14 months ago I had to evacuate from Oxford High Schol when a fifteen year old opened fire and killed four of my classmates and injured seven more. Tonight, I am sitting under my desk at Michigan State Univeristy, once again texting everyone “I love you” When will this end?

I guess the Bobcat identity dies hard because I had to do a double take wonder if why this sign at Micheal’s said “OHIO.”

No one fights alone 💜 #HockeyFightsCancer

So grateful for my years singing in Christmas caroling choir, for now I can mindlessly sing my kids to sleep while scrolling Twitter bc I have those words memorized (several verses each).

How to avoid burnout. Get 7 types of rest:

People complaining about student loan forgiveness are giving off real “childless person mad they don’t get a childcare stipend” vibes….

“We at the hotel, motel, we gonna sleep in!” —All of us 30 somethings away from our kids, singing new lyrics at the wedding last night

God grant me the confidence of a man driving his midlife crisis convertible top-down in the carpool lane…by himself.

Congratulate me, for I am an overachiever: My 5 year old told me tonight that I am ruining her life (bc I did not make her a tent). Most people have to wait til their kids are teenagers to reach this milestone!

@binarybits

I just overheard my daughter excitedly talking about selling weed for money. She was talking about Animal Crossing. But that heart attack was quickly turned into giggles.

The guy delivering my Target drive-up order of two bottles of sparkling cider today looked at me as if I had lost all my remaining “cool” factor buying it. Joke’s on you, buddy: I have never been cool in my entire life.

Happy 4/25 day @stephtikkanen!

I used to be mad at Disney for giving me unrealistic expectations about hair. After working from home with sick kids for 3 days, I’m far more upset about not having magical healing arepas. #encanto

5yo: Your socks are cute, Mama. Me: Thanks! I think you’re cute! 😘 5yo: No, I’m pretty. 🙄 May we all have her confidence today.

My 2yo woke up scream-crying at 3am, demanding donuts. He then polished off two full donuts, went back into his crib, and sang “Happy Birthday” to himself. This is the kind of chaotic energy I need to be bringing into 2022.

Our first SMART Research Talk for the year is by Dr. Stephanie Tikkanen, a Mixed Methods UXR at Facebook (Meta). Her talk is scheduled for 1:00 pm, Wed, February 16th, 2022. All are welcome to attend via Zoom: https://t.co/eTcrqizjxu @drlaeeqkhan @stephtikkanen @ScrippsOU @ohiou

I know everyone gets annoyed by misuse of there/their/they’re, but peak/peek/pique is a serious pet peeve of mine. I get unreasonably annoyed with this.

Daycare is closed and so my kids are playing with gardening toys. There’s a lot of talk about “hoes” and “hoeing” and I am not mature enough for this.