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Things I’m Loving Lately

August 12, 2013 by eatteachblog 5 Comments

Things I am LOVING lately:

First and foremost, this lady.

I already miss her so much. We’ve had our fair share of mother-daughter fights, but I am so blessed to have her in my life.

Food Prep. My fridge and freezer are stocked with goodies that will last me about two weeks. Which is perfect because I imagine these next two weeks are going to be mighty hectic.

An organized apartment. I’m not messy by any means. But I spent some time this weekend tossing stuff and finding a place for everything. It’s nice to get rid of the clutter every once in a while.

My new job. While it may be exhausting to have a shorter summer and professional development for 3 weeks before the students come back to school, it is effective and beneficial for everyone involved. I appreciate that we have this time to build relationships with the staff, collaborate with one another, and attend sessions for programs and assessments that we will be using throughout the year.

I also appreciate how quick our team is at responding to e-mails. And we are all connected via Google Calendar. I love that everyone is on the same page about everything!

AromaTheraPutty. If you know me in real life, you know that I have a terrible habit of playing with my hair. No, I’m not exactly twirling my ponytail between my fingers. I’m ripping out my split ends. Gross. This putty keeps my hands occupied while giving off a lavender scent which I love. It’s actually been pretty effective – although I’ve only used it for a couple days now.

All things chia.

COFFEEEEEEE. I’m trying to limit to a cup a day. Limiting my caffeine intake makes me enjoy it even more than I already did.

Some days I’m reflective and indecisive. On other days, I’m assertive and outspoken. Yes and yes.

And last, but CERTAINLY not least, this kiddo. I’m loving him a whole lot. I can’t wait until they move to Monterey.

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What does your coffee say about you?

Red Solo Cup. #COLLEGE

August 11, 2013 by eatteachblog 3 Comments

Good morning and Happy Sunday! The “Sunday teacher anxiety” has not shown it’s face yet but I imagine that will change next week. If I do my job of balancing work and life correctly, maybe it won’t change at all.

This week, while my mom has been here, I’ve been spending some time decluttering my life and making sure I have everything situated in the apartment so I don’t find myself drowning both at work and at home when work starts to pick up.

On Thursday, I got home from work and was treated to some home-cooked food….

….and some minor changes to the decor of my apartment.

Yes, that is my Joe Bruin bear thumbtacked to the wall. My mom firmly believes that “everything should have a distinct place” in order to remove clutter from your life. Apparently, the bed was not Joe’s place.

I also ended up donating half of my wardrobe to a shelter.

I packed up some stuff for my mom to take home with her and put in storage.

And then we went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to buy some storage boxes. While we were there, we asked one of the employees where we could find some over-the-door hooks and the employee asked us if we were shopping for college. Before I could even answer the nice lady, my mom said, “Yes, my poor college student is packing so last minute.” (<—–mind you, this is the second time this has happened. She did the same thing at BBB two weeks ago). The lady then followed up with a zillion questions about which college I’m going to (I lied and said SJSU), whether I had the packing list that SJSU created for their students (I have it on my phone, thank you very much), and then followed it up with a list of supplies that other students are buying for their dorm rooms (IS THIS ONE OF THE SUPPLIES? BECAUSE I’LL BUY THIS EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT IN COLLEGE):

My mom enjoyed that a little too much. Makes her feel young, she says.

After we got some boxes (and the nice lady shouted out, “ENJOY YOUR FIRST YEAR!” as we left the store), we went to Yiassoo for lunch because I knew my mom would love, love, love it as much as I do.

I was right.

And then we went and spoiled ourselves at the foot spa we went to a few weeks ago. It was less enjoyable than I expected. Maybe because I wasn’t in as much pain this time around. Or maybe because I got a lady instead of a man. I like getting a male masseus. I don’t like any of that gentle stuff. I want bruises by the end of my massage, thank you very much.

Relaxing, yet productive day.

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And in true college spirit, here’s a red solo cup chart. Where do you fall?

The left side (expectation) or the right (reality)?

I’m definitely more of a right top-it-off kinda gal.

No Tired Like Teacher Tired

August 10, 2013 by eatteachblog 1 Comment

What’s the happs in my life lately?

A whole lot of professional development and trying to squeeze in some workouts and fun on the side. We’ve been sitting in on seminars/training/site-time from 8AM-5Pm every day.

And then when I get home, I spend a little more time doing work. It’s been a bit difficult because I don’t know my caseload yet. Our office manager has been really sick this week so I’m trying to piece information together to finalize our list of kiddos.

Jolly Phonics Training

I’m definitely trying to squeeze fun in where I can because I know once the kids start next week, things may get a little bit hectic for a while.

A few days ago, I met up with my friend Manaf from UCLA. Manaf and I met during our 3rd year through the Student Alumni Association (SAA). We were both members of the Spring Sing Committee and will both 100% agree that being a part of Spring Sing’s development was a huge, defining moment at UCLA.

Spring Sing is UCLA’s oldest and greatest musical tradition. It is an annual music competition that brings together students to perform as solo artists, duets, bands, and a capella groups. Spring Sing is also responsible for Adam Levine’s career taking off. So you’re welcome to all the ladies who drool over him while you watch The Voice (myself included, obviously). Sara Bareilles is also a proud Spring Sing winner. Once again, you’re welcome.

We spent some time looking through our old logbook.

The logbook served as a “sign-in” each time we came to the SAA office for our office hour. And the questions ranged from, “If you could be famous for anything, what would you be famous for?” to “If you could have sex with an inanimate object, what would you choose and why?”

That was quite an entertaining read. And the entire Spring Sing committee will be receiving an e-mail this week with some memorable quotes from 2007.

Manaf and I went to the International Kabob House and ended up closing the place down because we had 5 years of life to catch up on.

I ordered the chicken wrap and it was absolutely delicious. And huge portions because I had plenty to eat and had a filling lunch for the next day! But even more important than the food was the amazing company and conversation. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There’s just something special about your college friends.

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Logbook Check-In

Adam Levine fan: Yes or no?

If YOU could be famous for anything, what would you be famous for?

…and I’ll spare you the inanimate object question.

A Mother’s Love

August 8, 2013 by eatteachblog 5 Comments

Ladies and Gents.

Please excuse my hiatus. I have been busy with professional development. And will, most likely, be busy with this lady all weekend.

Delighted does not even begin to describe how I am feeling to have my mom with me for the next couple of days. You don’t really realize how homesick you are until you get a little piece of home to remind you.

The minute I pulled in at the airport and saw her face, I started sobbing. Uncontrollably. I don’t even know why. There’s just something super fabulous about having your mom with you.

With that, I’m off. To go smell her some more.

The Missing Shoes

August 6, 2013 by eatteachblog 5 Comments

We haven’t even hit hump day yet and I’m already scatterbrained from the week. On our last day in Hawaii, we went on a SUPER muddy hike and, instead of figuring out how I was going to bring my nasty sneakers home, I decided to toss them and start over when I got home. It was almost time to invest in some new ones anyway.

I got some new running shoes from Running Revolution and they sat in the trunk of my car for a few days as I fell back into the cycle of work-no gym-sleep, work-no gym-sleep, work-no gym-sleep. Until I realized that I was quickly falling back into last year’s habits. I was determined to wake up early this morning and get a run in before work. My alarm went off at 5AM and I ~~painfully~~ eagerly jumped out of bed to make the most of the morning. I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes, grabbed my headphones, put on socks and sandals (fashion faux paux), and walked out to my car to change into my running shoes.

Except my running shoes weren’t there anymore.

I searched in my trunk. I searched inside the car. I searched all around the car. But they were gone.

I ran back upstairs and looked inside the coat closet. I checked on the side of the couches. I looked on each dining room chair – because that’s usually where I toss things when I get home. I tore my room apart looking for those darn running shoes. And at around 6AM, I decided to call it quits. I just assumed that, in my attempt to make some extra room in the trunk, I must have taken out the running shoes, placed them on the ground and left them there on accident. There goes $100.

$100 that I didn’t even get to use. Not even once.

Except at around 7AM, as I was picking up my keys to leave the apartment, something BIG AND BULKY caught my eye.

And there they were. All along. In front of my flippin’ face.

I am a scatterbrain. I don’t even remember bringing them inside the house. I realize that, in the same way that I need to be proactive about being active, I need to be proactive about being more mindful. I forget how easy it is to slip into old habits. I just have to remember to catch myself.

With that being said, I am off to bed. And I will go for a run in the morning. Shoes and all.

Sunday WINEday. I mean Fun Day.

August 4, 2013 by eatteachblog 9 Comments

Hello, hello!

Our afternoon trip to the winery became an all-day adventure so I’m not exactly prepped for tomorrow in any way. Surprisingly, I don’t have any of that Sunday anxiety I usually experience. Maybe it’s because we don’t have kids for another two weeks.

I packed us a bag of snacks and we left for Picchetti Winery around noon. I threw on my fancy purple “Ray Bans” that Joy gave us in our bridesmaid bags. And I’m not typically (or ever) a girl that accessorizes well, but I was pretty proud of my purple shades, purple belt, and purple sandals. Except I didn’t even get a picture of everything all together.

But don’t even worry. Because I love how cool I felt for accessorizing, I already have plans to re-wear this outfit this week. Shhhh. Don’t tell the people I work with. Embarrassing.

We picked up our shipments of wine (after we sampled them all first, of course).

We got a Sangiovese and a Tempranillo in this month’s shipment.

We were expecting to hear live music, but they actually stopped doing that on weekends because the neighbors complained. Which is completely stupid because there’s a shooting range below the winery and I hear that BS all the time. Maybe the neighbors should spend some more time complaining about that.

So, instead, we enjoyed a small little picnic and watched the little kids run in and out of their make-shift playground.

We also opened up a bottle of wine that I bought while on our bike tour in Healdsburg.

Delicious.

Around 3:30, we went to Islands for a super early dinner.

I liked their Beach Rule. Makes me miss Hawaii.

I ordered the Hoisin bowl with no pineapple. Because no fruit should ever be in any rice bowl of mine.

After dinner, we went to a $5 movie theatre in Cupertino and watched The Internship. The theatre was definitely run-down and we could barely fit into our seats.

But it got the job done and was a nice end to the weekend!

As I was driving home though, I realized that I was not physically active at all this weekend. It’s so easy to be active when you’re on summer vacation or in Hawaii. You don’t think twice about getting up and moving. You just do it. But I need to take a more proactive approach as the school year starts up. I know my weeks will be busy and it’s tempting to have lazy, laid-back weekends. I’m going to start the 5AM workouts again – starting tomorrow. So, my friends, I am going to attempt to be productive for an hour and try to be in bed by 10PM. Good night! =)

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How do you stay active (but still social) on the weekends?!

Barbecuing in Los Banos

August 4, 2013 by eatteachblog 3 Comments

Good morning! I’m up and writing this without having had my coffee yet. So if things sound weird and words are misspelled, blame the lack of caffeine.

I’m currently eating this new-to-me flavor of Chobani and I am loving it. Try it if you haven’t already. I love the little pieces of coconut mixed into the yogurt.

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Yesterday, we spent the whole day in Los Banos for a barbecue at Veronica’s sisters home. We started the afternoon off with some mai tais and stuffed peppers while the meat was cooking on the grill.

By the time I remembered to take a picture of the stuffed peppers, they didn’t look as pretty as they were originally displayed. But they were AMAZING. I’m going to try to recreate them at home using ground turkey.

I also got handed a shotglass at some point during the afternoon and, coincidentally, it had a beaver on it. Read this post if you want to know why a beaver shotglass made me really excited.

Veronica’s brother-in-law, Steve, invited his friends from work over and they each brought something to barbecue.

To say we were a bit full would be an understatement.

But Veronica’s nephew (AKA my new BFF) made me some s’mores so I couldn’t turn that down.

It was so fun to be able to spend time with people that are so important to her! And I can absolutely see why she loves them all so much.

Today, Veronica and I will be going to see some live music at the winery and the rest of the evening will be dedicated to food prep and general prep for the busy week ahead!

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Tell me:

What’s your favorite thing to throw on the grill?
What’s your favorite Chobani flavor?!

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