Tonight's Poet Corner: Introspection
Wow. It has been a really crazy time back at work.
The thing is, I hardly know where to start with this. The first two weeks back at school were more than just hectic. They took more out of me than I wanted them to take. Dealing with mean girl drama, almost missing a deadline, having English students get very snide with me based on work I ask them to and projects I assign them and things they thought I said that I didn't. Working at a high school is no cake walk. My income ought to be doubled.
Yearbook did officially make it to the halfway mark, though. 152 out of 304 pages. Three more deadlines to go. And they're coming up fast. Less than two months left to crank this out.
Colleagues have jumped in to help. Meanwhile, I've been trying to gain my bearings. I'm learning just how much more I have to do and improve upon to be a successful teacher for every student. I'm trying to manage my emotions as best as I can. I'm writing more spoken word poetry than ever before; you've probably noticed that by now.
It's good to have a local circle, too; a couple of friends who used to live in our former county just moved to our city. We had dinner together, and I felt so comfortable and at ease - which I hadn't felt in a while. I'm looking forward to those social, casual, fun times again.
The workload isn't lightening. But I want to be able to handle it better. No more drama. No more mean remarks from my students. I'll work on being more patient, and I'll work on better controlling my anxiety. That's a start.
Hey, some things have been good. I have a blast being a judge at the high school's talent show. It's incredible what students are capable of doing onstage.
It reminds me of one of my New Year's resolutions, actually - to find a way to perform again. We'll see what happens.
I'm out of steam, folks. For tonight, that is. This weekend is all about birthdays: One of my newest cousins just hit his big one year, and my dad's birthday was yesterday, so we're celebrating on Sunday. So that's something. Maybe I can relax a bit.
Maybe.
Have a great night and a great weekend, everyone.
The thing is, I hardly know where to start with this. The first two weeks back at school were more than just hectic. They took more out of me than I wanted them to take. Dealing with mean girl drama, almost missing a deadline, having English students get very snide with me based on work I ask them to and projects I assign them and things they thought I said that I didn't. Working at a high school is no cake walk. My income ought to be doubled.
Yearbook did officially make it to the halfway mark, though. 152 out of 304 pages. Three more deadlines to go. And they're coming up fast. Less than two months left to crank this out.
Colleagues have jumped in to help. Meanwhile, I've been trying to gain my bearings. I'm learning just how much more I have to do and improve upon to be a successful teacher for every student. I'm trying to manage my emotions as best as I can. I'm writing more spoken word poetry than ever before; you've probably noticed that by now.
It's good to have a local circle, too; a couple of friends who used to live in our former county just moved to our city. We had dinner together, and I felt so comfortable and at ease - which I hadn't felt in a while. I'm looking forward to those social, casual, fun times again.
The workload isn't lightening. But I want to be able to handle it better. No more drama. No more mean remarks from my students. I'll work on being more patient, and I'll work on better controlling my anxiety. That's a start.
Hey, some things have been good. I have a blast being a judge at the high school's talent show. It's incredible what students are capable of doing onstage.
It reminds me of one of my New Year's resolutions, actually - to find a way to perform again. We'll see what happens.
I'm out of steam, folks. For tonight, that is. This weekend is all about birthdays: One of my newest cousins just hit his big one year, and my dad's birthday was yesterday, so we're celebrating on Sunday. So that's something. Maybe I can relax a bit.
Maybe.
Have a great night and a great weekend, everyone.
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