Author: Roni Noone

I had big plans for this post, but now it’s after 7 pm and I’m on the couch with the kids, eating dinner, and watching Jeopardy.

Years ago, this would have never happened because I was THAT Mom. You know, the one who made everyone sit for family dinner at the table. It was a daily occurrence. No TV. No phones. Just the four of us around the table, talking about our day or playing some sort of table game.

Now, the mom of a 14-year-old and soon-to-be 20-year-old (that happens this weekend, OMG), dinner at the table happens maybe once or twice a week.

At first, this bothered me, but over time, I have realized we are wycwyc‘ing it!

I don’t blog much about my professional life, but I have a few fun things to share.

First, I just got home from a reception for the PLA (President’s Leadership Academy), which I graduated from yesterday.

I will start this post with a sourdough update because I never would have thought that setting a goal to make homemade sourdough this year would lead to me making two to three loaves a week.

It’s been three months since I made my first loaf with Doughbra (my starter), and I’ve finally gotten the courage to make bread for other people.

Here’s a loaf I made for my coach on Saturday.

This may be the busiest week of the year for me so far!

And I don’t mean my blogging week (Wednesday to Wednesday), but my actual work week.

I kicked off Monday with an all-day Intermediate Excel training class that I taught to state employees. It was SO fun—well, for me at least—because I normally teach traditional college students who are, well, young and uninterested.

I’m having difficulty gathering my thoughts because it’s been a hell of a week, in a good way.

First, work is absolutely crazy right now. I have overextended myself as I do, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. In addition to wrapping up my six credit classes and submitting final grades, I am preparing for two days of Excel training next week, and I’m presenting at our professional development day on how to engage students in online courses. Once I get through next week, things will calm down. I’m just in overdrive at the moment.

It’s been such a crazy day that I’m writing this while watching Survivor! And it sucks because I have SO much I want to write about.

You know what? I’m going to work backwards through the week—it’ll probably be easier that way.

First, Today. Was. Awesome.

It occurred to me as I sat down to post this:

I am 48.

Monday was our 24th wedding anniversary.

That means I’ve been married for half of my life?

That’s wild.

Spring break may be over, but what a fantastic week it was, full of food and family.

Back in the day, Easter was the first family holiday I hosted as a new mom, and we still use the holiday as a reason to get the whole family together.

It’s nice.

But, before I share Easter photos, I have some fun food to share!

One of the best perks of being a college professor is Spring Break. I’m lucky mine aligns with our K-12 school district, so I’m off the same week as the kids. Well, kid—only one of them is still in public school.