Essentially Summer

Yep.  That's me right about now.  I have two more days of summer vacation, and like many teachers, I'm not ready to go back.  It's not that I don't love my job.  I do.  It's awesome.  I love my school.  I have great students.  I work with awesome teachers.  I love the daily challenges.  I'm looking forward to NEW challenges.  

BUT...

I love my sleep.

Yes, I'm a night owl.  It's after midnight as I write this. I could keep going for hours, but those sweet kids of mine will be up in about six hours, so if I am smart, I'll keep this entry short.  I'm not too nice when I haven't slept much, and since one of the kiddos has two friends spending the night, I should at least be hospitable in the morning.  

Anyway, back to school means getting up early.  WAY early.  TOO early.  And it means going to bed early.  WAY early.  TOO early.  I get my second wind after 10:00 pm.  But in just a few short days, I'll have to start hitting the sheets at 10:00 pm.  Ugh!

(Wasn't there some study somewhere that says teenagers need to sleep in in the morning?  I say we follow the advice of that researcher and start school at 9:00 am.  Just one more hour would do me a world of good.  Right?!  Think of the children!  Just one more hour of sleep would do THEM a world of good.  Yes!  Think of the children!)

Anyway...

So while some teachers will miss the lazy days of summer and being able to spend time at the pool or shop or just hang at the house (between professional development days of course), I will miss sleeping in in the morning.  I will miss not setting my alarm.  I will miss leisurely strolling through social media sites before I get out of bed.  Yep. I admit it.  I'm the poster child for the lazy days of summer, and I'm proud of it!  

Goodbye summer.

Introduction

Welcome to my blog!  My husband has been telling me for years that I should write a blog about my unique teaching experiences, but something has been holding me back.  Maybe it's that I don't feel like I am an expert on the subject. (As if there is just one subject!)  Maybe it's because I think I'm too busy.  (Ummm, isn't everyone busy?)   Maybe it's because I wasn't sure what I would write about. (This is probably the most accurate excuse!)  I don't know.  All I know is that I'll get this feeling that I should write some of these things down.  But I also know that between working two jobs and trying keep our family of five moving forward, unless writing brings me joy, I won't stick with it.  So, rather than write only about my teaching experiences, I've decided to just write about things that bring me joy:  my family, my job, cooking, (eating!) gardening (although the bunnies keep eating my veggies and I don't have a garden right now), sharing my love of essential oils, and simply learning new things.

So that's my plan.  This won't be a teaching blog or a parenting blog or a cooking blog or any kind of "one topic fits all" blog.  This will be my "everything bagel" blog, and you are welcome to come along for the ride!