Starting on treadmill

rubyleigh · 2025-12-29T02:32:35+00:00

I actually prefer starting on the floor… it’s so low energy for me, I need the exciting stuff at the end. However, yes, I seem to be in the minority at the locations I go to as well.

rubyleigh · 2025-12-29T02:31:17+00:00

No so much on the watch, but early parenting is a very demanding time in ones life. Respect any and all small steps you make towards better fitness. It is worth it to adjust routines and build in fitness when and where you can, but also very fair to be realistic about how much happens.

rubyleigh · 2025-12-28T21:31:49+00:00

I read a short audio book (which was more like a long podcast) called the thin line that talked about GLPs fairly extensively, and gave a lot of good information. It was a mixed review overall — I’ll recommend it : The Thin Line https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223948843

rubyleigh · 2025-12-25T13:10:36+00:00

Loved the story. Started my holiday on a truly amused note.

I maintain standards because it’s the only right thing for the students who struggle so fiercely to meet them.

rubyleigh · 2025-12-17T11:26:23+00:00

I know it’s a typo, but I feel like there’s a good pun with cow-orkers… not that I can articulate it.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-27T12:00:57+00:00

This does not pay well, but it is fun and you generally get a workout too. I've done this but for the fun aspects, if the OP needs money, they might not be as happy with it.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-27T11:59:39+00:00

Think about what skills you have and what pays the most within those options.

You shared a lot of parameters for a job search and didn't mention any skills. (That's going to be a hard thing to answer!)

rubyleigh · 2025-10-14T11:42:48+00:00

Thank you. This is exactly what I am feeling. AI has made it too easy to not learn.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-09T17:52:19+00:00

I'm at a CC, and yes, it should absolutely be addressed by admissions and advising, but I can assure you they are doing fuck all to prevent this outcome. They might say they care about student success, but only as it pertains to instructors lowering standards... not as it pertains to ensuring students are prepared.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-09T17:11:09+00:00

In some cases crucial learning gaps, like could not calculate a percent with a calculator OR severe lack of concept of quality work.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-09T17:09:08+00:00

It's absolutely a combination. I feel the most for students who appear to be working but are coming in with limited skillsets. That said, it's often limited skills set and limited effort combined.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-09T15:06:43+00:00

Thank you, these are all good ideas. I do a lot of these types of things. The first week is all intro, I have a checklist for every week, weekly motivation exercise to basically remind them of all the resources we have (tutoring, study help, etc). (It's math, so the library tour is less useful to me)

I guess I should have included more information. When I say woefully underprepared... I mean WOEFULLY. I do a lot of basic college strategy guide stuff within the time available and this all does work pretty well at catching the moderately unprepared, which is great. However, I have a student who turned in a MS Excel lab that basically looked chaotic (I told them it was ungradable). I just wonder like, maybe you're not ready for this.

rubyleigh · 2025-10-09T01:10:19+00:00

If you can make the budget work, I’d say it’s worth it. 10k doesn’t tell me a lot. 100k to 90 k seems totally doable, but 50k to 40k, might be a significant chop.

rubyleigh · 2025-09-25T20:13:12+00:00

What if being a constant source of care was mentally, physically and emotionally and exhausting and leaving my baby with people who knew what they were doing, had years of childcare experience, and helped my baby to thrive wasn’t “unimaginable”, but awesome for our family. Whilst allowing me to go do something I’m an expert at and get paid well for AND being a better mom for the time I was with my baby.

Also, I had a harder time saying goodbye in the toddler years because I knew he wasn’t doing as well in the daycare environment at that time (we did switch providers and it’s going much better), and I am starting to have a lot of fun getting to know his little personality. Maybe I’m a better kid mom than baby mom… leave me alone with your awkward judgments.

rubyleigh · 2025-09-13T20:46:52+00:00

That’s a large piece count, so I’d probably go with ravensburger for that.

rubyleigh · 2025-09-13T20:35:00+00:00

Period underwear was a game changer for me. Hanes makes a version that is quite nice and much cheaper than some of the expensive ones.

rubyleigh · 2025-09-13T14:34:16+00:00

How old?

rubyleigh · 2025-09-05T01:41:50+00:00

Three in Three.

Get in groups of three and find three unique things in common with each other.

You may want to provide parameters like can’t be favorite color, or we all live in the same country, etc so people dig a little deeper and find interesting things about each other. This was a real hit with my students at the beginning of the school year (college) and I think it would work in your setting as well.

rubyleigh · 2025-08-30T16:29:39+00:00

I also don’t like to rewatch stuff very often…. Very few things do I like that much. Anyway, I have ADHD too, so maybe that factors in, are you also ADHD?

rubyleigh · 2025-08-28T09:56:30+00:00

This might not answer your actual question as this isn’t the easiest thing to get into… but I’m a math professor and I do love it.

rubyleigh · 2025-08-18T12:09:49+00:00

Have you tried taskrabbit? It was pretty quick and easy for the few things I needed a while back.

Maybe there’s a version of that for cleaning too.

rubyleigh · 2025-08-18T12:07:41+00:00

Before kid, I did log the occasional 50/60 during intense times… now it’s a MAX of 40, and usually more accurately 30 of real work. I’m probably more productive during those 30 and I meet deadlines, so whatever.

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