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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: So I think it's time for us to have a toast.

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Sunday, April 26, 2015. So I think it's time for us to have a toast. It was an okay weekend. I socialized a bit, binged on Kimmy Schmidt a bit, and did some work. I have one more big deadline on April 30th, and then my month of craziness of work will end, and I really want to take May easy and spend some time on self-care: spa appointments, getting myself reacquainted with the gym, eating healthy, etc. Get my bike fixed so I can ride it to the gym;. Of course...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: June 2014

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Saturday, June 28, 2014. And if I recover. I can't believe I made it through the school year. Right now it feels surreal. The realization that I have no marking, no planning, no quizzes/tests/labs/assignments/exams to write, no meetings to dread, no extracurricular activities to plan, and did I mention no marking, is mind-blowing. I can't believe I made it to here. Monday, June 23, 2014. You gotta feel it. Fast-forward to a thirty-four year old woman with a l...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: April is over...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Monday, May 04, 2015. Thank goodness It was a demanding month, and I'm still struggling to keep my head above water. Politics are bringing my morale down. It sucks. I find solace in watching baseball games on TV and drinking beer. Man, I gotta cut back on beer. Lots of fun stuff coming up in May though. A musical, a couple of concerts, and a couple of live ball games will help. And sleep and self care. That will help too. Oh wait, that was my day today. Coke ...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: May 2015

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Friday, May 29, 2015. Over the years it's become more and more evident to me that I work in really what is a sitcom. It's the high school version of The Office, but no one interviews me. (How I wish someone would! Often I look around for the cameras that might be filming me so I can make a face a la Jim or Pam. I started laughing out loud. "Oh no! That's the worst news ever! How am I supposed to mark multiple choice? And that's not even til next week! The sad...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: Don't be crushed.

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Sunday, May 10, 2015. It was a busy weekend. On Friday, I left school a little bit early thanks to a good friend who recognized my exhaustion and offered to supervise my regular Friday extracurricular activity. It was much appreciated as I left the hot, sweaty, gross school building and went home to finish writing a reference letter and take a nap. Then I brought her to a cute little backyard patio for dinner and drinks. It was a nice evening. After the game ...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: September 2014

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Tomorrow I am off to supervise a leadership camp for three days for the third year in a row. This means that I had a late night at school assembling lesson plans for when I'm away, and I still haven't packed because I am watching postseason baseball. Monday, September 29, 2014. What do you guys think? Should I spend more money and take myself on a date to the Cons? Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The inspiration for this post, is a...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: Avalanche.

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The gods of iTunes shuffle have put the Matt Good song Avalanche on and I forgot how much I love it. I might just have to put it on repeat as I write. On Tuesday I took the Eco Club to the Science Centre for our annual trip. It was great and a nice break from being at school. Anyway, it always seems to be a kid who knows me well enough to ask me to come watch and I do. It's actually pretty fun, although this year I went by mysel...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: January 2015

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Thursday, January 29, 2015. In typical Christielli-fashion, it was a concert that was the impetus for me to actually plan something. I had been planning to use my March Break to visit all of my pals in Vancouver: Becca T, Wes, and Rawbean (and I'm also hoping to make it to Victoria to see Jabba). I was dawdling because well, I didn't want to think about the cost of a flight etc etc. This is all shaping up to be a lot of fun! Sunday, January 25, 2015. On Frida...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: November 2014

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Sunday, November 30, 2014. Sloooooooooo-an, Christmas, Florida and Montreal. On Saturday my friend Mathew, and some other friends by extension went to see Sloan on the final night of their Commonwealth tour. Highlights of the set for me included some gems from "Twice Removed": "I Hate My Generation" and "Worried Now". I also loved "If It Feels Good, Do It" because that's an anthem to live by if there ever was one. 3) I'm being sent to Florida for work next we...

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction: Overload

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Permanent Title Currently Under Construction. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. As far as weekends go, this one was quiet. There was some drinks, some brunch, and a few errands, and happily I did not open my backpack to do any marking. Now it's on to a super busy week. Report cards are due on Thuraday and I'm frantically trying to get a few more sets of assignments marked in time. Tonight I got a major set of lab reports marked while watching the baseball game, so that feels like an accomplishment. Sometimes li...