Today, I am...
...Cleaning the house
...Reading Possession
...Watching Songcatcher
...Eating homemade food cooked for (not by) me
...Saying goodbye to my MIL who has been here since Thursday
...Thinking about Farm School
...Loving my little bald kitty
...Folding laundry
...Packaging the mint I dried for winter teas
...Knitting Christmas presents
...Basking in the fact that my semester is over
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, November 19, 2010
Right Now
Right now, I am:
1) Trying to find the best organizational scheme to help a farmers market in TX implement a SNAPS/Food stamps acceptance program. Oh, and they don't have access to a power source. Oh, and I have to write a 10-20 page paper on that.
2) Conducting sham reference queries for online virtual librarians to test their success and professionalism. So far, they're doing a bad job. Oh, and I have to write a paper on that.
3) Writing a 12 page literature review on the authenticity of electronic documents in an archival setting.
4) Packing stuff to put into storage.
5) Packing stuff for a trip to Boston we're taking in under a week.
6) Feeling like I might be getting sick (and following all the steps listed in the previous post).
7) Working between 9 and 12 hours a day at work.
8) Nursing my chickens through our first big molt.
9) Knitting in the round while watching class (helps me pay attention, oddly enough).
10) Crocheting miniature granny squares for stress relief.
11) Serving as this week's course discussion leader in my archiving class.
12) Battling a tap-dancing Elf dog that likes to start his routine at 5:45 each morning: 15 minutes before the alarm goes off! Argh!
1) Trying to find the best organizational scheme to help a farmers market in TX implement a SNAPS/Food stamps acceptance program. Oh, and they don't have access to a power source. Oh, and I have to write a 10-20 page paper on that.
2) Conducting sham reference queries for online virtual librarians to test their success and professionalism. So far, they're doing a bad job. Oh, and I have to write a paper on that.
3) Writing a 12 page literature review on the authenticity of electronic documents in an archival setting.
4) Packing stuff to put into storage.
5) Packing stuff for a trip to Boston we're taking in under a week.
6) Feeling like I might be getting sick (and following all the steps listed in the previous post).
7) Working between 9 and 12 hours a day at work.
8) Nursing my chickens through our first big molt.
9) Knitting in the round while watching class (helps me pay attention, oddly enough).
10) Crocheting miniature granny squares for stress relief.
11) Serving as this week's course discussion leader in my archiving class.
12) Battling a tap-dancing Elf dog that likes to start his routine at 5:45 each morning: 15 minutes before the alarm goes off! Argh!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Bring Home Ec Back?
Interesting post on The Kitchn. Should home ec have a comeback in public schools? I say yes! I had really rudimentary home ec in middle school. I remember making an omelet, but that's about it.
I'm not really confident that kids these days (I can't believe those three words just came together in my mind...oh dear) know how to do anything close to cooking a healthy meal. They know how to microwave. They know how to order a combo meal.
I think it is crucial for every kid to learn how to make basic meals and exercise creativity while using their hands (baking, sewing, folkcraft, etc). I think it's also important to find out how your food reaches your table, how to make choices about what you should eat, how to grow plants, how to budget.
I was lucky enough to have a large set of grandparents. I would spend at least one day each week, usually, learning how to make something with a grandparent, whether it was a simple soup, a rag rug, an experiment on the sewing machine, biscotti, a casserole, etc. I was around food. A lot. My mom didn't cook, which was also a catalyst for learning. I was making omelets way before middle school home ec.
My grandma was a teacher and for a while she used the old home ec room. One of my fondest memories was using that hour between when classes were over and she could leave to dig through the debris of the fabric closets in her class and fashioning outfits for my stuffed animals. Remember that? I'll never forget it.
I'm not really confident that kids these days (I can't believe those three words just came together in my mind...oh dear) know how to do anything close to cooking a healthy meal. They know how to microwave. They know how to order a combo meal.
I think it is crucial for every kid to learn how to make basic meals and exercise creativity while using their hands (baking, sewing, folkcraft, etc). I think it's also important to find out how your food reaches your table, how to make choices about what you should eat, how to grow plants, how to budget.
I was lucky enough to have a large set of grandparents. I would spend at least one day each week, usually, learning how to make something with a grandparent, whether it was a simple soup, a rag rug, an experiment on the sewing machine, biscotti, a casserole, etc. I was around food. A lot. My mom didn't cook, which was also a catalyst for learning. I was making omelets way before middle school home ec.
My grandma was a teacher and for a while she used the old home ec room. One of my fondest memories was using that hour between when classes were over and she could leave to dig through the debris of the fabric closets in her class and fashioning outfits for my stuffed animals. Remember that? I'll never forget it.
Monday, March 15, 2010
news and lesser news
The lesser news is that I am officially 50 pages into Gravity's Rainbow, this year's BIG READ. Lately, I've been trying to read at least one major work per year, something that has been on my to-read list for at least 10 years. Take that, intimidating novels! Last year, I picked Ulysses. The year before, I geared up for future times by reading both Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Crying of Lot 49. I always have this crippling guilt about reading worthwhile things. If you read at all, the majority of it should be good quality and a big chunk of that should be a challenge. I like the way I read and don't see this pattern changing any time soon. But these two books were the bulk of my on-going to-read list, so I'm going to have to spend some time revising that.
Anyway, I am reading it now because I may not get a chance to later in the year. Onto my news: I got accepted into a grad program at Pitt. Hooray! I'll continue to work full-time and go to school...it's really scary to actually see that in writing. I'll continue to work full-time and go to school. I'll continue to work full-time and go to school. I'll continue to WORK...full-time...and go to school. oh my.
Anyway, I am reading it now because I may not get a chance to later in the year. Onto my news: I got accepted into a grad program at Pitt. Hooray! I'll continue to work full-time and go to school...it's really scary to actually see that in writing. I'll continue to work full-time and go to school. I'll continue to work full-time and go to school. I'll continue to WORK...full-time...and go to school. oh my.
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