Quarterly Goals
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Author: noemikjames
Not Invited
Yesterday there was an awkward moment at work during our staff lunch when one teacher (let’s call her A) mentioned to another teacher (we’ll call he...
An Issue, and Action Items
I’m falling back into an unfortunate cycle in which I spend all of the work week waiting desperately for the weekend and then I spend most of the weekend ...
Broken Record
I used to have things to say. I used to care so passionately about a topic that I was driven to get the words on the “page.” I used to publish post ...
Trying to figure it out
Today I hate my job. I’m trying hard to figure out why. In about a month we will start talking, as a school, about what next year will look like. There wi...
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. x3
There are a couple of less-than-helpful patterns I have identified in the past couple of weeks. These patterns are not only unproductive, they are also damaging...
Underwhelmed
As is always the case, my four days of break with the kids in school went by way too fast and I didn’t get nearly enough done. I’m been fighting bac...
Future Financial Goals
I am thinking a lot about the new year and the intentions I want to set. I’m toying with the idea of committing to some kind of shopping ban or spending f...
3 / 7 / 11
Today is my husband and my anniversary: 3/7/11. We have been married for 3 years, domestic partners for 7 and together for 11. (Yes, we started dating the first...
How we rang in the New Year
We’ve had plans to go to a cabin in the snow with my parents for about a month now, since Thanksgiving. We try to go with them for 2-3 days every year as ...