2014 is a month old. Well, a month and a few days, but close enough! So far this year is proving to be .... interesting. Thanks to mother nature we have had 4 snow days, 2 days with one-hour delays, a two-hour delay, and one early dismissal. School has been quite chaotic thanks to all of these schedule changes, and so the year doesn't really feel like it has even started, let alone it being 1/12 of the way done already! Even with an inconsistent work schedule, I have managed to keep myself plenty busy. We had Eric's graduation, the meat of Katie's final basketball season (just three weeks to go...), a little bit of car excitement, and a new semester at school.
Between it all, I have managed to check a few things off of my 14 goals for 2014 list. So far...
#1. Eric passing his PT licensure exam! We found out Tuesday night and went out yesterday for a celebratory dinner at Outback. I could not be more proud of him and he hasn't even taken a second to be happy about it really, he is just worried about finding a job.
#7. Ryan has found a place to live in Wisconsin and really seems to be thriving in his new job!
#9. Although the school year isn't over yet, my students were able to find a lot of success on their finals for the fall semester. Everyone did very well and I was very proud of all of them.
Probably the one that I have been struggling with the most is trying to have a positive attitude about everything. When I switched high schools over the summer, everything was new and exciting. Now that things have become more routine, I am finding it much harder to stay positive. With Eric job searching he is home during the day, and a lot of times I would much rather stay home with him, then come to work. I am so thankful to have a job, with good benefits, in a relatively safe place, but I am ready for a new adventure I think.
The other major stressor in my life is the fact that I have no idea where we are going to be 6 months from now. I don't know if I will have a job, if Eric will have a job, where we will be living. I feel that the last three years of my life have been spent in limbo just waiting to get to this point, and now that it is only 6 months away, it is much more stressful.
As a teacher, and especially as a math teacher, I always like to have a plan, and be organized. It is very challenging to do those things when you are in limbo.
Well, another Thursday is upon us, soon I will start my countdown to the end of the school year. Or should I say I will publicize it, because let's be honest I have had a countdown since about Christmas.
Hopefully the next month of 2014, can be as successful as the first month.
~Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas A. Edison
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