Tonight's Poet Corner: Introspection
Woooow. So. A lot happened this week. Some good things, some bad things. Lots of happy times, but also lots of stressful times. Let's see how easily I can break this down at eleven in the evening.
First things first: Arden's best friend Alyssa's wedding was amazing. Not only did it give me ideas for my own wedding, but it also was just a beautiful ceremony and such a fun party. Alyssa and Sean are a beautiful couple, and hearing their vows and seeing their happiness on full display actually brought a couple of tears to my eyes. That, and you can't go wrong with shrimp cocktails.
Monday kicked off with more student observation my school site for my credential program. Let me just say that I like the set-up. I like the course material, I like being with two mentor teachers, and I like the students. Everyone seems chill and good-natured and all around pleasant. I think there's good morale at this high school in particular, and I couldn't be happier with that situation.
I am also very busy with both my teaching job (which I still love to death) and my bookstore job. The latter of which, I didn't exactly expect. I like my new manager, but he's gone for two weeks to finish up stuff at his last job, and some coworkers of mine found it appropriate to leave the store and leave us egregiously understaffed. This means that my plans to ultimately reduce my bookstore hours so I can focus on my credential and my teaching job have to be put on the backburner so I can help the store.
Which leads me to the end of this week: I got sick. Really sick. A cold left me sleepless and forced me to miss a day of student observation. I forced myself to go to an event for my credential so I could talk to my content instructor. I am aware of how much classwork and assignments I will have at Sonoma State alone, let alone simply my student teaching work and my outside jobs. I made sure I got enough sleep today to make it to a bookstore shift where I mostly stayed behind the counter. I have a lot of work ahead of me, an illness to recover from, and a lot of stress to cope with.
And you know what? I still feel on top of the world. I can do this. If I listen to my fiancée and my parents, and I take this one week at a time, I can make this year absolutely amazing in so many ways. I love everything that I'm doing, and although that curtails my writing a bit besides my blog posts, it still allows me to freely explore and embrace my passions. I have a game plan, and by God, I'm going to follow it, even if it means I have to take zinc and drink lots of fluids and go to bed super early every night.
So, yes, it's been one roller coaster of a week. A lot of ups and downs, a lot of doubts, a lot of fears and panic, and a lot of reassurance and love and passion and energy. A walk-off win by my favorite baseball team tonight ain't nothing to sneeze at, either.
Therefore, as I always say, have a great night and a great weekend, everyone. I think we all deserve it.
First things first: Arden's best friend Alyssa's wedding was amazing. Not only did it give me ideas for my own wedding, but it also was just a beautiful ceremony and such a fun party. Alyssa and Sean are a beautiful couple, and hearing their vows and seeing their happiness on full display actually brought a couple of tears to my eyes. That, and you can't go wrong with shrimp cocktails.
Monday kicked off with more student observation my school site for my credential program. Let me just say that I like the set-up. I like the course material, I like being with two mentor teachers, and I like the students. Everyone seems chill and good-natured and all around pleasant. I think there's good morale at this high school in particular, and I couldn't be happier with that situation.
I am also very busy with both my teaching job (which I still love to death) and my bookstore job. The latter of which, I didn't exactly expect. I like my new manager, but he's gone for two weeks to finish up stuff at his last job, and some coworkers of mine found it appropriate to leave the store and leave us egregiously understaffed. This means that my plans to ultimately reduce my bookstore hours so I can focus on my credential and my teaching job have to be put on the backburner so I can help the store.
Which leads me to the end of this week: I got sick. Really sick. A cold left me sleepless and forced me to miss a day of student observation. I forced myself to go to an event for my credential so I could talk to my content instructor. I am aware of how much classwork and assignments I will have at Sonoma State alone, let alone simply my student teaching work and my outside jobs. I made sure I got enough sleep today to make it to a bookstore shift where I mostly stayed behind the counter. I have a lot of work ahead of me, an illness to recover from, and a lot of stress to cope with.
And you know what? I still feel on top of the world. I can do this. If I listen to my fiancée and my parents, and I take this one week at a time, I can make this year absolutely amazing in so many ways. I love everything that I'm doing, and although that curtails my writing a bit besides my blog posts, it still allows me to freely explore and embrace my passions. I have a game plan, and by God, I'm going to follow it, even if it means I have to take zinc and drink lots of fluids and go to bed super early every night.
So, yes, it's been one roller coaster of a week. A lot of ups and downs, a lot of doubts, a lot of fears and panic, and a lot of reassurance and love and passion and energy. A walk-off win by my favorite baseball team tonight ain't nothing to sneeze at, either.
Therefore, as I always say, have a great night and a great weekend, everyone. I think we all deserve it.
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