I'll blame it on the fact that there are only officially 47 days of school left, but life just seems to be a blur right now. I feel like I don't know when or why I'm coming and going most days. I could stay at school for 3 days without students and still not feel like my classroom was clean enough or organized enough or just plain
ready enough for each coming day.
Sadly, the pile of to-do stuff I continue to leave for myself the next day (and the next and the next and you get the picture) just keeps staying there. It's almost like Gremlins. Just add time away and the pile multiplies itself. I know that some people accept this as normal life, but I have to admit, I don't work like that. John always asks how everyone else seems to manage to go in when the bell rings and leave when it rings at the end of the day and I never know the answer to that. I justify it by thinking that their rooms are worse than mine and they just don't care, but I do. Don't get me wrong, I know they care, too, but when I can jokingly make writing our letters and numbers in the dust on top of the computers an educational activity, you know some kind of intervention needs to take place.
So, unlike Audrey, I don't feel like I have all my ducks in a row right now. I feel like my work priorities aren't in line with my personal priorities and it just feels uncomfortable. Things that I put on the back burner at home seem to stay on the back burner much more than I want them to and sadly, I feel like one of those things is quality time with my family. How does everyone balance family time and work and still have time to have great blog posts on a daily basis? Please share your secrets!
You've got me. I don't know how people do it.
ReplyDeleteWhether it is true or not, I just tell myself that they are not as anal as I am.
If I didn't have such high standards, I would probably be a much happier, or at the very least, a much easier going, person.
That being said, it is obvious that your high standards pays off in the classroom. You are a great teacher and your children and co-workers love you.
I have also had the priveledge to see you with your children, and trust me, they are no worse for the wear. You have done, and are still doing, a wonderful job.
Don't sweat it!
PS. You would probably get a whole lot more done if certain mothers wouldn't spend time at your desk talking at least a couple of mornings a week.