Back to School

Today is the first day of school in Pima College land, and therefore work will be crazy busy.  

I  love the first day of school - always have.  My mom tucked sweet notes in to my packed lunch to remind me she loved me and to have fun.   I sure love these sweet napkins below!  

[found on Urban Bird and Co.]

Four Eyes

So, I am in desperate need of new glasses. Seriously. I am wearing ancient frames - hand-me-downs that I broke recently. They now sit totally wonky on my face. On most days, I wear contacts, so finding replacement frames has been really low on the priority scale.

Lately I have been seeing a lot of cool frames around the blog-o-sphere. Maybe it is because it is back to school time and everyone is feeling very collegiate? Whatever the reason, I have been seeing some great frames out there that are super cool & super inexpensive - two of my most favorite things. One problem with all of this is that I can't just pop into an online store to try on a pair of frames...or can I?

I just came across this cool site by Warby Parker. This site has an amazing feature where you can upload a photo and virtually "try on" any of their frames. Below is my current pick. Think I should "try on" anything else?

My frames of choice at the moment - Huxley in the Crystal Tortoise.
I am sort of digging their hipster vibe.

Me. In the frames. Looking surly. It felt weird to smile for a web cam.

School Daze

Today is the first day of school here in Telluride. Guess that means I am done with science camps & am back into science classes. Wow - where did the summer go? In honor of the first day of school, here are some pencils I wish I had when I was a student. Sigh - I miss new school supplies.

Gulp!

Guess what I am up to this weekend?

[image: mizz maze]

Back to School

I don't know about you guys, but I cannot believe that it is nearly the end of September! I spent today (all day) in the Telluride Schools with a visiting scientist as part of Pinhead's "Scholars in the Schools" program. This was my first "in class" program since school started a few weeks ago. Every time I am in the classroom, I am amazed how young the students become - then again, maybe it is just that I am getting old.

Since both Becca & I work with students, I thought I would put together some items that may make us all want to sharpen some pencils in honor of all things "back to school." Why does everything inspire me to think about design?

Ruler Ribbon Headband

Alphabet

Pencil & Eraser Earrings

Vintage English Globe

Serotonin Molecule Earrings

Memo Mug

North America Chalkboard Map

Graphkin

Bright Ideas Notebook