Category Archives: my life

Motivation

Posted on February 5, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

We have no neighbors closer than 500 feet – I live in deep country and have been told often that when we built our house, we ruined hunting for lots of people who were used to just wandering about our … Continue reading →

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Leave my stuff alone

Posted on January 27, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

A friend of mine likes to share articles on Facebook about how people of our generation have too much stuff, constantly reminding us that millenials don’t want our stuff and thus, we should get rid of it all now. Somehow … Continue reading →

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A new semester begins

Posted on January 20, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

I recently discovered – and by recently, I mean last week – that I had the power to open my online classes BEFORE the official start time of tomorrow night at midnight. The first two weeks of last semester were … Continue reading →

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Snowing, blowing, yuck!

Posted on January 8, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Probably within 5 minutes of meeting me, you’ll know how much I hate snow. Yesterday we got about 4 inches of white yuck. I had nowhere to go so I made the Bear take the Benz because it’s the “f … Continue reading →

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Joy and sadness

Posted on January 7, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

My dear sweet neighbor is in her 80’s. I want to be her when I grow up. Affectionately known as “Momma Joan” to all my friends, she is an amazing woman. Although you would never know her age if you … Continue reading →

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Because Maverick insists

Posted on December 11, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

In an absolutely shameless attempt to gain followers, I’m going to post this for Maverick He has his own facebook page so if you’re on that hell hole of daily drama, and you want to get his version of events, … Continue reading →

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Slackerishness

Posted on November 20, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

In my infinite wisdom, I helped the department chair choose a new text book, from a new publisher, this semester. I spent the summer reading and making notes and creating videos from this new text book. When the semester began, … Continue reading →

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Damn you, robo-calls!

Posted on September 6, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Maverick doesn’t nap easily. He’s the kind of kid that just gets more wound up the more tired he gets. I’ve learned that I have to tell him firmly to go to bed, and then walk away and refuse to … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you just have to go back to bed

Posted on September 1, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

My day started with a puppy demanding to be outside – he chases butterflies while on a long long lead, and I sit on the lawn swing and drink coffee and try to wake up. Usually I get a few … Continue reading →

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Break time

Posted on August 28, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

We changed the text book this semester, went not only with a new book but a new publisher. In today’s world, half the classwork is done online, so setting up and linking the course to the publisher’s website should be … Continue reading →

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