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Around Here Lately
What a hiatus.
I’m sorry!Life has been just-barely-hanging-on around here. Being the principal of a start-up school is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Being the principal of a start-up school on top of being a mother pretty much takes every last ounce of energy that I can muster.But I really want to get back into blogging. It’s my reflection space. It’s my planning space. It’s my space to connect with each of you and to draft the kind of life I want to write for myself (and revise, revise, revise!).… Read MoreI’ve been through so many changes in the past 3.5 years. I gave birth to Henry, I
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Shower Board as a DIY White Board
I’m finally getting around to sharing our DIY white board! It was a cinch to make. First, we purchased a piece of inexpensive shower board from Home Depot. We were happy with the 4′ x 8′ piece. If we had needed a smaller piece, we would have asked them to cut it on site. Shower board is literally the stuff that goes inside a shower.Next, we screwed it into the wall. Then we used trim to frame it. (And by “we” I mean our friend Chris who volunteered to help with that part of it in exchange for a cooking lesson.) Then we caulked everything, primed it, and painted… Read More -
Happy Anniversary!
For each anniversary, Matt and I alternate who writes a letter about our year and who plans a date for us. This year, it was my turn to right the letter:
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Dearest Matt,Has it already been six years already? Each day with you is too fast. Especially these days. I never feel like I get to talk to you enough (dinner time is so chaotic and then it’s a mad dash to the bath and to bed). I still crave your conversation and your listening ear.What a year. We keep saying that every year, don’t we? Last year at this time, we had a new baby in… Read More
