Yesterday morning came a tad too early. Even though this week is the "preseason" in a teacher's life ~ the 5 days we spend attending endless meetings, sitting thru mindless inservices, setting up our classrooms, readying lesson plans ~ and doesn't feature any students, I still had some butterflies in Ye Olde Stomach.
We slept with the windows open Sunday nite, & that was a good thing. The coolish, fall-ish Monday morning breeze, combined with the tweets of the Cardinals who live in our neighborhood year-round, made my alarm clock superfluous.
I put my game face on and hauled these old bones down to Our Humble High School.
Four hours worth of meetings, a newspaper staff gathering, a late lunch (I wasn't able to nuke my leftover minestrone until 3 p.m.-ish) & a dozen e-mails later, I booked it on home. Put on my walking shoes, and ambled a good 4 miles ~ my new stress-relieving regimen. Hey, I think it'll be better for my constitution than The Ben & Jerry's Stressbusters Diet, don't you?
I think I'm gonna have a good year. Even Principal Man didn't rub my last nerve raw today. But I've also learned how to doze while sitting in a hard plastic cafeteria chair. With my eyes open.
21 comments:
That picture is seriously awesome. It made me laugh because what teacher wears stuff like that to school anymore! Ha!
Back to school isn't a big deal to me yet because none of my kids go to school!
Happy new school year. Always a fresh start. Slate clean. Good feeling....You also have the best house for sleeping with the windows open. The neighborhood is so lush and very chirpy !
Keep up the good work over there:-)
I have been loving sleeping with the windows open!
My kids go back tomorrow. Not that I'm looking forward to it or anything...
Dozing with your eyes open is a seriously important skill! The kind of thing you should list on your resume in the future!! :)
Wow 4 miles?? Good job!
Love that Vintage drawing. Garters and silk stalkings was everyday wear prior to the 60's. Sure glad pantyhose was invented.
Putting on those walking shoes after school is a good idea. Minestrone recipe available?
Happy back to school! Thought of you when I drove that way yesterday.
Sounds lovely the way you woke up and the walking home - good for you!
Wow. You guys start back late. All of our schools have been in session for weeks now. Sometimes I wonder if I should have been a teacher. It's just a completely different world from the corporate one. Okay, I'm a state employee so it's been a while since I've been "corporate!"
You've got a great outlook. Hope is is your best year yet.
And walking as a stress reliever is perfect. I really need to get off the elliptical more and out into the fresh air!
Happy back to school..
enjoy..
shraddha
I love that pin up picture! Imagine how many apples she gets!
Mmm crips fall mornings tell me a new school year is here! I hope you have a great first day. I start on Thursday!
What a funny picture! :) All of this sounds very familiar. My mom is now a retired Kindergarten teacher, and my step-dad and sister are both teachers. So, I understand how tiresome all the meetings and preparation can be.
Good luck with the new school year! :)
Do you think that photo is what a young Eddie Van Halen was thinking about when he helped pen "Hot For Teacher?"
where'd you get my picture? =) just kidding.... good luck on your first week back.
Snoozing is good. Wishing you a great school year.
Hope you have a wonderful year!
congrats on walking instead of feasting on ice cream. Way to go with the sleeping with eyes open trick. I hope to master that one day!
You go girl with your awesome decision-making skillz!
Happy SITS day!
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