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Lost and Found
The other day I lost my lunch bag. Then I lost or misplaced my textbooks for the course I was teaching and then I couldn’t find another book I often use and was thinking I would need it. I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, co-workers, ESL, hard work, mistakes, optimism, teaching, work
Tagged coworkers, EC, ESL, grammar, lost and found, teaching, textbooks, Toronto
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When There Are No More Forks
There is something strange at my workplace. As I write this, I feel the slight stab of irony. There are lots of strange things at my workplace, but that is de rigueur for a band of ESL teachers. Nonetheless, there … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, co-workers, ESL, teaching, utensils, work
Tagged accidental, cutlery, disappearance, ESL, forks, knives, office, spoons, teachers, thief, utensils, workplace
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A Nice Day At Home
For the next couple of weeks, I am working a compressed work schedule. This means more teaching on the days I am at work, but also means more time off. Today, was a day off. In the past, I used … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, breakfast, coffee, food shopping, grocery shopping, procrastination, relaxation, shopping, sleep, TV, vacation, work
Tagged coffee, day off, eating, food shopping, grocery shopping, laundry, no work, procrastination, relaxing, sleep, sleeping, to do list, TV
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A Tale of Two Rains
There was an odd kind of symmetry to my day involving rain. When I got to the subway stop nearest my work, it was raining, despite not raining before that. When I left work, it rained on my walk back … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, rain, subway, summer, Toronto, TTC, weather, work, Yonge and Eglinton
Tagged a tale of two rains, commute, rain, subway station, Toronto, TTC, weather, work, Yonge and Eglinton
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A Good Kind of Quiet
Friday had a weird component to it that only now, upon reflection, I understand as Today’s Perfect Moment. Upon further reflection, I wonder if those are the Most Perfect Moments. I work in a noisy environment. I don’t mean mechanically … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, co-workers, conversation, ESL, quiet, teaching, work
Tagged calm, complaints, conversations, coworkers, ESL, lunch, noise, noisy, quiet, Rupaul's Drag Race, silence, students, teacher's room, teachers, teaching, TTC
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Setting the Alarm
And so the long weekend is over. I suppose I should question whether I used my time well. I suppose I should ask myself if I could have spent the day any better. I suppose I could have. I could … Continue reading
No Need To Set The Alarm
I was doing all those things I normally do on a Sunday night. I reached for the alarm clock to check the alarm time. Over the weekend, I set it later than during the week. During the week, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, holidays, Mondays, morning, work
Tagged bike rides, day off, long weekend, no alarms, no need to set the alarm, realization, sleeping in
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Dark Chocolate
Today’s Perfect Moment is an easy one. After a long day of work and a numbing bus ride home, nothing says relaxation like some dark chocolate. You can disagree with me if you want, but you’ll never convince me otherwise. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, chocolate, choice, commuting, movies, public transportation, relaxation, snacks, Winona Ryder, work
Tagged Almond Roca, bus ride, dark chocolate, Hershey's, relaxation, Special Dark, university student, Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael, Winona Ryder
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