(Written Feb. 8, 2019)

If it’s possible to have a triple shot of EX-resso… then I’d advocate for the fact that it’s also possible to have a triple shot of EX-haustion!

Lousy play on words (prefixes actually), I know, but that’s what you get when you teach for 7 hours straight, come home just long enough to have a quiet coffee, then climb into the car for a 3.5hr drive up to Melun in preparation for a Bible School weekend.

Even long days give way to GoodThings, so here are…

(Written Feb. 7, 2019)

The day is – for the most part – done.
All that remains now is a bit of last minute prep for my 7hrs of teaching tomorrow at the university, leaving me a few minutes to stop and think about…

(Written Feb. 6, 2019)

I know I’ve said it before, but let me say it again…

After Mondays & Tuesdays on the road to Angers, I love me a Wednesday at home, where the longest drive I need to make is to the train station to pick up the kids after school!

That could almost be a GoodThing in itself, but there are others. Here are…

(Written Feb. 5, 2019)

Oh, today has been a bit of a challenge.
On the drive home – and in a bit of a foul mood – I thought to myself, “What on earth will I write about today? There haven’t even been #3GoodThings to speak of.”

C’mon now… you’ve had those days too. Admit it
Nevertheless, I can tell you about…

(Written Feb. 4, 2019)

Here we are, once again, at the end of the day and I get to tell you about…

(Written Feb. 2, 2019)

I must be getting old. Today (Saturday) was…
– a sleep-in day… until 11am, (How’d THAT happen!?)
– a catch-my-breath day… (the “motor” never left 1st gear)
– a productive day… (see below) and finally…
– a chandeleur day … click here to learn more.

In all that, I’m thankful for…

(Written Feb. 1, 2019)

Fridays is the longest teaching day of the week as I have 7 contact hours with 4 classes of students… with no lunch break. I remind myself that a nice compact teaching schedule – without having to make multiple trips is a GoodThing… but boy, it’s a little tough to sit down in front of a computer afterward.

Nonetheless… here are

(Written Jan. 31, 2019)

I don’t normally teach on Thursdays this semester, but exceptionally, I had a 2h class with my Master’s level students (English for Entrepreneurship). This meant that I got to drive Timo to school and, since he was going to be done early, drive Dominic home from school in Poitiers – extra time with my boys

After a short nap… it was on to course prep for tomorrow’s classes. Here, though, are….

(Written Jan. 30, 2019)

Do you ever feel sorry for Wednesday?
I mean really…. how unglamorous is the moniker #HumpDay”.

Perhaps the only other name to rival that is what some people affectionately call Monday…. (#ArmpitOfTheWeek)… Sorry about that Monday, I feel for you.

I’m glad that today, however, #HumpDay was redeemed by…