My Friday morning meeting was canceled at the last minute, which is okay by me except for the fact that I got my body to campus today for the sole purpose of attending the meeting.  Not that I don't have about a million other little things that need doing here, because I do and could do them if I had any ounce of work-related motivation on this ( Read more... )

As many of you might remember, I spent a great deal of time earlier this year trying to rid both myself and my children of lice (brought home from unwelcome preschool hair-to-hair contact).  After several rounds I managed to completely take care of the kiddos, without another bout, but was unsure how I did on myself.  Everything I'd read said it ( Read more... )

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I'm writing a Friday Report and it's not even noon yet, but it appears that my Friday will be quite predictable and without anything significant (other than illness) to report.  Both kiddos are home sick today, and while the incessant vomit has subsided, the fever and overall malaise have not.  And, I've got it too.  I was looking forward to going ( Read more... )

Exhaustion has fully set into my bones and being. Over the past two nights I've gotten a total of about 6-hours of sleep, and my waking hours have been non-stop work. Until right now, because I'm finally done for the week. There isn't quite enough time to go home and take a nap before retrieving my children, so I've come to a cafe to be anonymous, ( Read more... )

The day started out with me stressed and nervous about Friday morning class, for which I was up way too late preparing.  For some reason I was convinced the class would be a flop, and as is usually the case it went off just fine, maybe even better than fine, but as it was fine was fine with me.  About half way through the three hours I managed to ( Read more... )

Here are a few notes to round out my Friday ( Read more... )

My Friday morning class is amazing.  Lives are being transformed.  That's what three young women told me this morning.  That's how I started off my Friday.  I don't attribute a direct cause-effect relationship between my teaching and their transformation, but it is gratifying to know that I am somewhere in the mix ( Read more... )