Author: noemikjames

Sorry for my pity party toddler tantrum last night. After I pressed publish I sat down and graded the fronts of 1.5 classes’ assessments AND finished the backsi...

I’m not in a great head space. This week is going to be a tremendous slog, and I just want it to be over. I fear I will push a bunch of work to the break and th...

The rest of the weekend was quite lovely. I’m still more behind at work that I’d like, but I’m trying to be okay with it. My grades aren’t due until after the T...

It was a year ago this weekend that we brought these two crazy cats into our lives. It has been a roller coaster ride ever since. We adopted them from a feral c...

Today I did pretty much nothing. And it was nice. And dare I say, needed. But now I have so much to do. Sometimes I wonder if do-nothing days are worth it. Yes,...

The long weekend has officially begun and I am here for it!!! I was able to leave work easily – it felt different knowing my student teacher was in charge...

I committed to NaBloPoMo on Friday, after assisting until 6:30pm at the dojo. On Saturday I left at 9am to wine country, and didn’t get home until Sunday ...

Today I introduced my “Pirámide de Participación” at school. It’s the crown jewel of my Spanish program. I’ve been tweaking it for several years and now I just ...

I’ve spent the last two weeks (maybe more) managing a raspy throat, wondering when the actual cold is going to hit. But it never does. And then I remember that ...