the new year

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It's 96 degrees outside today, so it very much feels like summer, but when I see the school buses picking up the kids in my neighborhood I feel so nostalgic!

I might not miss going to class - quite the contrary - but I do love the new-ness that comes with each school year.  Somehow September has always felt more like a "New Year" than January has.

Here are a few of my favorite things to give you that "first day of class" feeling, even from your cubicle desk.