Out With the Old and In With the New

For a teacher, September marks the start of the new year. It's hard to see it any other way. My calendar runs from September to June. The summer months don't need a calendar, or a watch, for that matter. Time simply doesn't exist in the summer.

Summer, for me, ends tomorrow. It's the start of back-to-school meetings. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sad. My family is my life, and it is painful to have to go back to spending 8+ hours a day away from them. I'd also be lying if I said I wasn't excited. I feel like my batteries have been fully charged. I have so many new ideas and a brand new crop of kids to love.

My goal this year is to sit down at the end of each school day, remember something positive from my day, and write it down in a journal. I want to have a catalog of joy by the time June rolls around.

Now it's time to get some sleep or morning is going to be rough!