On a positive note.

Sometimes I can be quite a kvetch so thought this post could be on the optimistic side.
So here goes. I'll share with you 3 things about starting this year that I am looking forward to (and let's hope this helps with the end-of-summer anxiety us teachers tend to feel).

1. The new school building has air conditioning!!!
We moved to a new building temporarily and the AC is already glorious. The kindergarten room is an igloo. Probably too cold even, but for now I don't care! Not sweating while unpacking has been splendid.

2. I'm no longer living in the basement.
I moved upstairs, bought a REAL person queen sized bed, and am in love with my new room. I do miss living in the basement (was down there since sophomore year of high school) but living upstairs has been refreshing. Plus, I got rid of so much dust collecting junk before moving up. How does this help me look forward to starting the new year you ask? Well, for one, there are less bugs in the upstairs bathroom (score!)
And waking up upstairs will be slightly less painful than it was last year (let's pray that this is true). As the months got chillier, waking up in the coldest part of the house became quite the challenge.
Oh, and speaking of starting the day off early, for some reason there is this misconception that teachers start their days around 8 or 9 and get out at 3. I'd like to just make clear now that THAT IS A LIE. My day starts at 5:45 am and ends at 6 pm. I leave my house by 6:45 am (next year I will need to leave earlier since my commute to the new building is longer) get to school at 7:25 (depending on traffic) and prep until the kids arrive around 8. And yes, the students go home at 3:15, but us teachers do not. Preparing and planning for the next day takes a while too ya know.
Okay, but I promised to kvetch less so let's end my tangent there.

3. Kindergartners are adorable and their comments are hilarious. I can't wait to teach, learn, and laugh with this incoming class. 'Nuff said.

That's all for now folks. Sweet dreams.