teach me.: Archive

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Dec 29th

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Oh hey Tumblr. It’s been awhile, I’m sorry for neglecting you. Pinterest has been the favorite child lately. Maybe in 2012 I’ll share my love more equally.

Dec 22nd

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Oct 11th

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I met the inventor of the Forever Lazy at a bar in... →

Yup, this happened! midwesttourist: Appropriately, he was wearing the red Forever Lazy, which is apparently not released on their site yet. The people you meet in Madison, I swear to God.

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Standardized tests →

MN state test scores came out today. My school is near the top for math and reading. Major shout out to the amazing staff I work with!

Sep 16th

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Story of my life

I have been in school for almost five weeks and I have been battling with a cold the entire time. I thought I was getting better but then I guess my immune system took a dive today….bedtime for this teacher!

Sep 15th

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All night happy hour →

Tonight I went out for happy hour/dinner with a bunch of friends to celebrate my current roommate, Kirsten’s birthday. We went to Amazing Thailand because on Tuesday nights their happy hour specials go all night. $3 drinks and $3 apps, can’t pass up that deal! Most of us ended up getting dinner instead of just apps and the food was amazing! If you live in the Twin Cities I would...

Sep 14th

Catfish

Thursday night I watched the movie Catfish with the girls I’m currently staying with. It was a very intriguing movie; it kept me wondering the entire time. I suggest you rent it from your local Redbox.

Sep 12th

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Sep 2nd

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Teaching update: Two very rough days in a row. I am trying to constantly remind myself that I need to remember the small moments (just like Lucy Calkin’s says). Life update: I moved in with some friends in Uptown for the last three weeks of my couch surfing adventure.

Sep 1st

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Being done with school at 2 on Friday afternoon makes me a happy camper!

Aug 27th

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Nose picker

I caught a student picking her nose and told her she needed to wash her hands. Her response….”Why? I just licked my finger.” Welcome to my life.

Aug 25th

Planes, trains and automobiles. On my way back to the Twin Cities from Chicago.

Aug 22nd

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First day of school

After a week of professional development the kindergarteners arrived on Monday morning as all of the other kids were scheduled to have their first day today. I spent lots of time on Monday and Tuesday getting things ready for today and helping out in the kindergartener classrooms. Today all of the other students arrived for their first day. Overall it was a pretty successful first day of...

Aug 18th

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August 17th

First day of school.

Aug 17th

Aug 10th

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Moving out of my apartment in Madison was successful. I’m officially in Minneapolis and I start my big girl job in the morning. Professional Development for a week and then the kiddos arrive! I’m starting to feel very excited!

Aug 8th

Aug 7th

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My stomach is upset. I’m starting to feel anxious about the next 72 hours.

Aug 5th

I have too much stuff.

As I am packing up my kitchen I took inventory of my baking things: 1 bundt pan 1 springform pan 1 angel food cake pan 3 9x13 pans 5 muffin tins 2 loaf pans 2 pie plates 2 9in cake pans I should really start a bakery.

Aug 4th