Big Boy Haircut

Saturday I spent a few hours with my ex. Not the most fun way to spend a few hours on a Saturday, but I had promised him I wouldn't get Jack's first haircut without him. 

We had to wait forever for our turn. Trying to keep a two year entertained and out of everything is not an easy task. When it was finally our turn Jack was happy to get into the cool seat. The excitement was short lived. 

He HATED the clippers! I think they scared him. We felt so badly for him that we said it looked fine even though she wasn't completely finished. He's a boy, so his hair doesn't have to look perfect. 

He looks like such a big boy with his curls gone. It makes me a little sad to see him look so much like a big boy. It had to be done at some point, right? I just hope those curls grow back. 

How To Make Work More Fun

1// Set up some type of gift exchange.
Last year I started up the Secret Pal exchange where we filled out questionaires about our likes and dislikes and then drew names. Throughout the school year we sneak gifts to your Secret Pal. At the end of May we do a fun reveal. Another gift exchange idea is instead of using a neighbor you can choose an office/classroom/cubicle (you get the idea). A popular for Easter is Egging Someone.

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2// Food

Food makes everything more fun, right? Organize a pot luck with a theme or even just bring in a box of doughnuts. A few times a year we do a potluck. One of my favorites is the soup and salad potluck. Another way to bring in food to work is to host a cookie exchange where everyone brings their cookies and recipes.

3// Use your lunch break wisely.

If you need me time bring along a book to enjoy with your meal (I always keep my Kindle with me). Other options are talk a small walk, update your Amazon wish list, or read blog posts.

If you need some adult talk then head to tthe breakroom. I usually mix it up during the week. On Monday's I like to head to the teacher's lounge and gab to my fellow teachers. By the middle of the week I am craving some alone time. I gotta make the best of it during that small window that is my lunch break. 

I know for me, work can be the last place I want to go some days, but there are ways to make it more. bearable. I do the above things and everyday I do the following:
1// give compliments
2// share inside jokes with your co-workers
3// remind myself of why I got into this profession
4// surround my desk with happy images
5// send texts and photos to best friend...we help each other through our work days

How do you have fun at work?

Reading Surge

I've been in a bit of a reading surge the last two weeks. When you fall in love with the works of an author you tend to read them all up like you are having a Netflix marathon. My online reading group voted and Dark Places was chosen.

It actually took me a few times starting it to really jump into the book. It is a lot darker than Gone Girl. Reading about dead children is never a light read. The story and the mystery was what had me hooked. One of the things I love about Flynn's writing is that the characters aren't wrapped up with prettly little bows at the end of the book. People are flawed. Also, she doesn't approach love and romance like so many other authors. 

As soon as I finished Dark Places, I downloaded Sharp Objects. I read it super quick. Sharp Objects was as dark as Dark Places, if not more so. Both were thrilling reads with main characters that were understandable, relatable, yet so screwed up that you wanted to read more. 

I stayed up later than usually just so I could finish Sharp Objects. I needed something new to take its place. Texas Mrs. posted yesterday that the book What Alice Forgot was one of her February Favorites. I'm now a few chapters in and it's a hit. I've read a few of Liane Moriartys other books and have liked them also. 

Have you read any great books recently?