On Wednesday, it will be December, the last month of this (very bizarre) year. I'm excited. I love December, and winter, and all the things that go with it. I am going to work very hard to cram in as much as possible this month, and enjoy it as much as possible. Sunday - ...
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week 48: running into december
back to virtual school: learning pandemic-style
It's the middle of August and that means it's time to think about going back to virtual school. Since the pandemic put our world on pause, right at the start of Spring Break, we have wondered what this would mean for school to come. Different states and districts created varied plans for back to ...
5 ways to swim into shark week 2020
Who's ready to swim into Shark Week on the Discovery Channel this year? This is one of my favorite television events every year, and I am so happy they were able to go through with it. Starting Sunday, August 9, viewers can catch all kinds of crazy and amazing shark action. For eight days, ...
meal prep pros and cons
Last week, Mr PugRunner chose to make some changes in his lifestyle to get on a healthier track. He hired a coach to help him lock down his fitness and nutrition and when I looked at his plan, I realized that meal prep was going to become a part of our lives. This planning technique is not my bag. ...
how to succeed at distance learning
Distance learning is the new way of life in our world. It's not quite homeschooling, but it's not quite virtual schooling either. The thing to remember is that no one was really prepared for a crisis situation where such a thing would be necessary, but here we are. Now, we are all just trying to ...
week 12 (20): spring has sprung?
Spring has sprung, officially. What does that mean? I haven't a clue. Seriously. The weather is beautiful. Humidity is low. We were technically on Spring Break. But we're pretty locked down and isolated right now, so it feels a little less like spring and a lot like... well, a lot like my last few ...
