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Where I’ve Been*
So, it’s been a while. It’s been a wild few months and I was never able to achieve that much coveted balance between work / home / family / blog that I so wanted. For a while there I thought (again) that maybe it was time to close up shop here for good. But even as I entertained that thought for a moment, I knew I couldn’t possibly say goodbye to this little place that has been my home for so many years. At least not yet. I have now been finished work for three weeks, and I am only now just beginning to feel like my old self again.…
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Hi There*
So, I’ve been a little quiet lately. And by quiet I obviously mean radio silent. I last posted while on a prep period at MDS. I had just had a wonderful day of supply teaching, then after I wrote that post I picked up my sweet girl from our sitter and headed home. Shortly after I got home my phone rang. Out of the blue I was offered an interview at a school I hadn’t taught at in two years. Two days later I drove to the school, quickly said hello to a friend that works there, and made my way to the office. For the first time, I was…
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Birthday Week, Wallpaper and Paint*
There are certain elements of supply teaching that I absolutely love. Right now I’m sitting in the staff room of one of my favourite schools on my prep period. As everything has already been prepared for me, and I wasn’t needed elsewhere in the school, I now have 76 glorious minutes of absolute quiet to sit and relax. There are many things that frustrate me that I could complain about, but for now, these quiet moments momentarily overshadow everything else and it’s enough. Especially after the craziness of last week. You see, it’s birthday week! My beautiful girl turns one on Thursday, and we are celebrating all week long. We…
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When it rains, it pours*
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Kitchen Drawers: Make ’em Pop*
My lovelies, I’ve been busy. We have a full couple of weeks coming up. The wee-bean has her first birthday a week from today, and we are having a get together with my family this weekend to celebrate. The Hubster’s mom flies in on her actual birthday (Feb 14th) and most of his extended family is coming the following weekend to party again! We also have tickets to see The Wizard of Oz in the city, and I’m hosting another get together with some couples we know at the end of the month. Like I said, busy busy busy. I enjoy it though. I love when my home is full!…
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Silly, Silly Me*
Sometimes I do things without thinking them all the way through. This year, we decided to try and actually do something for New Year’s Eve. I’m pretty sure that we didn’t even make it to midnight the two previous years, so in an effort to be a little more exciting, we invited some friends over. We thought we’d order in some Chinese food, play some board games, watch a movie and try and stay up to watch the ball drop at midnight. We jokingly called it our “Old Married People Party”. Now then. I am a planner. We spent NYE with my parents two years ago, and Big Dad ordered…
