Restart

Since I started this here blog as a way to chronicle my return to work, I guess it's fitting that I should have to start (again) at the beginning. I'm back to square one, and BY GOLLY DARN IT ¹, I'm gonna chronicle this shit.² Knowing my track record, I'm probably going to fail. It's okay …

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On the Bright Side (or not)

My mother called me a "Susie Sunshine" when I was younger because I always tried to flip things around to see the good side of them. If you know me well, you know I have an equally-present "Debbie Downer" side, too. If I'm in the wrong mood, I see the potential for chaos and failure …

This WILL be my low point

I've made the decision that Friday WILL be my lowest point of the year. It will be, because I feel like I'm making clear steps forward and learning from my own mistakes. Has my school frustrated me? YES. I'm a music teacher with no instruments, no piano, no sound system to even PLAY music for …

Deep Breaths, Girl

Tomorrow is my first day back since 2003. Crazy, right? What's surprised me the most this last week is how much I'VE changed since then. It seems like an easy "of course you've changed--you've had four kids!" kind of moment, but it's fascinating to see the changes against a standard. Yes I've changed, but let's …

Bad Day

I really wanted to keep this kind of upbeat, but I don't want to forget this part, either. So sorry in advance, but this wasn't a fun day. Here's a necessary reference-- I have four kids: E (early teen girl), K (tween girl), D (6-year-old boy), and L (preschool girl) Got it? 🙂 Ok.... After …

It’s a Choice

I went up to the roof of my school today to watch the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017. There were maybe 15 of us up there at one point. We all, before the school year has actually started, shared this cool moment together. We only had two pairs of eclipse glasses for all of us, …

TIRED

I wanted to write yesterday. And the day before yesterday. But I'm TIRED. I'm not going to lie: today kind of hit hard. We were handed file after file after file of curriculum, along with forms we need to use for assessments, lesson planning, year planning, etc., and I kind of hit a wall. I …