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The difference one year makes: on snow days
This week, I am in the middle of a solo parenting stint. Despite the last two stressful works days and the snow, I am feeling relatively calm. In fact, I could use a snow day. This time last year, a … Continue reading
Posted in dissertation, everyday life, family, grad school, kids, lessons learned, parenthood, personal, work
Tagged grad school, parenting, snow day, work life balance
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The beginning of last week feels like a distant memory. My husband and I had arranged a day date for ourselves at the movies. When we left the theater, I got my first surprise of the week: My Proctor and … Continue reading
Dear Proctor and Gamble, Where are all the dads?
17 days until the Winter Olympics begin. Several weeks ago, I saw murmurs about this Proctor and Gamble Sochi ’14 ad. I ignored them. As we get closer to the lighting of the torch, however, this ad will start making … Continue reading
Posted in everyday life, family, fatherhood, gender equality, kids, lessons learned, marriage, media, parenthood, personal, sports, television
Tagged fatherhood, gender, P&G ad, parenthood, winter olympics
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Taking your own professional advice is tough: on teaching
This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve prepped plenty of new classes. Every time I do, though, I go through the same exercise. Where to start, what to include, what to exclude, how to structure the semester…. My desk starts to … Continue reading
Posted in academia, education reform, higher education, lessons learned, procrastinating, productivity, schools, teaching, work
Tagged higher ed, new prep, race/class/edpolicy, stay calm, teaching
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The opposite of a techie: The benefits and drawbacks of being a late adopter
I am a late adopter. I am often very satisfied with the level of technological innovation in my life that I don’t seek out newer or more efficient ways to get work done, to communicate with people, or to fill … Continue reading
Posted in culture, everyday life, lessons learned, personal, productivity, technology
Tagged iphone, technology
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Making the next 52 weeks count
We only get 365 days in a year. Three of them are already done in 2014. And in those three days, I cooked two new recipes (fried rice and sweet potato/black bean tacos), did some good reading, applied for a … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, everyday life, family, marriage, personal, productivity, writing
Tagged 365 projects, husband, productivity, weekly projects
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Happiest of new years!
I think my first resolution for the new year is to STOP writing things like “I can hardly believe that it’s already September” or “I can hardly believe that it’s December 31st” as I just started to type. Time passes … Continue reading
Posted in academia, blogging, dissertation, everyday life, family, higher education, kids, lessons learned, marriage, parenthood, work, writing
Tagged year end post
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The difference one year makes: reflecting on Newtown
I keep a journal of what happens to me every day. Beginning on October 8, 2011, every night I have logged what’s happening in my life on the pages of my little blue journal. After two years of journaling, I’ve amassed … Continue reading
Posted in community, everyday life, family, media, motherhood, parenthood, personal, popular press, writing
Tagged kids, media, Newtown, reflections
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Forging ahead: reflections on the first non-grad school semester
The fall semester is grinding slowly to a halt. If you told me on the first day of classes how this semester would proceed (family ups and downs, moving our whole life, moving the kids from one school to another, … Continue reading
Posted in academia, dissertation, family, grad school, higher education, lessons learned, personal, productivity, teaching, work, writing
Tagged graduate school, higher education, lessons learned, writing
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Time diet update
At the beginning of November, I wanted to get my act together. I invented the time diet where I tracked how I spent my time. Here are my mixed results: 1. Strict dieting can really help get your act together: On … Continue reading
Posted in academia, blogging, everyday life, higher education, lessons learned, productivity, work, writing
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