Weekly Wishes (Week 19)

So close. SO CLOSE!

Weekly Wins (Week 18)

Oof. This week has been full of challenges.

Weekly Wishes (Week 18)

Right now I feel super overwhelmed, and REALLY tired. I’m still trying to do too much. My heart is heavy with all the things I see that I *could* do that might make a difference. It’s hard to decide what to let go of.

Weekly Wins (Week 17)

I forgot to bring my nose spray today and I’m just so congested. It sucks. I have GOT to remember to bring all my meds on the senior trip tomorrow!

We’re going to Dollywood!

Weekly Wishes (Week 17)

I finally got all of my videos re-published. I did find a way to do it by playlist, which would make it easier to do again if I had to. But right now I’m feeling kind of frustrated and resentful at being put in a position where I felt that was my best option. I don’t know whether pulling back from social media got my stalker to quiet down or whether that would have happened anyway, given time. *sigh*

AP testing is this week. State testing is next week. Then there’s one week full of field trips and assemblies, and then finals and graduation. YIKES!

Weekly Wins (Week 16)

This week has been quite a challenge. I’ve got a miserable sinus infection that won’t clear up. Fortunately I’ve got a doctor’s appointment on Monday, I’ve secured a sub, plans are written and assignments are scheduled. Fingers crossed that everything goes well!

Weekly Wishes (Week 16)

On Sunday I came home early from work because I was just exhausted and overwhelmed. Prom was this past weekend, so even though I didn’t work Saturday, I still had a lot to do. And yet I feel like I’m spinning my wheels and getting NOTHING done. Covering classes is a lot of it; I rarely know where I’ll be sent or what the plans are in advance.

Weekly Wins (Week 15)

This week we got an email with a photo of a school bus that has been repainted / “wrapped” with our school name in larger type and our mascot on it. It looks really nice, but I can’t think about the fact that our substitute teachers are paid a pittance, and as a result, teachers are often assigned to cover other classes during their planning periods.

Weekly Wishes (Week 15)

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. Georgia is developing new ELA standards, and the process has led me to reflect on what skills and knowledge *I* think students should have, what our community thinks, and what students themselves think. In a poem about identity and heritage, one student wrote “the only book we read is the Bible.”

Definitely food for thought.

Never Enough Time

Spring break was the first full week in April. We went to Florida and spent most of the week visiting with family.