Fighting With My Other Half

This is an re-enactment of what a typical conversation 

with my twin sister would be like...

 "So Rhiannon, what do you think of my advertisement strategy?"

Not bad, eh?

I thought it was a pretty BRILLIANT myself.

Ohhh really, why don't like it?

What?!? Really?!!?!!? 

Well, I didn't hear YOU come up with anything better.

No, I didn't steal it! Well okay, maybe it's not completely original but-but...

Any other thoughts you'd like to share?

(thick sarcasm)

Do it with CHEESE?!? 

No, stop! It's a BAKE SALE for Pete's Sake!

No, no, NO! 

We are not selling freaking CHEESE!

Ugggggh - forget I even asked.

(I don't missing fighting with my sister at all)

Because clearly it would be just like this.

Having a good day?

Naw, me nether.

Lauren

This Is How I Roll - Sometimes!

Every now and then, when I'm in TOO MUCH of a hurry

(who me?)

I take a CNG.

(don't ask me what CNG stands for - I don't know)

Basically it's like getting in a cage, like a ride at the fair.

No control and a little too fast for comfort sometimes but at least at the fair you are
wearing a seat belt - YIKES!

(And in Bangladesh the drivers lock you from inside - weird, I know)

EEEEEeeeeeK!

But I was in a MAD rush to get to school on and so...

Trying to pretend that I was scared - but the whole thing vibrates so much

it's impossible to get a good picture!

The driver was a nice man...didn't over charge me TOO MUCH -ha!

My life was passing before me...and yet I was taking pictures?

WAKE UP LAUREN !

)

Absolutely no leg room, right up against the cage.

What, no cup-holders either?

(smiling)

Welcome to the Desh.

The Faces Students Don't See

Wait a minute...I just saved it, it's got to be there!

I know it's there!

WHERE ARE YOU FILE?

I erased it? No, no, NO! It's here I know it is, I 

am not re-writing that progress report - SCREW THAT!

(spent the next 20 minutes looking for something I never found on my labtop)

Where am I? And what am I doing again?

Right, at school because I am a teacher.

Oh my gawd Lauren, pull yourself together!

I think I need another coffee...

I don't even know where to start - there is SO MUCH TO DO!

This coffee isn't helping either - too small.

Sigh*

Still haven't started yet.

Alright, here we go.

I'm gonna start here.....errrrr...on second thought.

I kinda wish I hadn't.

UGH! 

This was a hard weeks for me.

But 

Last night was the opening performance our middle school play/musical

"Once Upon A Mattress"

I have been helping out a bit, they loving me call me the backstage b****!

Ha!

The students were so excited, so confident, and started to have SO MUCH FUN on stage that

even a week of very little sleep 

I FELT LIKE A MILLION BUCKS and 

wanted to stay up to celebrate!!!!

Let's be honest, I passed out at 10 p.m.

ha!

The Count Down; Back Home For A Summer from The Desh

What am I looking forward to this summer?

Well...

although there is still more than three months of the school year left

and still SO MUCH TO DO

(heavy sigh)

I am really looking forward to meeting this little guy!

Hello SAMMY D - whom I've not met before!

I am your crazy auntie Lolo, please to meet you.

(huge wet kiss will follow with too tight of a squeeze/hug)

WATCH OUT.

One of many things that make me smile about going back home.

Family.

Double sigh*

Boom!

The list will continue...

What happens when...

What happens when three people named "Spida Wells"...

...Tina the turkey...

...and last but not least, 

Crazy Auntie Lolo get together?

 (aka better known as Miss Wells on this side of the world now people)

A RED HOT MESS - that's what!

(especially if these three are planning on going to India together for a week)

BAH - Hahahahahhah!

Let the adventures begin dear Kristina and Everett!

Looking forward to your arrival...only a week away!

(I prefer to round down)

So....yeah.

(smiling a big and TOOTHY grin)

Random Act of Kindness HMK

Another tale from the adventures at ISD...

The assignment was to perform or do a random act of kindness for someone you 

either know or (preferably) someone you DON'T KNOW AT ALL!

Gr. 8 Humanities class - Boom!

Students also had to provide photographic evidence of the act

(either before or after or during)

The evidence was key for ME, to see if they had performed act.

(kinda takes away the randomness of action but again, Ms.Wells needed evidence)

That's when I received this.

Ummm...this was unexpected.

I had not even considered a student performing their

acts of kindness on ME!

Don't worry, I was not the only teacher to receive this delightful and funny message.

So my head big head isn't so big...yet!

Math department

Design and Technology department.

And last but not least, crazy Ms.Wells in Humanities department.

*sigh

Timing is everything, isn't it?

With everything that is going on right in my crazy life,

(daily stresses of being a 1st year teacher in the Desh)

students continue to impress me with their kindness, talents and sheer 

originality...even if it's a homework assignment.

Okay fine, I am just a sucker for surprises!!!

Bah - hahahahah.

Lucky-lucky so very lucky to be alive.

(smile that is beaming)

Just Another Day Teaching at ISD

The project started out as a simple task.

Pick one of the following research questions:

Where do I live?

or

Where do I play?

or

Where do I think?

Then take some photos that MUST include both the

physical and cultural environment.

Just started a geography unit about land-forms and how they affect

people and their surrounding...bla-bla-bla.

SO 

the way they were to present these photos was either poster or PowerPoint

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ 

BORING! 

So this is what they came up with

Some of them even used Instagram to edit photos!

Bah - hahahahahhah!

I love enthusiastic students...never in a million years would

I have thought this project would produce such results.

Now let's see if they actually learnt anything.

POP QUIZ

It CAME - IT CAME!!!

Look what I found in my mail cubby today!

TU ME MENQUE DOROTHEEEEEE!

This made my day - GRAND EINE KUSS!

Luv you to pieces

Lolo

The State of My Desk is OUT OF CONTROL

I don't even know where to begin...

UGH!

Only three bags today...not bad, normally it's at LEAST four!

The chair is the cleanest thing in my desk area - uGH!

Yes, that indeed is a Christmas tree - doesn't everyone have one in their office?
We celebrate Christmas 365 days a year here - ha!

Small collection of gym essentials...

The size of that coffee cup and the back that it's BATMAN never gets old.

Stressed out of my TREE!

Gotta get back to work - hope everyone is having a good week so far !

Luv

Miss Wells

Family Meeting Family:Love At First Sight

Introducing family to family...it was love at first sight.

Same day of skipping - we ate and smiled A LOT!

Next time I'm going to smile more with my eyes - like my Bangladeshi Mom & Dad.

Siddik was (of course!) one of the first people I wanted Steph to meet!

Sneaky little pic cuz - ha!

Thanks for capturing and being apart of such a FUN and SPECIAL DAY Stephanie.

(smiling)

4 days of LEMON DETOX DONE!

It was suppose to be 7 - 10 days.

But I think 4 was ENOUGH for first time detox.

(I'm a rookie, what can I say?)

However.

Did I get up to 9 - 10 hours of sleep every night.

Cannot STRESS how important it is getting a lot of sleep on a detox.

(I wasn't able to function at school if I didn't sleep more that week of detox)

And well, that was UNBELIEVABLY HELPFUL!

(good tip for those of you trying this at home!)

So what am I eating now that I can eat?

GETTING INTO THIS CRAZY JUICING BANDWAGON

(just breakie shakes people - don't worry, I like chewing!)

Best juice so far in the early am?

Apple + Pear + Ginger = WAKE UP!

It's really-really good.

So...yeah.

That's all I got.

Best Part About Working Out Alone?

You can wear as much or as little as you want!

BOOM!

(I wouldn't suggest skipping in your underwear though...
...chaffing is a constant battle in this hot-Hot-HOT climate!)

(yeah, that did just happened)

Let the weekend commence, staring at the end of today of course!

THURSDAY is the new FRIDAY!

So...yeah.