Today was my first day as a middle school teacher. It was Anders's first day of 8th grade. It was Annika's first day in E2 - 4th grade. It was both an easy and hard day all at once: a full day with very little sleep, but it was planned and there wasn't a lot … Continue reading September 4: IT BEGINS
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September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
Tomorrow we all go back to school. Both of my kids and I are anxious-excited. I never sleep well the night before school starts, so I don't have high hopes for a relaxing night. The only person who saw it as just another night was Dak, who just kind of went about his evening, playing … Continue reading September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
September 2: Farmers Market and Naps
Today was what a summer day was supposed to feel like: I slept in for a while, got up and went to the farmers market in the rain, took a long afternoon nap, and had a delicious, fresh dinner with family. We played some trivia tonight and went to bed at a relatively reasonable hour. … Continue reading September 2: Farmers Market and Naps
August 29: teacher tired
Today was my 3rd 12-hour-day in a row and it caught up to me. I fell asleep then woke up and remembered I have to write. I have so much to learn with two schools, and then two orientations, and tomorrow happens to be both of my kids' back-to-school nights. So another 12 hour day, … Continue reading August 29: teacher tired
August 27: Back to School
I'm scared I'm already getting a cold. I'm not really sure what I'm doing with this whole "work at two schools" thing. Aside from that, though, today went pretty well I think. The back-to-school routine in Roseville is pretty different from Forest Lake in some major ways, and while I still miss some things about … Continue reading August 27: Back to School
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
July 30: THE SCHOOL DREAMS HAVE STARTED
They're HEEEEEEERRRREE! Two nights in a row now I've dreamed the back-to-school horror dreams. They usually don't start until mid-August but I am feeling extra anxious this year, so here we go! The first dream was especially weird. In it, I was back at Forest Lake and we were doing all the back-to-school stuff, and … Continue reading July 30: THE SCHOOL DREAMS HAVE STARTED
July 26: When We Don’t Want to Write
Tonight I really don't want to be writing. I've been thinking about what to write about and then I did some searching on the internet for ideas and literally everything made me think "ugh, I don't want to write about that." They aren't even bad topics, I just don't want to do it. So what … Continue reading July 26: When We Don’t Want to Write
June 8: School’s Out
So I've been having all sorts of feelings with the end of the year, and I can't totally sort them all out. I felt guilty and weird for a long time after leaving Forest Lake in the middle of the year, but that had kind of faded and I had just been enjoying teaching in … Continue reading June 8: School’s Out
Adventures in Distraction 