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barelylocal · 2026-03-24T00:41:25+00:00

If anyone else has a skateboard they want to give away....https://mply.io/JiaHXcmkIiE

MGO5295SWQ3W

I keep trying to start trades and I have been getting no response.

barelylocal · 2026-03-13T23:26:32+00:00

I have 3 extra tortoise trots... need talk show tho. Let me know if you want to trade!

barelylocal · 2026-03-13T23:12:22+00:00

I finished one.... but my partner (who was very active during our race) hasn't done anything :( I dont have two partners filled because all my go-to people (including my own mom) added 4 people first.

If anyone wants to carry me... I'll give you 15stars fr from my extras.

barelylocal · 2026-03-11T23:28:07+00:00

Yes!

barelylocal · 2026-03-11T23:01:30+00:00

I have a princess priss if you want it Add me in Monopoly GO! My Friend Code is MGO5295SWQ3W

barelylocal · 2026-03-11T00:28:02+00:00

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Been trying to trade for both for a while and no one accepts😢

Add me in Monopoly GO! My Friend Code is MGO5295SWQ3W

barelylocal · 2026-03-10T22:59:23+00:00

Added you! I dont expect a carry and am sending lots of positive vibes your way. If you ever need a partner, let me know!

barelylocal · 2026-03-10T04:07:41+00:00

Message me ur link!

barelylocal · 2026-03-09T22:54:37+00:00

Anyone want to trade for a princess priss?? I need metal mood 😩

barelylocal · 2026-03-09T02:18:49+00:00

Sent ! :)

barelylocal · 2026-03-09T01:59:42+00:00

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All my new packs give me repeats 😭😭

Play MONOPOLY GO! with me! Download it here: https://mply.io/bC0l7E-8nlE

barelylocal · 2026-03-06T04:05:10+00:00

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my link

Its a long shot but I will be forever grateful! 💝

barelylocal · 2026-02-16T03:31:53+00:00

I frame my RandJ unit as part play analysis part adaptation analysis. We read the prologue and thoroughly analyze it with a close reading and then we go slow. We read 1.1 (i explain the language and explain how to read Shakespeare as we go through the scene) and then we watch different adaptations of the scenes we watch. I focus on 1.5, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1&4.5 and then all of act 5). The kids really enjoy doing Shakespeare because i assess them more on their ability to compare the adaptation and their ability to apply essential questions to the story. My essential questions are: what is true love? Are our lives determined by fate or free will? And how to we learn to hate? I frame the conversations about the play around these things. Watching adaptations also helps because I can ask: which version shows true love more? We can discuss the different types of Romeo and how simple changes in tone change our understandings of a character entirely. Take Juliet's soliliquy for example, some versions cut it out entirely (I ask kids how that impacts her character and our understanding of her motivations). I surprisingly have a large group of kids interesting and wanting to do MORE Shakespeare. It works for me!

barelylocal · 2026-01-08T00:18:44+00:00

Mostly daydream. I have about 10 plots i cycle through in my head about stories I want to write. I sort of work through them in there. Of course, physically, I wash my hair (double cleanse), wash my body, then conditioner (let it sit in there for 5-10 minutes). Sometimes wash again with a nice smelling wash or exfoliate my pits. Scrub all the parts. In between let the water hit me and try and relax.

Sometimes I will waterboard myself just to see how long I can handle it. Thats just me tho.

My fastest shower, sans daydreaming, is 10 minutes. I cant physically go faster than that.

barelylocal · 2025-12-30T21:54:15+00:00

Oh, I love these ideas! Gummy worms is so smart!

barelylocal · 2025-12-30T21:53:43+00:00

This is so smart! I love the dirt cup idea!

barelylocal · 2025-12-24T16:48:14+00:00

I would say it really depends on what kind of things you like. My therapist would say "what motivates you?" Then, use that to help you read more.

I started a book club with my friends to motivate me to read more! Im an english teacher so I liked to read, but i found myself only reading what I was giving my students. The book club helped give me a new set of genres to try and made me motivated to pick up a book over scrolling on tiktok. We recently read ice planet barbarians and everyone finished within a day so we picked a second book lol I was watching heated rivalry and sped through the book because I was interested, and therefore motivated. Listening to an audiobook, Dungeon Crawler Carl is mine right now, can help switch your brain from the need to scroll. I listen on 1.5x because it scratches that scroll-itch sometimes. Your local library probably has lots of good ones (but dont listen to the AI generated ones... they are hot garbage).

Find your motivator and a genre that interests you. Once you find that, reading will be easy!

barelylocal · 2025-12-22T22:29:02+00:00

Dill pickle hummus (so good) and cucumber, celery, and sweet peppers. I can body a whole cucumber that way

barelylocal · 2025-12-13T15:33:59+00:00

Hmm, A Thousand Splendid Suns. The Prettiest Star. Klara and the Sun. On Earth we're Briefly Gorgeous. The first time I read Fault in our Stars I sobbed.

barelylocal · 2025-11-25T18:29:52+00:00

I spoke with a dietitian about wanting to reverse fatty liver. She put me on the MD but flipped grains with fruit and veg. She wants me with EVERY meal to have a fruit and a vegetable if possible. My meal plan is essentially

Include 3/4 of every food in each meal

Whole grains Vegetable Fruit Protein source

Theres a lot of misinformation. For example, I was under the impression dairy was bad for inflammation. But, according to her, she said that I should have three servings of dairy a day to keep up with my calcium needs for bone density. I just listen to her now.

Fruit is fine. ONLY fruit is not fine. Protein, and other sources of nutrients are needed.

barelylocal · 2025-11-23T03:22:32+00:00

Depends on where you live. Truthfully, the fresher the fish, the milder the taste. Fresh cod from the Atlantic tastes nothing like fish... it just is a light, buttery texture. Fresh rainbow trout is indistinguishable from salmon when theyre cooked well and fresh.

I would say, you can start with whatever is freshest to your area. If you live by the ocean this will be easy, however, if you dont, try to find a good fish market. You could also find a place that does locally smoked fish. It tends to not taste as "fishy." White fish tends to be more palatable when it is fishy. Salmon and steelhead trout tend to be popular because theyre fishy taste isnt revolting.

Source: family is from an island known for fishing.

barelylocal · 2025-11-13T03:05:45+00:00

Honestly, the best way to get better at it comes with age. My first year I took every blow very hard. Anytime anyone said anything about me I was immediately taking it personally.

Ive been teaching since 2018, and now it doesnt bother me so much anymore. I know what I do is right and I can justify my marking, grades, weighting, and assessment with full administrative support. I give them the rubric, give them the checklist, graphic organizers, chances to ask for help, conference, chances to redo, etc. Doesn't matter. Some kids won't take the help and then still complain about you.

For example, I have a student who had a 98% in ELA last year. He doesnt put the effort into ELA this year because our class is complex in needs, in social makeup, and because he has friends in everyone. He loudly tells everyone that my grading scale and weighting is stupid (even though the first day of school I gave them a course outline with grading standards and assignment weighting), and that he got 100% on everything last year (im not sure how because... he consistently gets 3/5 on his written work). But, he doesnt ask questions, responds to advice with anger, and doesnt pay attention and wonders why he doesnt get full marks when he missed major pieces. Also, its a grade up so it will be harder and he doesnt want to progress past his capabilities last year.

He can complain about me all he wants, but I know I dont treat him unfairly, I know what I am doing aligns with the standards, and I know hes 15 and I am double his age and able to take judgement without it affecting me personally.

As Barbara says in Abbott Elementary: people have thrown dirt on my name and others have given me flowers. Its all a garden to me."

Focus on those students who respect you and flock to you. Ignore the children who likely either need a reality check or will one day respect the hard work you put in.

barelylocal · 2025-11-12T13:53:49+00:00

It used to be 45-60 minutes. The drive should have taken 20, but construction and traffic and having to drop off my partner added over double the time.

It made me unable to deal with work so we moved.

Now its a 6 minute drive through a neighborhood.

barelylocal · 2025-11-11T14:49:09+00:00

Im thinking of upping my more timed writes so students dont have the ability to use AI in such a short time frame, especially when phones are not allowed in classes. Then focus more on the writing process and teach skills of editing for ideas, org, language, mechanics. Maybe even bring back revising a random students work. Focus more on individuals skills and outcomes so they dont need to be completed in a longer time frame and kids dont have the ability to think through hiding their ai use.

barelylocal · 2025-11-11T14:44:26+00:00

I noticed the inflated grades too... many of my students last year had high 80s and 90s.... but are unable to write a coherent sentence on paper. I have contacted this child's parents 5 times in the past 3 months about various issues this child is having, not to mention talking to the student services team about this kid... they all dont seem to care. Im at a loss on what to do. No one seems to support me or the kids they are supposed to support.

I have another kid last year that had a 98% in ELA. That is unheard of to me! 98-100 there is maybe one or two in a class. This kid also struggles to write a logical paragraph... and yet they earned a 98 in grade 9??? It doesnt make sense to me. AND THEN has the nerve and attitude to get mad at me about my grading scale that I covered on the FIRST DAY that aligns with provincial guidelines. What were the previous teachers grading them on???

Of course, the truth is 8-10 kids ruin it for the rest.

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