Life

"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can." ~ Cary Grant

Let's just say that somehow, I manage to get up every morning, and I definitely go to bed at night. Occupying myself the best that I can in between consists of: work, teaching prep, teaching, more prep, more teaching, more working, eating something, more prep, something for my calling, and trying to have a social life. I also try to sneak in things such as personal hygiene. Ok, I lied. That is a top priority, because who like to be stinky? I try to find time to do things that I would like to do such as: working out, cooking, watching a movie, doing my nails, laughing with Laura, and just being silly! Luckily, I can multitask, so being silly can often be worked in with other things in my in between. 

This teaching game is hard! Right now, I'm not sure if I'm winning, but it's an unpredictable game. It's only about 1/4th of the way through, so there is still plenty of time to be the victor. But seriously, who thought up the job of being a teacher..."You know what would be really funny? Sticking one adult in a room with 20+ children ages 7 and 8 who are all at different emotional, social, and academic levels and watching what happens. Let's take bets on how long they last!" That's what it feels like sometimes.

But, if there is one thing I have learned in life, it's that feeling overwhelmed or frustrated with your situation gets you absolutely nowhere. So, I am sticking my oars back in the water and am rowing against the current in the attempt to turn the situation around. Once I get turned around, I'm sure that rowing will become much easier. Granted, I will still have to row, but my muscles can have a little break here and there. 

There are also things that happen while I'm teaching that make my job so fun! For example, when I picked up my kiddos from art the other day, one little girl came and gave me a note that said, "I like you being my teacher. I wish you were my mom." Day made. Also, yesterday during science, we watched a little 2 minute video on the life cycle of a frog. After the video, I had a page with picture and arrows for my kids to color, cut out, and glue in their science notebook that outlined the life cycle of a frog. My kids were little angels. They all followed instructions and got right to work. They were so quiet that I put some Disney music on while they were working. They even did their best work. My kids who usually rush through things took their time and had quality coloring, cutting, and gluing. Success. 

Well all, ta-ta for now. Enjoy this beautiful October weather!