One Day At A Time....

While you were sleeping, I sat up and worried. I wrote down how you are doing in some report. While you were sleeping, I worried about if you had eaten dinner, gotten to bed on time, if you were warm and safe. While you were sleeping, I was still thinking of how to best help you overcome your own shortcomings while not ignoring the others in our class. While you were sleeping, I laid awake wondering and worrying if I did my best for you today. And I worried about that as I drifted off to sleep while you were sleeping. While you were sleeping, my alarm clock goes off and I am already awake, wondering how I am going to accomplish all that needs to be done today. While you were sleeping, I am groggily getting myself ready to be the best example I can be. While you were sleeping, I put treats and supplies in my grocery cart, always checking labels to make sure no one is allergic to the treats I want to reward your hard work with. While you were sleeping, I drove ...

Today I'm super grateful. After my late night at work yesterday, I was wondering if my admin team was mad that we were still working that late (I wasn't the only middle school IS that was there late). When I walked in this morning, I walked past the admin office and was told to come in. I admit I was slightly worried. Upon entering, I was presented with my favorite non-coffee drink from Starbucks, a piece of chocolate and a positive referral thanking me for my hard work. I'm again grateful to be working with great people who understand that I am still learning and find it hard to balance teaching and regular life activities.

It's been a while since I wrote a gratitude entry on here. Since starting my new job as an intervention specialist, I've had so many ups and downs. Moments of stress and successes. I've done more personal second guessing in the last 2 months than I can remember. Tonight was one of those combo days. I had a very very late night at school full of loads of paperwork to do before taking my fall roadtrip. Even through the stress of it all, I am grateful to be working with some fantastic people who really know their stuff and care about the success of our students.