Tag Archives: chores

Ironing

By Erin | Published: March 14, 2011

Thought of the day: If I iron my work clothes at the beginning of spring break, I’m more cheerful about it, because the chore does not signal the end of vacation. Thought of the day, revised: Why, oh why, did I purchase clothing that required ironing?

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Adulthood

By Erin | Published: March 1, 2011

Yesterday evening, Jesse picked me up from work and because I had nothing planned for dinner (again), we went to Sam’s for hot dogs. We went because it was close and it was cheap: $1.50 gets you a giant hot dog and more soda than you should consume in a week. (Mom: Just kidding! We [...]

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Help Around the House

By Erin | Published: February 10, 2011

Oliver often helps with chores. Sometimes he gets Gracie to help too. Here they are, helping me iron. (And by that I mean, of course, giving me an adorable excuse to put off ironing.)

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New Semester

By Erin | Published: January 17, 2011

This is the beginning of the semester: Furiously cleaning the house and stocking the pantry and freezer, going from zero (winter break) to sixty (four classes this semester) like that. One day before the semester began, I tore through the house, disinfecting everything, sweeping all the floors, mopping, vacuuming, shampooing the carpets, washing all the [...]

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Preparations

By Erin | Published: January 7, 2011

Sorry it’s been so quiet around here lately. The week has been a blur of preparations for the beginning of the semester, which comes next week. Schedules to draft and revise and revise and revise (it’s such a commitment!). Syllabi details to fine tune (attendance policies always need careful thought and re-thinking). Meetings to have [...]

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