Annika was in Hmong Cland this fall and winter, so she performed in a fashion show tonight at her school's Hmong New Year's celebration. We focused on throwing out all the bad things from the last year and opening our hearts and minds to positive new changes. Then we had a delicious meal with the … Continue reading December 7: Hmong New Year and Birthday Overnights
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December 5: staring at a blank page
It's hard to write every day and try not to be repetitive. Sometimes, nothing new comes up. Sometimes I am just generally content and things are going pretty well for the most part and I just don't have much going on in my mind. I mean, don't get me wrong, there's stuff going on up … Continue reading December 5: staring at a blank page
December 3: back to school
I got to meet my new classes today and they seem like they are pretty cool, or at least they rolled with what we were doing pretty well. The beginning of a new trimester is always kind of anxiety-provoking because first impressions matter a lot and I generally worry about starting well, especially since I … Continue reading December 3: back to school
November 30: fell asleep
I fell asleep as Annika was reading to me. I'm still crashing hard from the end of the trimester. In years past, I'd be getting home from the JV Nov State tournament around 11 or so only to get back up at around 6 am and go back to Forest Lake to go back on … Continue reading November 30: fell asleep
November 29: crashing
The trimester is over and I'm feeling all kinds of feelings. I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm relieved, I'm reflective. I'm looking forward to a change, but I'm dreading it. And mostly, I'm crashing hard. I've been going and going and going to try to get as much done as I can, but now that the … Continue reading November 29: crashing
November 28: so done
I'm so tired because I've been working 12 hour days or so for the week and sometimes, instead of working on grading, I have meetings and meetings. I like it when I'm at meetings with parents, where we can talk about what is going on and look at ways to work together in the future. … Continue reading November 28: so done
November 27: crazy dreams
I'm already nodding off (the result of staying up and grading) and I'm starting to have weird dreams in my mini-sleeps. The last one was kind of creepy, because the house was haunted and my mind was being melded with some other mind. Then I was trying to escape but my Lularoe leggings kept falling … Continue reading November 27: crazy dreams
November 26: wiped out
I'm really wiped out tonight. I wanted to do some work or even read a little bit, but I haven't really done anything but eat, scan Amazon's Cyber Monday deals without buying anything, and lay in the dark under my electric blanket because my head kind of hurts and I don't want to get a … Continue reading November 26: wiped out
November 24: still creeped out
Last night I slept terribly: every single creek or sniffle woke me up. I thought I would be okay, but the break-in definitely affected my sense of security in my own house. I guess that's to be expected, but I didn't realize how bad it was until I got up to go to the bathroom … Continue reading November 24: still creeped out
November 17: time is flying
I can't believe it's almost December. It doesn't feel like it, even if it does get dark at, like, five in the afternoon now. I have been working really hard on grading this weekend and it's paying off, but I'm really burnt out. I wish I could just get a day for nothingness. I just … Continue reading November 17: time is flying
Adventures in Distraction 