The monkeys learned the song My Funny Valentine at preschool for Valentine’s day. (I love the monkey’s preschool!) They’ve been singing it for a few weeks now, and I’m finally learning the words. But between the three of us, we all mess up the song almost all of the time. Tonight at dinner, the wrong [...]
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My Funny Valentine: on variation vs. consistency
Posted in Learning and Teaching, tagged client management, ideas, learning on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Legacy ’systems’
Posted in Learning and Teaching, tagged discipline, leadership, managing, parenting, Parenting Wisdom on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After several hours of a rough morning with the monkeys, I found myself threatening thus: “I’m going to call your father.” To which the monkeys literally responded: “Why?”
And really, I’m not sure why I said it. They’re not afraid of him, and really, he was working at a cafe. What was he going to do?
I must have [...]
Standing up straight
Posted in Learning and Teaching, tagged consulting, expectation setting, managing, yoga on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a bit of a sloucher. It’s an ingrained habit which I’m not particularly proud of. In fact, if you forced me to make a list of 10 things I’d like to change about my physical presence, standing up straight would probably make the top 5.
Until recently, I didn’t seem to be able to do anything [...]
