Quiddity

Quiddity turned 12...and I totally forgot

Yeah, so Quiddity turned 12.  I just wish I had more time and energy to update more often.    

Snifty Scented Pens

They're so cute!  

How to climb utility poles

Here's a picture of a training yard where technicians learn how to climb utility poles.  I couldn't do it.  Check out more of Alissa's colorful neighborhood photography at gelatobaby.com.

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Blogging ain't easy

I just bought a shiny, new red laptop. I'm hoping it'll encourage me to blog more. Blogging on the iPad sucks...hence the lack of updates. Quiddity ain't dead yet (neatorama linked me a couple of weeks ago, yay!). It's just on sick leave. Hurry, shiny, new laptop!

How to Talk to Little Girls

As a kinder teacher, I really liked this article called How to Talk to Little Girls by Lisa Bloom.  Little girls today are OBSESSED with looks.  I've had to confiscate lip gloss, nail polish, and jewelry!  Parents actually let their their five-year-olds wear full on makeup to school.  I'm talking lipstick, nail polish, and even eye shadow.  They're also sure to mention if they like someone's outfit (including mine!) or if they disapprove.

Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for dieting at age 5 and foundation at age 11 and boob jobs at 17 and Botox at 23. As our cultural imperative for girls to be hot 24/7 has become the new normal, American women have become increasingly unhappy. What's missing? A life of meaning, a life of ideas and reading books and being valued for our thoughts and accomplishments.

What's also shocking is how obsessed they are with weight!  They even point out each other's fat rolls!  And god help you if you're a fat parent, because they compare your weight to their friends' parents weight, as well.  I hear it all the time.  

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If kids wrote the news...

Last week was “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work” day at the Washington Post.  I like their version of the news a lot better.

Link via PCJM.

Life Calendar: How was your day?

I think this calendar would just end up depressing me.

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No damn time

Sorry for the lack of updates.  It's a lot harder to maintain a blog than it was 10 years ago when I was just a college student working part time at K-Mart.  I'm going for my ProCert this year, so a lot of my free time has been sucked away by everything I need to do for that.  I'm trying really hard to update Quiddity AT LEAST once a week.  I don't want the blog to die.  Wish me luck.

Freaking out!

Sorry for the lack of updates.  School starts up again this week and I have been hella busy moving into a new, recently completed classroom and getting used to the rules & routines of a new building.  Updates might be sporadic over the next couple of weeks.  I love teaching kindergarten, but the first 20 days are pure hell.  Pray for me.

Turning 30

In 10 short years I will be 40.  I remember when I was a teenager how 30 seemed so old.  Now I am 30.  Sigh. 

This is Why I'll Never be an Adult

Why does being a grown-up have to be so gosh darned hard?  This is funny because it's true.  In my case it could also be titled This is Why I'll Probably Never Have Kids.

Then the guilt from my ignored responsibilities grows so large that merely carrying it around with me feels like a huge responsibility.  It takes up a sizable portion of my capacity, leaving me almost completely useless for anything other than consuming nachos and surfing the internet like an attention-deficient squirrel on PCP.