I am going to be a MIL! That is all.

RNY on 1/17, down 20 lbs today! Woot!

I learned a new word today: bildungsroman.

I just got to ban Putin. It was awesome. Ha ha.

Having a pity party upon realizing that of the 8 "core" courses for my 1st BA in psychology 2 decades ago, I took 7 (only needed 5 to graduate) but the 8th, Perception, is the one my target grad program wants. I can take it as part of the master's but it will add to the cost :-(

We finished the school year today. *kinda sad*. This was our best school year ever.

Facing the mid-year slump! How do you keep your motivation going when you're ready to be done for the school year??

Keeping fingers tightly crossed with very first Instant Pot meal (err, experiment?).

Kicking myself for waiting so long to discover Prof John McWhorter's linguistics Great Courses. Consider this a PSA! :)

$930 tuition plus ~$40 textbook rental is an awful lot of money to learn ONE new thing so far in my "Language Science" course aka Grammar 101. "Particles" were not in any of my kids' grammar textbooks.

Really don't like Emma. Looking forward to finishing it so that I can resume Exodus.

Devastated. Stressed. Be gentle.

So if I am having a hard time getting my daughter to do her math lesson because she is making hexaflexagons and thinking about patterns do I consider that a success?

Why does outsourcing classes feel like such a failure?

Adulthood is like looking both ways before you cross the street and then getting hit by an airplane.

Just told ds11 he isn't allowed to practice piano for more than 20 minutes. Had to set the timer for when he needs to stop. My mom never had that problem with me...

Just told ds11 he isn't allowed to practice piano for more than 20 minutes. Had to set the timer for when he needs to stop. My mom never had that problem with me...

What do you call that place where the kids are still too sick to do normal stuff, but not too sick to annoy each other?

What do you call that place where the kids are still too sick to do normal stuff, but not too sick to annoy each other?

Tornado warning in San Diego?!? Dude, El Nino needs to chill out.

I strongly recommend this course! It was heavy going but well worth it. https://www.coursera.org/learn/muslim-world?utm_medium=email&utm_source=other&utm_campaign=notifications.auto.iwRzZXfsEeWjwA7PvDoWpQ

Gave myself permission to give away clothing that is five sizes away from the next child that would wear them, instead of storing them.