There Must Be Something Wrong With Me
Ya know, give me the whole summer off, with no work whatsoever, which most working stiffs would absolutely KILL for, and I'm miserable, depressed, and don't know where to put myself.
But give me a 12 hour day, let me wake up completely exhausted and muscles aching.............and bam, I feel like all is right with the world! *shakes head*.
I feel like I'm starting to hit my stride with my new job, plus I am absolutely LOVING working with the marching band up there. They have their 1st competition on Saturday. The Group 1 bands in TOB this year are going to be VERY competitive, I mean, they always are, but I think in our chapter alone there's 8, that's ridiculous. (25 from 13 chapters get to Atlantic Coast) Watching these kids rehearse last night, though, I think they're more than ready, and considering their show is done and there's still 6 weeks to clean before Chapters, I think they're in great shape.
As for the actual elementary teaching side, yeah, the part that actually PAYS me........well, I think I'm at least used to the energy level of the little ones again, even if I don't *heart* doing it. Had a little snag this week regarding one of the 6th grade teachers, who decided to wait until the principal AND my co-teacher were out of the building to come and attack me about pulling kids out of her classes for lessons. The thing is, this is the way it's always been done up there, it's not like I tried something radical or "out there". She made it seem like "well, this has never been done before, who the hell do you think you are?" which was complete and 100% horse manure. I held my ground with her, I think some people in that school think that because I'm new there that I'm NEW and I can be pushed around. Boy they don't know Laurie B at ALL then - teehee. I've done the scheduling nightmare business before, I've dealt with teachers being pissed about kids leaving class for band. Old news honey, give me your best, I still win! =) It all worked out with a little help from the principal, and today I finally get to start my small group lessons and start teaching new stuff. Of course, in sectionals the other day, brass and percussion got through the entire first piece I picked out for them so.............I think it's going to be a good year.
So that's my little check in for the week. Would you believe it's Friday night and I have NO idea what I'm doing with myself? Alli is kind of m.i.a. which ya know, happens, still no word on when the Bridge will open back up, if ever, I drove by last night, it looks like a bomb hit it :( I need a new bar, new scene, something. Maybe another sign that I need to move up closer to school? Something else I'm internally struggling with at the moment, but alas, it's shower time................so we'll revisit that at a later date.
Hope you all are well and having a good week!
But give me a 12 hour day, let me wake up completely exhausted and muscles aching.............and bam, I feel like all is right with the world! *shakes head*.
I feel like I'm starting to hit my stride with my new job, plus I am absolutely LOVING working with the marching band up there. They have their 1st competition on Saturday. The Group 1 bands in TOB this year are going to be VERY competitive, I mean, they always are, but I think in our chapter alone there's 8, that's ridiculous. (25 from 13 chapters get to Atlantic Coast) Watching these kids rehearse last night, though, I think they're more than ready, and considering their show is done and there's still 6 weeks to clean before Chapters, I think they're in great shape.
As for the actual elementary teaching side, yeah, the part that actually PAYS me........well, I think I'm at least used to the energy level of the little ones again, even if I don't *heart* doing it. Had a little snag this week regarding one of the 6th grade teachers, who decided to wait until the principal AND my co-teacher were out of the building to come and attack me about pulling kids out of her classes for lessons. The thing is, this is the way it's always been done up there, it's not like I tried something radical or "out there". She made it seem like "well, this has never been done before, who the hell do you think you are?" which was complete and 100% horse manure. I held my ground with her, I think some people in that school think that because I'm new there that I'm NEW and I can be pushed around. Boy they don't know Laurie B at ALL then - teehee. I've done the scheduling nightmare business before, I've dealt with teachers being pissed about kids leaving class for band. Old news honey, give me your best, I still win! =) It all worked out with a little help from the principal, and today I finally get to start my small group lessons and start teaching new stuff. Of course, in sectionals the other day, brass and percussion got through the entire first piece I picked out for them so.............I think it's going to be a good year.
So that's my little check in for the week. Would you believe it's Friday night and I have NO idea what I'm doing with myself? Alli is kind of m.i.a. which ya know, happens, still no word on when the Bridge will open back up, if ever, I drove by last night, it looks like a bomb hit it :( I need a new bar, new scene, something. Maybe another sign that I need to move up closer to school? Something else I'm internally struggling with at the moment, but alas, it's shower time................so we'll revisit that at a later date.
Hope you all are well and having a good week!