Burn out and frustration are common ailments among people who support technology. I’m lucky that these ailments only hit me once or twice a year. For people working help desk or desktop support jobs, it’s a year-round thing. In the 21st century, I’m still amazed that there are people who don’t know their way around…

Regular readers know I stress out over trying to balance my life. And for me, that’s not about doing less, but doing everything I want without completely shortchanging any particular piece. It’s why I think about all that organization stuff. I want it all–really I do. Today, Elizabeth at Half-Changed World said what I think…

With as much as I have going on this semester, I obviously need to organize my time well. I may have poked a little fun at my friend who had her kids’ backpacks ready to go, but the truth is, I need to be that organized too. It’s just a matter of priorities. School supplies…

I’m working today. Yes, on Labor Day. It’s the first day of classes and as someone who supports the work that goes on in those classes, I can’t really miss. Plus I missed Friday because of the mystery illness. School begins for the kids tomorrow and my own class begins tomorrow.  None of us are…

So, I was playing around with my template–obviously–and I accidentally nuked the whole thing and had to start from scratch. I guess this will do. I like it okay. I wish I had the time and energy to personalize a little more. I need a Geeky Mom banner. Anyone want to volunteer to create one?…

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I’m under the weather today with a mystery disease (more as I know more; it’s nothing serious). Mr. Geeky went to a movie I didn’t want to see (and didn’t feel up to it anyway) and so I was reading through the Teaching Carnival. It’s awesome. I, of course, gravitated to the technology section, which…

It’s been a long week. I’ve attempted to start working on those resolutions I’ve made. Let’s see how I’ve done: I got up every day at 6:00 this week and made progress on the dissertation. This plan seems to be working. We’ll see how it goes next week when the kids start school and things…