathon sessions of “Breaking Bad,” and as of this past weekend, I’ve completed the second season of “House of Cards.” You have completely ruined me for normal scheduled programming. And while I love your convenience and portability […] Read more…
The Little White Lie: Apply When Necessary
I have a 30 minute lunch break every day at work. And during that lunch break, all I want to do is eat, check email and Facebook on my iPhone, and enjoy the silence. When you work with 5-year-olds, silence is a rare commodity. After a morning filled with whining and tattling and your name […] Read more…
Adventures in Camping
Image Credit: Google Images Ahh, the great outdoors. The fresh air. The peace and quiet. The campfires. There’s nothing quite like pitching a tent and letting the rest of the world fall away as you sleep under the sparkling stars. Right? Unfortunately, my husband and I don’t exactly have the best track record when it comes […] Read more…
The Optimism/Pessimism Spectrum
Pin It Every day on my lunch break at work I eat with the same woman. And every day I listen to this woman complain and nit pick and gossip and place blame and whine and whine and whine. She is one of the most pessimistic people I’ve ever been forced to spend time with. […] Read more…
Just Another Manic Monday
Yes, it’s just another manic Monday. Is Monday killing you? (And I apologize for getting that song stuck in your head.) Read more…
The Art of Shutting Up
My first week of graduate school. Behavior Management 101. The assignment was to answer a question posted online and then respond to two other comments within that thread. Being the overachiever that I am, I was one of the first in the class to respond, and I checked the website repeatedly in anticipation of other classmates’ posts […] Read more…
