uber & cold brew.

in today's adventure of nannying side hustle i took an uber to and from a birthday party with my charge and then we sat in starbucks until i finished my cold brew so i could get my green level free refill. my life is interesting, i promise. 

shameless selfie for your viewing pleasure.

tasteful mirror selfies.

what i've worn lately recorded forever in a mirror smeared with child snot. 

try not to be too impressed 😉

wine retreat yo self.

this weekend, i escaped the district with some fabulous friends to spend some time drinking virginia wine. 

first stop, sipping into sunset at early mountain:

we totally embraced the rose and bought a couple bottles, but that clearly wasn't enough so we venture to the grocery store for the sleepover essentials:

chocolate, wine and cheese = the essentials.

after a wonderful dance party in the woods, hearing a fox bark (ruraljuror) and a lovely brunch, we headed to barboursville for some more wine and historic ruins. 

oak is so passé...

blondes have more rosé

it was a wine-derful weekend 🍷👯👍🏻

life is but a dream.

some of the deep and meaningful thoughts to come out of pre-k this week:

"row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream; when you see an alligator don't forget to scream"

"dinosaurs died just before Jesus was born."

"i'm drawing a bubble butt. it's a butt that farts bubbles."

long winded thoughts.

it's just extremely and amazingly amazing to have people in your life who just get you. 

that's all. 

adulting.

being a grown-up is hard. every day i learn something new, and i am still constantly refer to myself as a baby. i thought i was really old and mature and that twenty-two is basically the new thirty, and then i realized everyone else in the world seems to have at least 6 years on me and way more experience in the field of being a fully functioning adult.

for some reason, you're supposed to graduate from college, leave the campus world where you are oh-so-coddled and then go to the normal world and be "responsible" overnight. i mean, in college meals are paid for AND prepared for you, you live in a city and don't pay rent, your job is to go to class where you read good stuff and write about it, there is a starbucks five feet from your room and you get to use fake money to pay for it, and the list goes on. Then you're thrusted into the "real world" where  you are expected to pay rent on time, plus comcast, plus pepco, plus dc water. oh, and if you want to eat, you need to buy groceries and plan your meals. then, you also need to pay back all that money you used to pay for college with one thousand percent interest. and all this needs to be paid for with your measly, entry-level, salary. adulthood.

luckily for my bostonian friends, they have made a gathering place where you can workshop your way to being a fully functioning adult. while i was home for thanksgiving, i went to this magical place called "the society of grown-ups" with my dear friend rylee (it was actually the best to see rylee since i haven't seen her since she became a mrs!). they offer financial workshops on money management (we have no money to manage), and supper clubs (it was morning) as well as chats on things like coffee and life (we love coffee). naturally, we went with the coffee chat.

i always feel awkward taking photos of stuff like this, hence the lackluster composition, i was rushing so i would seem obvious (?)

the place was super duper cute and although the tasting was delicious, what we basically learned is that liking really good coffee is time consuming, requires a lot of brain power, can get quite expensive (bur grinder, freshly roasted beans, pour over system, fancy spouted kettle, scale, cute mug). but, we did walk away extremely well caffeinated and firm in the knowledge that going and spending two dollars on pour-over coffee from peregrine or filter, is way better then spending two dollars on the giant machine coffee from starbucks.

so, yes being an adult isn't easy, but at least i know the $4 i have left after paying all my bills is well spent at all my favorite boutique coffee shops.

occupational hazards.

i've eaten at least 4 cheese sticks today. at least.

i got home the other day, only to find toothpaste marks all over my schoolboy blazer. (headstart)

i arrange snack symmetrically. everyday. not to teacher symmetry, but because i'm type a.

i think the hugs at nap time are to comfort me.

i was in the elevator of my apartment building yesterday when i started to sing the days of the week song. the doors opened and a man was standing there and definitely heard me. he said hello. i was so startled/embarrassed that i said thank you and ran to my door.

i walked down the stairs with a finger on my lips tuesday. after i dropped my kids off at art.

i sit criss cross apple sauce in skirts.

i let my kids nap for 15 minutes extra today. for me.

i received 10 illustrations of myself yesterday. i don't know if i should be concerned about my appearance at school, or my students vision.

i didn't lock my phone after taking a video for data. i have 20 selflies of one student on my phone.

happy friday :)