As many of you know, I recently made a person. One of the things that I didn’t expect about pregnancy is that even after having…
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To say motherhood changes you is a huge cliché, but it’s also true. I think of my life before Baby B as “B.C.—Before Children.” It’s…
Read MoreBest of 2011!
It’s time for the Year in Review post! Needless to say, 2011 was a big year for me (and I mean that literally and metaphorically–I…
Read MoreSPAW! SPAW!
I hope you all read the title “SPAW! SPAW!” to the sound effect of a large predatory bird cawing. No? Well I did in my…
Read MoreYou Are All Winners. But Only One Gets A Prize.
Last week, I ran a contest to win this fabulous classroom observation app for the iPad. Using a random number generator, the winner is… “JFValerie”!…
Read MoreLittle.
I warned you guys that since I’m on maternity leave, posts were going to be a bit baby-o-centric. Today’s post is about baby laundry. But…
Read MoreGo On, Win Yerself Something Purdy.
I love getting emails from readers, especially when they offer something pretty for my readers. I tend to not pimp out things to buy on…
Read MoreMy Favorite Halloween Game.
I have this game I play whenever I’m testing students around Halloween. It’s called “Halloween or Emotional Disturbance?”* Around this time of year, when I…
Read MoreBullied.
I just received a threatening email from Amazon Kindle. They (the royal “they”) said they noticed I hadn’t posted in over 30 days and they…
Read More“Labor” Day Confession—Why I Didn’t Go Back to School This Year
I have a confession. I didn’t go back to work as a school psychologist in the public schools this year. You may or may not…
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