storyinmypocket:

Adulting tip: before you move in with someone, sit down and have a discussion about what a clean living space looks like. Doing this would have saved me so much aggravation in my life.

“But Jaqui,” I hear you asking, “why should we have to talk about it? Clean’s clean, right?” No, it’s not. And thinking cleanliness is a self-evident concept is a great way for screaming fights to happen down the line.

Here’s an example: to my mom, clean means that all the things in the space are not actively dirty, and are free of crumbs and food stains and the like. It doesn’t matter to her where you put your shit, so long as no one has to worry about bugs or stains or diseases. To my once-stepfather, clean meant that everything had a place where it belonged, and things were neat and organized, and there was no visible clutter. He gave less of a shit about crumbs under the microwave than he did about random papers on the coffee table. So she could spend all day working to make sure you could eat off every surface in the kitchen, and he would come home and be upset because she’d spent all that time and as far as he could tell, nothing was clean. Meanwhile, his obsessive organization drove my mom batshit because he would blithely organize away things that weren’t clean by her standards. Needless to say, that relationship did not end well.

So yeah. Have the talk, and figure out what your “augh, this is unlivable, we need to clean!” points are. You may not always be able to get a shared living space exactly as clean as you want it, but if you figure out what everyone needs to feel like they have a reasonably clean space, you’re much more likely to correctly conclude that, when someone makes an offhand comment about the mess getting to them, you’ll know they mean the dishes in the sink are bothering them, and that they don’t give a shit about the dust on the bookshelves, and can act accordingly.

silverhawk:

catopumas are so interesting 2 me bc theres only two species so far in the genus, and its either

a very gentle looking asian golden cat

very kind looking, round. 10/10

and then the other in the genus is

the bay cat, or as i like to call them – the weasel cat. long, kinda weird looking, but still 10/10 despite the weaselness.

gopuppetgirl-prime:

itsatru:

typhlosionns:

Booty shorts that say goblin on the butt

Strutting up to the squat cage like…

positivelypersistentteach:

positivelypersistentteach:

Hello Wonderful Tumblrites,

Every year, teachers spend on average $500 on their classroom of their own money.   I know many teachers who spend considerably more.   Each year, I request links to wish lists from the teachers on Tumblr to share; we call it Teachmas.  It is wonderful to have support from all over as we prepare for the new school year.  Please consider purchasing an item, if money is tight, reblogs also help!   Thank you so much!

1. Positivelypersistentteach teaches Kindergarten in Florida.   Wish list found here.
2. Girlwithalessonplan teaches high school English and Newspaper in Indiana.  Wish list found here.
3. Impatienteacher teaches 5th grade in North Carolina.  Wish list found here.
4. Mrskaaay teaches 7th grade Math in Kentucky.  Wish list found here.
5. Thebookwormfromkinder teaches Kindergarten in Florida.  Wish list found here.
6. isaidsothatswhy teaches 9th/Art I & Yearbook in Central Mississippi.  Wish list found here. 
7. From-tutor-to-teacher teaches 2-5 math resource 3-12 SPED inclusion in Texas.  Wish list found here. 
8. impeccablyshaved teaches Kindergarten in Atlanta, Ga. Wish list found here. 
9. offbeatteacher teaches Kindergarten in Southern California.  Wish list found here.
10. Socially Acceptable Madness teaches 7th and 8th grade (all subjects) in Florida.  Wish list found here.
11. Bookworm109 teaches 7th grade ELA in Ohio.  Wish list found here.

12. Teach-center-stage teaches High School Theatre and Musical Theatre in Florida.  Wish list found here.

13. myfesteringcesspool teaches Kindergarten in Milwaukee, WI.  Wish list found here.

14. Aperk teaches 10th grade English, Journalism in Kansas.  Wish list found here.

15. minimarker teaches Middle School Math in Maryland.  Wish list found here.

16. allmadeofstardust
    teaches 7th grade Math in South Carolina.  Wish list found here.

17. Leenzkay
    teaches 8th grade Science in Mississippi.  Wish list found here.

18. mamafox18
    teaches high school US History in Maine. Wish list found here.

19. roonilwazlibs79 teaches 3rd grade in Missouri.  Wish list found here.

20. growthliveshere
    teaches Middle School ELA in New York.  Wish list found here.

21. brainvomit
    teaches Special needs and art classes (K-12) in Arizona. Wish list found here.

22. adventures in teaching and nerdery
    teaches Special education (K & 4) in Central IL.   Wish list found here.

23. macaroni-hexagon
    teaches 7th and 8th grade math in California.  Wish list found here. 

24. Grayer teaches 6th Grade Inclusion in New York.  Wish list found here.

25. Safeaspockets teaches High School English
    in Massachusetts.  Wish list found here.

26. lovelikesummer
    teaches World Geography (9th), Student Leadership (9th), and College Readiness (12th) in Texas.  Wish list found here.

27. MsPinhey teaches World History, Contemporary Issues, High School 9-12 in Tennessee. Wish list found here.

28. vwalker teaches 6-8th grade SPED in Minnesota. Wish list found here.

29. Lugofrombananacountry teaches Middle school Spanish in Maryland. Wish list found here.

30. messerlyk teaches Gd. 8-12, reading and creative writing at an alternative ed. school in Tennessee.  Wish list found here.

31. MagicalMissB teaches Middle school humanities (Ancient Civilizations) in 

    Washington State. Wish list found here.

32. Sexy-Queen-Mary teaches Social Studies 9-12 in Missouri.  Wish list found here.

33. lifeinkinder teaches Kindergarten/first grade combo in Illinois. Wish list found here.

34. Allysowned teaches 9th and 10th English in Massachusetts.  Wish list found here.

35. Prettyeyesdupree
    teaches 6th grade reading and social studies in Georgia.  Wish list found here.  

36. pura-vida8 teaches Spanish – Grades 7 + 8 in New Hampshire.  Wish list found here.

37. Art and Hart teaches Preschool special education in the Washington DC area.  Wish list found here.

38. mathematically speaking teaches 6th grade math & computer science in 

    California.  Wish list found here.

39. aguilar-teaches
    teaches 8th Grade Language Arts, English 1 Honors in Florida.   Wish list found here.

40. Christina-in-Arkansas teaches K/1 Special Education in Arkansas.  Wish list found here.

41. teacherofthethoughtfullest
    teaches 10th English II, AP Language & Comp, Humanities in Colorado.  Wish list found here.

42. mrskcreads
    teaches 6th Grade Reading and English (writing) in Texas. Wish list found here.

43. Missfteacheshistory
    teaches 6 and 8th Grade History in New Jersey. Wish list found here.

44. MisstoMrsPaula
    teaches 9th grade English Honors & 9th grade English 1 Through ESOL in Florida.  Wish list found here.

45. Teaching-Every Day is Different
     teaches 

    11th Grade English, GSA in 

    Virginia. Wish list found here.

46. shouseinthehouse
    teaches
    5th and 6th grade reading, writing, and social studies in Indiana.  Wish list found here.

47. Tokidoki Teacher teaches Kindergarten in Minnesota.  Wish list found here.

48. frenchspeakingfilipina teaches 1st in Washington State.  Wish list found here.  

49. WatchAllisonTeach teaches Sophomore English, senior yearbook in 

    Illinois.  Wish list found here.

50. JoyAbounds teaches 1st grade in Texas.  Wish list found here.

51. ummno teaches 10th Grade Government in Maryland. Wish list found here.

52. kathleendevon
    teaches 2nd Grade in Texas.  Wish list found here.

53. elviajedelaesperanza
    teaches Spanish I & II in Illinois.  Wish list found here.

54. withmypensandneedles
    teaches High school (9-12) reading intervention in Missouri.  Wish list found here.

55. randomrambleramble teaches 

    Mathematics 9-12 (Algebra I, Geometry, Trigonometry) in Maryland.  Wish list found here.

56. eisforecfeandendometriosis teaches Preschool in Minnesota.  Wish list found here.

57. see-mary-teach
    teaches 6-8 ELA in Arizona.  Wish list found here.

58. Jenasaurus teaches 6th and 7th grade science, 8th grade advisory in California.  Wish list found here.

59. chocolatecastleinthesky teaches High School Latin in Tennessee.  Wishlists found here and here.

60. mrawesomepants teaches History 9 (World History), APUSH, Model UN in Maine. Wish list found here.

61. manzanas teaches First Grade in California. Wish list found here.

62. Pablophonic teaches 5th Grade STEM in South Carolina. Wish list found here.

63. andshewill
    teaches 8th grade ELA in Massachusetts.  Wish list found here. 

64. Lotiinside teaches 6th Grade Science in Florida.  Wish list found here.

65. Fourth Grade Frenzy
    teaches 4th grade in Maine.  Wish list found here.

66. ohsnix teaches 9th Grade World History in North Carolina.  Wish list found here.

67. Read. Write. Repeat. teaches 

    Speech, Debate, Drama 9-12 in Oklahoma.  Wish list found here.  

68. hello-delicious-tea
    teaches 9th-10th ELA in North Carolina.  Wish list found here.

69. Sempiternalsolstice teaches 6-8 ELA in Tennessee. Wish list found here.

70. Omniscribe
    teaches High school English (Etymology, World Lit, Speech and Dual Credit Writing) in Illinois.  Wish list found here.

71. The-littlelady teaches High school LD (9-12) in South Carolina.  Wish list found here.

72. Ambedu teaches 6th Grade Literacy and Science in Wisconsin.  Wish list found here.

73. whiskeyfortheway
    teaches MS Social Studies (6-8), HS Psychology, HS Current Events in Michigan.  Wish list found here.

74. samanthainsecondary teaches 9th grade ELA in Maryland.  Wish list found here.

75. sunshinein17 teaches 5th/6th grade Social Studies and Writing in 

    Missouri.  Wish list found here.

76. adventureswithscience teaches 8th Grade Science in Florida.  Wish list found here.
77. Justwalkthroughmyclassroom teaches 7th/8th Grade Language Arts in Florida.  Wish list found here.

I misspelled Tumblr the first time I posted this.  I just noticed that now.

vichy:

yeah hyperfixation can be inconvenient sometimes but when i’m between hyperfixations life is like meaningless so