I’m officially one week into my new life as a summer nanny. Here’s the dirty little secret: I love it. Scratch that, I don’t just love it, I relish this. I enjoy the playdates, and endless hours pushing little people on swingsets, and frozen yogurt trips, and watching them squeal with delight when the ducks eat the cracked corn we feed them. I love fostering a love of learning and exploration. I adore encouraging them to be brave and try new things. And I really can’t get enough of the conversations we have throughout our days.
Long story short, I’m going to be super bummed if I never get to be a mother.
Mitt Romney’s new iPhone app, misspelling America. (via @thischoi)
Alright people. Take a moment. Savor it. This is as good as it gets.
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It’s been more than a year since we first learned Michelle Obama was working on her own gardening and healthy eating book — and today (finally!), the First Lady’s tome, American Grown, hits shelves across the country.
American Grown: Michelle Obama and White House Recipes
“I mean, we have a house that has stuff in it back in Chicago. We have friends that we love who we invite here all the time. But the truth is, is that if you plucked us up and put us anywhere right now, what we’d know with this change is that we’re always a family when we’re together. And in the end, that’s what really matters. So while I like going back to Chicago — I like to see the lake — this is home now because this is where we’ve built our lives. And when it’s time to leave, we’ll build it somewhere else.” — Michelle Obama, when asked if she misses living in Chicago
It’s a word document that I submit to a dropbox when I’m finished. The professor has written this in the instructions:
Please do not refer to your text, lecture notes, chat sessions, reading assignments, colleagues, family, internet, or other sources.
But it’s an at home exam with no time limit in a word document! How am I supposed to resist the temptation to, oh I don’t know, NOT FAIL?
The one-handed Avery move
I should be spending this Memorial Day studying for tonight’s midterm and putting the finishing touches on a special education paper. Instead I’m re-watching Grey’s Anatomy, a show I really thought I was over, because Jackson Avery is my new favorite TV character. For obvious reasons. Ahem.
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Actor Leonard Nimoy gives a live long and prosper sign after being awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Boston University. Picture: Steven Senne/AP
“The day you look dumb in the grocery store at 7:19 in the morning is also the day you run into that duuude you don’t want to run into, and his stupid-hot-at-7:19-in-the-morning girlfriend. Don’t worry. You’re buying kale and olive oil. At least you can cook.” — Joy the Baker – These Things I’ve Learned in Thirty Years
“From the jungles of Vietnam to the mountains of Afghanistan, they stepped forward and answered the call. They fought for a home they may never return to, they fought for buddies they would never forget. While their stories may be separated by hundreds of years and thousands of miles, they rest here together side-by-side, row-by-row, because each of them love this country and everything it stands for more than life itself.” — President Obama pays tribute to U.S. troops on Memorial Day (via kileyrae)
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