One year....and counting

I cannot believe I have been blogging for a year. And not diligently either sadly.
Life has thrown so many curves my way. Summer seems like a lifetime away.

My schedule has kicked in and my sleep schedule suffers for it. However, I do NOT stray from what I have said in the past, "I would not trade this new adventure for anything. I only wonder why it has taken me this long to get here to this point in my life."

My day begins around 5:30 waking up and stumbling to the shower. I am in school parking lot around 6:30 and turning on that computer to check emails. This is the only time I feel I can get anything accomplished before the craziness of the day ensues. I have kids in the classroom and on the stage by 7:30AM rehearsing for upcoming Speech Tournaments. Our first tournament of the season will be Central Speech tournament on Oct. 22nd and 23rd. I am excited to get the kids out there and competing. I can honestly say that my kids this year are moving forward quickly, however, I can feel the feeling of procrastination setting in. So I turn up the pressure in hopes that the kids will meet me there. I have every confidence they will step up to the plate.

I am teaching all Drama classes this year, which is very exciting to me. The challenge is staying afloat. I still am experiencing that "trying to stay just above the surface" I experienced from last year. I thought I was going to be much more prepared than I was last year, and for the most part I was. However, I am now at the point that I am just trying to not sink and will need to rethink for next year this process...Ahhhhhh reflection...

I am directing Midsummer Night's Dream for the fall play. What excites me is watching the kids work their way through the script...questioning, struggling, watching light bulbs go on left and right.... LOVE THAT!!!! What I am most enthused about is watching students grasp Shakespeare and hopefully finding that something like the Bard's words are just as valuable today as it was in his time. Making something "ancient" accessible to today's modern standards is exciting to me...

I am sure that there is more to come on this topic.

So rehearsals end around 5:30/ 6 o'clock and it is home to grade papers, try to spend time with loved ones, and get to bed so that I can get up and do it all over again.

But as I have said before, I would not trade this moment for anything in the world. The team I work with is absolutely supportive. We have such an amazing support for each other. I could not do it without them. This kids are amazing. And so we just hit the ground running and hang on for the ride...