Back to School

In thinking of a word to describe how I am feeling this morning, "bittersweet" was the first to come to mind. But, upon looking up the actual definition of the word, I realize that "bittersweet" (which, BY THE BY, is also the name of a poisonous Eurasian woody vine (Solanum dulcamara) of the nightshade family that ...

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 ...

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 ...