Just Good Things: January 9, 2026

I just spent three-ish hours setting up my materials for the classes I'm embedded in. Stealing an idea from a colleague, I made a complete roster of all the students in my courses. Right now, I've got 176 students on my list. That number will fluctuate until we hit add/drop, but I'm excited to be working with students again. The library is too quiet during breaks.

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Work provided lunch twice this week
• Trying a new-ish activity as a family
• Dropping off a ton of donations
• Restocking our family friendly study space with some new goodies
• Kiddo wrote her first thank you cards
• The walkability of city living
• Hoodies
• Nuking leftovers for an easy lunch
• Kiddo was still adorably fast asleep when I went to wake her up for school

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