Waiting...

August will be here faster than I know it, with all the back-to-school chaos teachers endure. This year again be crazy for me as I will be moving into yet another new school and classroom. While the move itself is a promotion, the classroom size is much smaller (and the students will be bigger!).  Being selective in what I put into my room is going to be no small chore for me, as I have WAY too much stuff! Do I take all my books, so carefully divided into colorful and sturdy crates by genre? What about all the odds and ends that made my room the 'store' others would come to shop in last year? Will there be enough room to have both literacy work stations and traditional play-based centers? Where will I put all the my stuff and still have room for the students and their stuff? As these questions (worries? concerns?) swirl around in my mind I take the slightest of comfort in knowing that this soon will pass, and I can commence to fretting about something else! To most people all this nonsense about having 'nothing' to do and being 'lazy' sounds a bit off. However, I am happiest when I am working on something, such as planning for a new school, class, grade. I like it even more when I am able to see fruits of my labor (moving stuff from one place to another!) and, alright I admit it, I love, LOVE reading while lying by the pool (only if it is 'teacher' reading). For now I will (must!) be content in making schedules, setting up class websites, and planning procedures.