what i do when i can’t sleep

in grad school, i used to bake. i baked banana bread, muffins, chocolate cake – anything that would involve stirring helped calm me down. it was a very efficient way to finally fall asleep, although more than one banana bread got baked into a brick bc of said efficacy.
when i am teaching and [...]

results

the breast cancer fundraiser worked! we raised more money that we spent organizing the event, which apparently qualifies as a success when you are a new cause, new event, new effort to get people to part with their money. considering the planners were one university instructor and one winemaker, neither one of which [...]

morning calm

J: playing DS, one sock on, one sock off (to better let the festering wound on his ankle heal, so gross)
L: imagining a world of her very own in the wooden barn she got for her birthday last summer. cows, goats, even a cat have been joined by plastic puppets from burgerville kids menus [...]

d-day minus 1

banners: done
cards with info on sponsors and fund-raiser: done (and sponsored 100%)
applications for pouring: completed, sent and hopefully approved
inserts for restaurant wine list: done (and quite tastefully, thank you)
contact with local cancer support center and cancer research center: done
glasses for event : ordered and awaiting pick-up mañana
kind volunteers from local high-school: lined up and ready
effing [...]