Not sure the free rubber ducky I got from the booth at last week's conference was worth all the grad school emails I'm getting from them now. But I really wanted that rubber duck.

When did the plural form of octopus go from octupi to octopuses? Hmm??? I prefer octupi and will stick by it.

My students have recently said that I'm "plain," they preferred their 1st grade teacher, told me to my face that they're gonna throw homework away when they get home, have interrupted every lesson, disobeyed rules...&here I am adding things to my Amazon cart for learning games.

Just had a student very seriously ask me if I was alive in 1755. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Do I know why my fyp is inundated with rugby player videos today? No, no I don't. But I have a hunch... It just knew I'd need them. Like a "hey, it's ok. Look at these rugby player thighs. Look how strong they are."

I have expensive but savvy taste. What does that mean, you ask? It means I add expensive things to online shopping carts and wait for a sale that may never happen. It also means that when a sale DOES come around, you check your cart and see "Excluded from any promotions."

Well... I think I have decided on my beach books. I have chosen from a rather large TBR stack and this is final. I'm not gonna change it. Nope. I will not glance at my TBR pile and swap things out. This is the final product. Telling myself this. Over and over.

I was reminiscing today about the Save Sanditon campaign and just how truly wonderful and fun it was to connect with so many of you. We had so much fun.

Last year some of you were so generous to purchase items from my Amazon teacher list. You don't know how much that means to me. Truly, it makes a world of difference. So here I am sharing my wish list again. #clearthelists #ClearTheLists2024 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Thank you to those who purchased items from my Teacher Wish List. It truly means so much to me. Some stayed anonymous and if you see this, just know how grateful I am. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

I'm so tired of seeing videos and posts of men saying they miss the women of the 1800s and early 1900s who dreamed of having a family, keeping a house, and being at their husband's beck and call. They didn't dream of doing that, THEY HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS AT THAT TIME!!!

Ok, so where are we getting the soft, stretchy denim that doesn't cost $200? Asking for me.

Idea for a teacher college course: A class where multiple people say your name over &over again. While other people are asking you how to spell various words& if it's lunch time. A shoe needs tied. Kid crying. You're sneezed on. Etc. It will have to be an 8 hr. course.

I dream of attending a fashion week in a beautiful location. To be inspired by street wear and all the designs. But I cleaned up puke in the cafeteria this week, so... I may have chosen the wrong profession.

I don't think I fully grasped the saying Ignorance is Bliss until the past 8 years. I sure do miss the days of not being aware of the number of morally corrupt people in this country.

Tell me you watch period dramas without telling me you watch period dramas: Me, behind a school bus at a bus stop, watching a child slowly make their way from their car- "Make haste!!"

Once again, this country shows how much they hate women. It is so incredibly disheartening to be told over and over and over and over again how little people think of you, how you can do everything right and still not be good enough in the eyes of many. Shame on so many of you

When you pay the price for your decision, quite literally, the sad thing is that you won't blame the person responsible- the candidate for which you voted. Man, he really knew what he was doing when he aimed for the stupid people because they'll believe everything they hear.