The Other Half of My Brain

Do you have a teammate or teacher friend with whom you share a brain? I sure do! This post is all about my teammate, Amber. She recently went out of town for a week (how dare she?!) and I was a wreck. We always joke that we share a brain, and I really think that we function so much better together. She and I plan together every week and our classes also get along very well. I think the best part is that she and I are actually friends as well as coworkers. We can gab about our personal lives and go have a drink after school. We hang out during the summer. She will sometimes call me as I’m walking in the door and my husband will roll his eyes because I “just left her!” (as if we have time to actually talk at school!). Read more

My Favorite Things Christmas Party

Warning: This post is completely personal and in no way teaching related! :)
Over the holidays, I decided I wanted to have my very first Christmas party. I’ve been to tons of great Christmas parties and I knew I could host my own with the help of Pinterest. I wanted to do something a little different than your typical Chinese Christmas gift exchange, so I browsed around for different ideas and decided on a ‘My Favorite Things’ party. The basis is Oprah’s ‘My Favorite Things’ giveaway, just a little lot less extravagant.

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