• I'm an Auntie*

    EXCITING NEWS*

    Today was… there are no words. To sum it up, I was ambushed by a surprise evaluation from my professor who came to watch me teach (even though I am supposed to get warning and choose a date for this together) and this caused me to stress out like a crazy person and my lesson just wasn’t up to my own personal standards… and the whole day just went to pot. I am my own worst critic and have been beating myself up all day as a result. I emailed my prof when I got home to sort it all out and thankfully he thought it was much less disastrous…

  • Complaining about something*

    Sleep Inducing Hot Chocolate*

    I have a confession: I don’t eat chocolate, but sometimes I drink it. It’s been flipping cold here lately (it was a balmy -27°C here this morning) and I enjoy a hot chocolate from time to time to warm my soul. I try not to drink caffeine, so tea and coffee are out and I’m limited in my “hot drink” options on a cold day. That being said, I think my hot chocolate has been laced with sedatives. I am a late-night lesson planner. I typically don’t really get going with my plans until 9:30 or 10pm (can you guess what I am procrastinating right now? haha). I usually get…

  • My thoughts*

    X Marks the Spot*

    I think everyone has coping mechanisms to help get from day to day. For me, it used to be chocolate. I’m not sure if I can put into words how much I loved chocolate. I could eat it in the morning (Dear Inventor of Nutella, I love you. Affectionately, Me.), in the afternoon, I could eat it in the evening, and underneath the moon. (skinnamarinky dinky dink, anyone? Anyone?) Truth be told, I ate it waaaay too often and ate waaaay too much of it. So, I broke up with chocolate in August. Our separation has been going well– with only a few moments of weakness where I considered reconciliation.…

  • My thoughts*

    Interview Me*

    Last week Karen posted a neat interview-style blog. I thought it would be fun to participate, so these are the questions she created for me! 1. Describe or post a picture of your very favorite pair of shoes in your closet. When you did buy them? What did you buy them for? Why are they your favorite? Oh, sweet mother. That’s like asking me to pick a needle from a haystack! haha! I have many favourite shoes and for many different reasons. Here we go: Casual Shoe – I have these old, suede flat shoes I bought at Payless a hundred years ago that are SO comfortable. I wear them…