Archive | 2010

Writing measurable goals and limitless mission statements

December 31, 2010 at 5:30 am in Miscellaneous

I’m wiped out after eating school food in 2010. I can’t really muster enough strength to think about my goals for 2011. I did write some goals for 2010 and I want to share with you how I wrote them. I write yearly, personal resolutions (and that’s when I got the idea for this blog a year ago!!) and make sure they [...]

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An introduction to Google Reader

December 30, 2010 at 3:10 am in Miscellaneous

**This post is written for people who read the blog via email or a bookmarked link. Those who already use an RSS reader, please comment on the post with additional tips** When I first found out about blogs in 2004, it was a revelation. I was thrilled to find that I could read people’s thoughts [...]

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Titanium Spork Award Winner for October/November (and a call for nominations)

December 29, 2010 at 3:57 am in Spork Award

I can’t believe I never announced who you voted for as the recipient of the October/November Titanium Spork Award Winner…. Ed Bruske! I went through my posts from December and wouldn’t you know it, I never announced that he had won (even though the poll results hung out there on my sidebar forever…). I have [...]

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Book Club – Free For All: Fixing School Food in America

December 27, 2010 at 2:59 pm in Book club

I’d like to start a book club and read one food-related book every two months. In the future, we’ll work together to choose a title, but I’d like to propose Free For All: Fixing School Food in America for our first book title. I bought this book back in February and then I ran out of time [...]

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Open thread: Santa snacks and other holiday food

December 25, 2010 at 3:33 pm in Open threads

From Working Mother Nov/Dec 2010 I hope you are having a terrific holiday with your family and loved ones. I’m excited to have all my favorite people in one room. This happens only once a year, if we’re lucky, and my son is so happy being the center of it all. What special foods are you eating [...]

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"Kifmas ti!"

December 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Uncategorized

My favorite thing about this picture? The neck rolls.My least favorite thing? He has grown out of that sweater in the three weeks since we put the tree up. Thank you readers for following me along on this journey. I ate school lunch all year for my students. I think about them a lot when [...]

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Soup explosions and other cautionary holiday tales

December 23, 2010 at 3:30 am in Uncategorized

Tomato soup everywhere My mom remarked, “I can’t drive at night.”Me, “Why not?”My mom, “I have a padiddle.” I could not be more excited about the holidays. All I can think about is seeing my sister who I haven’t seen since July and the luxury of having my mom here for days on end. Of course [...]

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Playing Santa

December 21, 2010 at 6:15 pm in Uncategorized

A friend reminded me, “It’s your little guy’s third Christmas!” I almost didn’t believe her. Wow. He should be an old pro at this now. Our little guy doesn’t understand Santa. That’s fine with me. I have avoided the topic completely because I don’t want him to be scared by the idea of a weird man coming into our house. [...]

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