Randomness....just randomness

So often I hear people lament the beginning of school again after a break but I personally am quite content with being back in school full-time with my students. I absolutely love my job and, almost, everything about it. I have spent this week not only getting myself back into the swing of my school day but as an opportunity to do a major overhaul on my attitude and the way I interact with my students. I have found myself avoiding power struggles, allowing students to calm down much longer before I begin discussing the consequences for their outbursts, and have found myself laughing much more often with my students. I am feeling great about my ability to rock at my job and am lucky to have had a training that was not only beneficial to me as a trainer but as a teacher. Sometimes I don't know why someone wouldn't want to do my job every day :)

While I would be lying to say vacation wasn't exactly what the doctor prescribed, I have to admit that I am becoming excited about school beginning for the next semester. I am excited to see my students, hear about their presents and hug them when thy tell me they ran out of food or didn't get the toys they wanted. I signed up for my job because I love my students. I didn't sign up to be gone all the time, nor did I sign up for my job for the paycheck. I signed up for my kids and I love every second of being with them. In my line of work it is important to take time for myself so I don't burn out but I am ready to end the me time and get back to doing what I signed up for.