Simply Me

So much has happened this month I don't know where to start. At the beginning of this month, Clayton started his job and he is loving it. I started my job on the 14th, which was good because I was losing my marbles being home by myself waiting to start. The not so good news is that I'm barely a week in and have been so sick and completely lost my voice. I'm pretty sure I have laryngitis (very commonly diagnosed to teachers, caused from a big exposure of germs and talking too much/too loudly) which checks out. If you want to see if you're a good teacher, try to teach a classroom with no voice. It's a humbling experience for sure.  Even though I've been dying these past few days, I am not having a terrible time here at this school. All the teachers have been so nice and helpful making me feel welcome and supported. I have not had one bad experience with any of the staff here which is great! I just found out a few days ago that they want me to stay for next school ...

 My whole life I’ve felt like it was a race. In elementary school I needed to memorize all my times tables instantly and faster than everyone else. In middle school I needed to be in all the pre ap classes they would let me do so that I could be ahead academically. In high school I was racing to graduate and move as soon as I could. In college I fast tracked my 4 years so that I could graduate early and start working as soon as possible. Even now after I have graduated, I’ve been racing to buy every piece of furniture or decor I need for our apartment within the first week of living here. I even texted my mom that I finally hung up a picture and she responded with “you’ve only been there 3 days”.  Since moving here, I’ve felt the urge to rush more than I have before and I don’t know why. Clayton started his new job this past Monday but I haven’t started yet. Being alone for more time has forced me to reflect on and rethink what I want to do each day. I was talking to Caitlyn y...