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Toddlers in the Kitchen
My schedule is about to undergo an exciting shift. Instead of working four days a week from 8am-12:15pm (with the remaining hours in the evenings at home), I’m going to work three days a week from 6am-12pm (with the remaining hours in the evenings at home). Of course 6am is not a particularly desirable time to get to work (I have to get up at 5:15am), but getting off at 12 and having two free days is amazing.
The shift started this past week. I was off Wednesday and Friday. Normally, Matt gets Henry up, helps him get ready, and takes him to daycare. But since he had to travel… Read More -
Making Friends as an Adult
Since moving to Austin more than six months ago, I’ve put forth a concerted effort to make new friends. Although I was eager to move to Austin to work on my big dream of starting Austin’s first public Montessori school, I was simultaneously devastated to leave behind the dear friendships I had cultivated over the years.While I’m trying to maintain those friendships, I’m also trying to make new friends. Spending time with friends is an important part of life for me. I want to host dinner parties and play board games and have picnics and go out for sushi have people over to swim (when we can afford… Read More -
Take a Personality Quiz
I am a big fan of personality assessments, like the Myers-Briggs and Strengths Finder. They help me articulate my strengths and areas for growth, and they remind me that my friends, colleagues, family members, and neighbors all have different ways of processing experiences, communicating, relating, etc.I came across a new one called Equilibria. It’s free and takes about 15 minutes. At the end, you get a three-word phrase that is supposed to sum you up. Here’s mine:The Doing ThinkerI actually think that description is surprisingly accurate! As for the rest of the description, I felt like some of it was spot on and some of… Read More
