
The One with the Secret Office Space
May 22, 2012 By Samantha 7 Comments
I subscribe to Real Simple magazine. I get party invitations in the mail at least six weeks prior to the event. I return emails (usually) within 24 hours. I have spent significant time in the kitchen-organizing aisles of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I haven't lost a single student paper in 22 years of teaching. I'm not Monica Geller of Friends fame, but I'm pretty close. Everything has a place--keys on the hook; hats in the basket; plastic plates in one cabinet, ceramic in the … [Read More...]

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