To those of you that follow my musings, I am sorry for my lack of communication the past few weeks. This is always a crazy time of year for me with yearbook. I am glad to say that we sent our last page in on Monday! This year we will have 308 pages and the book is absolutely beautiful. I am so proud of what we have accomplished together. I had awesome kids this year that were mostly totally devoted to the program, along with some great graphic designers that really put the WOW into the book. I am going to submit this one for awards and I think we have a good chance of getting some recognition.
As for the rest of my life; Spring Break was last week. We were able to go on a 3-day trip to Monterey over the weekend and we had such a good time. On Saturday, a bus ran into the aquarium and left a gaping hole in the side of the building. Thankfully, no one was hurt. It could have been disastrous. Instead, we just have a memory of an empty bus running into a wall and leaving a hole. We were able to see some tide pools and do some beachcombing, as well as see some beautiful scenery. I have some awesome pictures that I will try to get into a scrapbook this summer.
During Spring Break I had a to do list for myself:
* Write goal statement for counseling program
* Finish taxes
* Submit FAFSA and financial aid paperwork to school
* Finish application information to school
* Finish church bulletin (new volunteer job that I took on)
* Write query letter to literary agent
* Blog more
* Research publishing opportunities
* Get at least three weeks ahead on lesson plans
* Finish grading
The bolded ones are the ones I finished. It frustrates me when I fall short of my own expectations. I know I have a block of time, I set a plan out, and things just don't seem to fall into place. I didn't have the information I needed to finish the bulletin, so I worked furiously after school Mon-Wed to finish, leaving my husband and son to fend for themselves. I didn't even begin the query letter or do any research to get my book published. As you know, I didn't blog once. And even though I spent four hours at school over break, I only managed to get lesson plans for the week done because I had so much grading to catch up on and the new grading program this year is a complete nightmare! I also have new books for the kids, so I need to be up to speed on the lessons. I guess I have lots to do this weekend, as this week was only a two-prep period week. Sometimes, I wish I didn't have to sleep and I could get everything done, and still spend time with my family. It makes me mad when I don't finish and especially when I am not perfect. But I am learning to take things as they come and do my best. I am learning that I can't do everything. It is still hard, but I don't stress about things as much as I used to. So as they say in STEP, "It's about progression, not perfection."
Have a lovely day, try to find time to enjoy something beautiful, and thank you sharing in my ramblings. :-)
PS: I also made Disneyland reservation for Christmas. I am so excited that we will be there during my most favorite time of year. By reserving early, we get the price locked in, and I have seven months to pay for the trip. What a deal!
No comments:
Post a Comment