I went to school today to continue the unpacking process. I swear to you I was in there for hours but if you could see the room now you'd think that close to nothing was done. Luckily, I'm bringing the mom force in on Monday. She's amazing and I could really use the direction. My head is refusing to return from its exotic vacation at summer la la land. It's been hard to function and get that teacher 'tude back.
I've had 3 days now of on again/off again tension headaches. They are the worst.
Well, migraines are obviously worse but you get what I mean.
I'm well aware that they're poking and prying because it's just about mid August and I'm not ready to start this year just yet. Recovering and relaxing has been much needed. I'd like to keep this recharging process going for at least another month. Wouldn't that be nice? Summer would be sah-weet if it went all the way through September.
The one productive thing that did get done today was going through the ginormous binders that held pieces of my lessons from last year. Organizing them was...dare I say...fun? Looking back to a year ago felt kind of crazy. Surreal even.
On a whole other note, Lee learned how to ride her bike today! It was an exciting moment. And better late than never. Lil munchkin is growing up fast.
Sorry for not even attempting to share any type of advice in this entry. I guess all's I can say is after getting through your first year of teaching, relax like there is no tomorrow. Your body will thank you for it once the end of August rears its ugly head.
I did feel a teensy weensy bit of excitement about the year starting today. There is of course something wonderful about starting fresh. Let's hope that more of those chipper moments come up as the next few weeks zoom by.
The sweeping hamster's facial expressions below say exactly how I'm feeling:
Excited, nervous, unsettled, eager..and ready for some serious classroom cleaning.
He's passionately sweeping the table! How cute is that?
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