by Mir | Aug 15, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
The thing about working from home is that—while those of you working in offices may recognize when you’re wasting work time via, say, watching cat videos online—my time slippage is a lot more insidious than it used to be. That goes double now that...
by Mir | Aug 13, 2013 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Last night at dinner, the following conversation occurred. Otto: How was your day at school? Chickadee: Terrible. Otto: Really? Chickadee: No. Just messing with you. Otto: And how was YOUR day at school? Monkey: It was good. How was YOUR day at school? Otto: It went...
by Mir | Aug 12, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
I spent most of the last week trying really hard not to whine about not feeling well, because there is little more annoying than listening to a grown-ass adult complain because she has the sniffles. But I didn’t feeeeeeeel goooooooood and that was HARD. Because...
by Mir | Aug 8, 2013 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, What do I do all day?
I had a nice chat with one of Monkey’s virtual teachers this year (uh, she is not virtual, she’s a real person—a real teacher—but she works with the Virtual School, I mean) wherein I said something in passing about how this is our third year of...
by Mir | Aug 7, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I made the homeschooling child get up early and put on shoes, much to his chagrin. Chickadee was already up, maybe a little nervous, maybe a little excited, but saving us from the “I’m NOT A MORNING PERSON!” slog for this first day back, at least....
