Back to Work - H

(Sigh) I've been back at work for three days now, and I've already had some mildly low lows and moderate highs. Today was a really good day where I felt excited about a few of the special things I have planned for the first unit and especially about some of the activities a fellow teacher and I discussed and created. Students have been on campus and there's a buzz of excitement in the air. I'm really excited to meet my students this year. I can't wait to see them and get to know them!

Monday...well, let's just say it's lucky that I stuck it out until Tuesday. Being away from the workplace for 2 months, I forgot about all the griping and complaining that goes on (I guess in the workplace in general), and it was jarring and such a turn-off to have to experience it on the first day of work, especially after I (and I think the majority of the staff) had so enjoyed the activities that the admin and professional development team had prepared for us that day. All the complaining and griping had really ruined my day and convinced me that this year was going to be absolutely dreadful. The thing is that it's not like everyone had a bad attitude about things. It only took one, one person who refused to see any good in the day's activities and could only focus on the bad, one person to affect the mood of the entire group. I would have quit that day. Of course the amount of chaos I would have caused would have weighed heavily on my conscience. I couldn't live with that.

I am looking forward to this year though and even think that I could teach for a little while longer than my original commitment to myself. That's how I feel today. Ask me again tomorrow.

Ready or not...
T - 5 days