• Self Care for Business Owners

    If there has been a bright side to our miserable summer, it has been the rapid growth and success of ClassMax.  What started as a little something I was cooking up for my…

  • Back to Yale

    This past weekend, Chris and I took a quick trip back to Yale.  The chair of Chris’s graduate department was retiring after 40 years.  Ben Sammler is a giant in the field of…

  • Laid Off and Moving On

    This morning, Chris sent me an email that said one of our best friends had been suddenly laid off from his job.  I was shocked because our friend had just moved here to…

  • The Accidental Teacher

    I sort of fell into a teaching career. That’s probably not what the parents of my students want to hear, but it’s the truth. I always thought I’d be a lawyer, actually. But…

  • Teach On

    I’ve gotten several questions lately about my job teaching.  For those of you who don’t know, I used to work in university administration.  And before that I worked in the legal field.  And…

  • Wee Young Things

    Way back when we were wee young things (as opposed to being old young things now), Chris and I lived with odd schedules.  I worked a regular 8-5 job, but his schedule in…

  • Two weeks down.

    I have been working for two weeks now and I think its time to say it. Yes. I admit it. I loved not working. It was bad once a month when we needed…

  • Practically Practical

    Our move to Florida is so darn exciting.  I can’t wait to live closer to my parents.  I can’t wait to have Chris’ sister over for dinner.  I can’t wait to see my…