Oops, I Did It Again
I really hope this doesn't become a habit. You know. Neglecting my blog.
But I have good reasons! Kinda. No, well...er...YES, they are actually good reasons. I've been working like a mad woman trying to get things ready for this school year. I feel like there is still just SO MUCH TO DO and no time to do it. At all. Ever. To infinity and beyond. There's a snake in my boot.
What?
ANYWAY.
Which is probably why I wake up at 3 AM and think, "I should do THIS in my classroom!" Of course, ideas like...make every kid grow a hanging tomato garden in the class for their pet ladybugs or come the first day wearing old lady makeup so they're totally freaked out probably aren't my best. Good thing I just made them up right now and they aren't really middle of the night revelations. But really, I do wake up at 3 AM and I do think of things that would just be SO TOTALLY AWESOME for the class. Then I spend all day trying to remember so totally awesome things because, DUH! I fall right back asleep and forget it all.
It's amazing how one can be so excited and so freaked out at the same time. I guess it's not my first time to feel those things all at once, but really, I might not ever get used to it. I like to be over-prepared, and right now I feel so under-prepared. I'm determined to get it right and do the best job possible, but it's hard not to think about ways that I could mess up and ruin it all. But no, I will be positive! It's a great school with great administration, awesome teachers, and good kids. And God has provided me with a great support system and a million resources, so I am confident this is where I am supposed to be. Remind me of those things when I start panicking and breathing into a paper bag in 4.83 seconds, k?
But I have good reasons! Kinda. No, well...er...YES, they are actually good reasons. I've been working like a mad woman trying to get things ready for this school year. I feel like there is still just SO MUCH TO DO and no time to do it. At all. Ever. To infinity and beyond. There's a snake in my boot.
What?
ANYWAY.
Which is probably why I wake up at 3 AM and think, "I should do THIS in my classroom!" Of course, ideas like...make every kid grow a hanging tomato garden in the class for their pet ladybugs or come the first day wearing old lady makeup so they're totally freaked out probably aren't my best. Good thing I just made them up right now and they aren't really middle of the night revelations. But really, I do wake up at 3 AM and I do think of things that would just be SO TOTALLY AWESOME for the class. Then I spend all day trying to remember so totally awesome things because, DUH! I fall right back asleep and forget it all.
It's amazing how one can be so excited and so freaked out at the same time. I guess it's not my first time to feel those things all at once, but really, I might not ever get used to it. I like to be over-prepared, and right now I feel so under-prepared. I'm determined to get it right and do the best job possible, but it's hard not to think about ways that I could mess up and ruin it all. But no, I will be positive! It's a great school with great administration, awesome teachers, and good kids. And God has provided me with a great support system and a million resources, so I am confident this is where I am supposed to be. Remind me of those things when I start panicking and breathing into a paper bag in 4.83 seconds, k?
Comments
I totally followed that whole paragraph. Love it. We all understand the blog gets a vacay when you got busy. I'm so happy you are going to be teaching. You'll be the most fun teacher ever!