So I thought my next post would be about food again. But sometimes things in life happen when you don't expect them. Today I was reminded of my own mortality from the death of my husband's friend. She was in her mid-20s, in school, healthy, and the last person you'd expect to find out passed … Continue reading RIP
My Ramblings
What Teach for America Gave Me
I meant to write this all summer. In fact, I meant to write this before I left San Antonio, Texas--my Teach for America home for 2 years after college. But for some reason, I just never did until I happened to see this article on the NYTimes setting up the debate about the effectiveness of … Continue reading What Teach for America Gave Me
Medical School Starts With White
So it's been a while. Mostly because in the past few weeks after getting back from Paris, we've been running around like chickens with our heads just barely still attached. We ran to IKEA, bought all of our furniture, built all of said furniture, dealt with an IKEA delivery mishap (they forgot to deliver one … Continue reading Medical School Starts With White
A lot
A lot has happened in the past few days. President Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage, Tyler finished his final class at UTSA, my students took my Biology end of course (EOC) exam, and we went to a great restaurant. I don't think I'll get to all that in this post. Let's take … Continue reading A lot
Thoughts from the Tarmac
So yesterday, Tyler and I decided to travel back to good ol' San Antone from California. Easy task? No. After missed connections, hours on the tarmac, and new flights, we made it to SA five hours after we were supposed to land. While stuck on the Tarmac at around 7:30 AM and while still half-asleep, … Continue reading Thoughts from the Tarmac
Why I Bake
So a few people have asked me why I bake. It's simple--baking is something I can DO. It's input to output ratio is generally equal, and you get a tangible result within a few hours usually. That's not true for most things in life. Teach for America? As a high school teacher, I take the … Continue reading Why I Bake
Book Review…ish: The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
Have you ever had a bad break-up with a book? One that you loved: it started out pristine and in perfect conditions, the cover calling out to you coyly...it started out slow, you got to know each other and then BAM you stay up all night with each other getting more and more involved. Soon … Continue reading Book Review…ish: The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
Not so slow food
Articles: Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? Basic Summary: The article are lamenting the rise of fast food and the concurrent loss of "slow food," in the America diet. "Slow food" (a term I very much dislike), is basically food prepared at home with basic ingredients. Simply put--cooking. Bittman argues against the misconception that junk food … Continue reading Not so slow food
Shortchanging our Students. Shortchanging our Future.
Article that prompted this: Shortchanging Students Classes with 40+ students in them, with teachers that can only make 1,000 copies per month (that's about 12 copies per kid, per month, front and back), broken furniture for the students to sit on...these are all the cherry on top of a struggling school. That's the image that … Continue reading Shortchanging our Students. Shortchanging our Future.
The Generosity of Others
The generosity of others always makes me smile. Today, I was on my knees, scrubbing the bathroom floor with Tilex when I heard the doorbell. And poof, five minutes later, I was sitting down with some coffee, taking a much needed break, and munching on a cupcake topped with the most beautiful sprinkles I had … Continue reading The Generosity of Others
The Clumsy Cook 