525600 minutes

– from RENT
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand  moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousands six hundred minutes,
How do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure a year in the life?
How about love?
How about love?
How about love? Measure in love
Seasons of love. Seasons of love.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand journeys to plan.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned or the way that she died.
It’s time now to sing out, tho’ the story never ends
Let’s celebrate – Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!
(RENT)

My 525,600 minutes of 2011

  • Teacher by Day – Chef by Night had its first photo published to FoodGawker & has gotten a total of 21 photos published there
  • I have had over 50,000 hits on my blog in its lifetime and averages about 150 views a day
  • Teacher-Chef got a page on Facebook
  • We totaled a car on the PA Turnpike, with a cake that survived the accident with the deer
  • Rich moved in, we’re not engaged, but one day
  • I got tenured at school
  • Our school is a Leader in Me school & I love my staff
  • I burnt popcorn in the school’ microwave, setting of the smoke detectors and causing the whole school to be evacuated
  • I started (and ended) a Game Design Program (some things are not as good as they seem)
  • I attended two wonderful couple’s weddings
  • Went to NYC for my 28th Birthday and rode the Toys R Us Ferris Wheel to celebrate (and went to the Harry Potter exhibit and had great pizza with fun people)
  • My “little sister” turned 16
  • I only worked 2 jobs this year, for the first time in about 8 years!
  • My dad retired (as did both of Rich’s parents)
  • Rich started his MBA program at Lehigh
  • I gained weight (thanks blog)
  • My dad got a new baby (puppy – to hold him over until grandchildren)
  • I took my grandmother to see Wonderland (which was only on Broadway for about a month)
  • Two new babies will be born to 2 of my favorite couples in 2012
  • I went to see Adam Pascall & Anthony Rapp (original leads from RENT) at Steel Stacks

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top 5 most Popular Posts on Teacher-Chef in 2011

Peanut Butter Cake, photograph by Alborn Photography

… here’s looking to 2012!

lose 10 pounds, do another show or two, get my dining room finished, have all props ready a month before the High School’s show, work out 2 to 3 times a week, spend some time each day with those I love, find the positive in each of my students and empower them to see it in themselves, increase Facebook Membership, stay headache free, get the trees ruining the driveway cut down (and fix/extend driveway), have 25 photos posted to FoodGawker, average > 200 views a day, post something 2 to 3 times a week, & smile every day!

… HAPPY NEW YEAR!