Today was open house where the kids come and see the classroom. We did it closer to school starting (tomorrow) than usual so we got more kids. It was honestly a bit overwhelming, but maybe I'm just remembering it being less crazy in the past and it's always crazy. Some of the parents drove me even more crazy. If you are curious about crazy things parents do, read about them here.
There was a point today when I realized how annoyed I already am about my job. I'm annoyed that I don't have an assistant when I really need one with this group of kids. I'm annoyed at parents already. I was even a little annoyed at one kid today. I'm annoyed that it is literally 100 degrees in my classroom and a parent actually complained to ME about this today, um yes- I built the school clearly! The list could go on. Then I realized it is Day 1 of 180...and that's only days IN school, not days worrying about it on the weekend. I can't be negative yet. So, tomorrow is a start over, take 2. With that, I decided to go back to doing my monthly goals. I haven't done them for several months, since maybe May? I hope they'll get me back on track.
September Goals
1. Stay positive about work. I really had an attitude adjustment about teaching last May when one of my former students passed away. He was in my first class and that class made me insane, literally. I worried about them 25 hours a day, every day. Turns out, what I should've been doing was enjoying every second of them. Every single second, good or bad. Silly or serious. I know there is no point in saying that I will never have a negative thing to say, or never be annoyed. But I am going to make a serious effort to stay positive, and that's all I can expect from myself.
2. Run my 2nd 5K in two weeks! Today was a much better run than Monday, I did 30 minutes straight running, wahoo. I'm looking forward to it getting a little cooler so Eric and I can run together outside again.
3. Go to yoga twice per week. I truly think this will help with goal #1 and goal #2.
4. Did you know there is a 7,000 acre reservation area right outside of Boston called Blue Hills Observatory? Eric told me about it a few years ago when he went on a field trip, and then we were reminded by friends recently. September is kind of a crazy busy month for us, but I'd love to get in at least one hike there. So that's goal #4.
What are your goals this month?
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i'm sending lots of positive vibes to you for your work! and what 5k are you running in 2 weeks? caroline mentioned one to me that she was doing later this month..is it the same one?
ReplyDeleteand i was the nerd that loved open house day. gosh i miss elementary school!
Really hoping good things happen with goal 1. I know it can be frustrating so maybe the yoga (and hiking--love it!) will help relax you a little.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm just trying to get back into an exercise routine for this month. So far so good! And I tagged you for an award on my blog. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, yoga will help you stay positive about everything! Coming to pick me up on Sundays will be a must : )
ReplyDeletei agree, yoga seems like a great choice. my goals this morning? to start working out again and get back on track with the old food thing. have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI plan on doing Hot Yoga A LOT this month as I have an unlimited pass to it and also sailing through the last month of marathon training injury-free (hopefully!)
ReplyDeleteI hope to stay positive with work as well! And, be more consistent with my strength and core training, while trying to increase some of my mileage! :)
ReplyDeleteStay positive at work... I soooo need to concentrate on this! I am having a hard time here lately... lots of stress and negativity. It really gets me down. I need to deal with things as they come and try to keep a better attitude.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I tagged you for an award in today's post!
Have a great first day! I think it can be overwhelming to look ahead to 180 more days until summer, especially when parents and kids are already grating on you! It can take an effort to flip the switch to a more positive mindset. Glad you were able to do that :)
ReplyDeleteMy goal is to make it through my first month of student teaching!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your first day!
It can be hard to stay 100% positive when you feel like nothing is going right. It will start to get better. You have to remember that you are also going through a big change right now. Even if it's a job you've had for a while, you just had summer break and you are still in that mode. IT may take some time to get out. It's good that you make goals though, that's always a great motivation!!
ReplyDeleteThe yoga things is something I want to do too. Hmmm...we'll see. So far I've only done it once this week.
you must be just such a wonderful teacher to have!!!
ReplyDeletei think doing yoga is something that I have finally learned is just VERY important to make time for in my life. mentally, physically everything it helps
I am currently writing a book about all my crazy parent stories!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goals and the start of another school year! I would be your assistant in a heartbeat. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat goals! Mine are:
ReplyDelete1. Finish Marathon Training - feeling healthy!
2. Start & Finish a huge knitting project (this is going to be tough to do, but I'm making it for a friend and her shower is on 10/16, so I HAVE to get as much of it done this month as possible).
Good luck staying positive. It is so tough sometimes, isn't it? I get kind of cranky at work sometimes and will start to whine about it to people. Then I remember that I am lucky to even HAVE a job in this economy... I hope you find an asst asap!