Back to school blues.

Today, as I sat at my teacher in-service day workshop, I got to thinking. I looked around the large conference table, and stared at the faces of the women around me; my beloved colleagues. I could not love my job or coworkers more. And so, as I sat there, between bites of pizza and rounds of ice-breaker games, I ...

Free to Be (And to Wear Backwards Jeans)

Originally published on Babyssentials For most parents, the choice to send a child to school is made for many reasons; you want your child to learn, you want your child to socialize, you want your child to expand his or her horizons, and, perhaps most importantly of all, you want your child to ...

Back to School Blues

Originally Published on Babyssentials There are so many reasons that I am so thankful that I became a teacher before becoming a mom. I now know that ear infections sometimes make a child’s ear smell. I know how to pack a mean lunch. I know how annoying it is when parents don’t label ...