I hate my spring break already.

My parents volunteered me to watch their teenage demon spawn for ten days while they go gallivanting off to Hawaii and I am already over it.

I have allowed my sister to have a friend over for 4 days, took them to the Club to go swimming, allowed them to have 'make your own dinner' nights, said I would take them to the movies to watch Oz tomorrow at 9 pm AFTER I work a full day because I still have PD tomorrow, the kitchen has not been done and I am getting lip. I have done two loads of dishes already, somehow we have run out of laundry detergent yet no one has any clothes and the washer has been going. I am wearing a pair of my fathers boxers as I type this because I have not had the time to do laundry. My brother has been inhabiting his gollum cave playing video games. I just don't understand how these people aren't self sufficient and can't understand that they need to help out! I've been super independent for as long as I can remember. It just doesn't make sense. And then to give me attitude when I ask for the simplest things like open the curtains. Or put your dishes in the sink please or throw your trash away. I thought that allowing my sister to have a friend over would be motivation to help but no. And there is no offense to the friend because she is a really nice girl and enjoy having her over however I have no problem having her find somewhere else to stay for the weekend. I really don't want to do that and I hope I won't have to. I guess we will not be seeing Oz tomorrow and that's okay with me. We will start will small natural consequences.

I should have just bought a ticket to Seattle or somewhere for a few days and had the Parental Unit figure out someone else to watch these lazy bumper holes.

 

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I LOVE MY JOB. I LOVE my job! I love my job. I love my job?

Whewf! What rough couple of weeks! Sometimes I seat my own flustered self in the recovery chair and think 'Am I really supposed to be doing THIS for the rest of my life?? Why am I doing this? This is not fun!'

But then more often than not something awesome happens! I get eye contact AND a smile all at once. A student grabs my hand when I'm standing next to them just because they know I am there. I get through an entire reading lesson with a student. Or I get cute comments like my favorite so far, 'Ms. Jourdan you're pretty like a little lady!' And then I think 'You're so dumb! THIS is why! These kids are why! You're supposed to be doing this! Sometimes it's not fun and sometimes it gets hard and you want to just curl up and never come out. But you can't because these little moments are the big ones. Because you're learning just as much as them. You're learning patience and love and understanding.'

Yeah, somedays are rough and events happen that aren't pleasant but these children are worth every moment spent with them. And I really hope that one day they'll remember me because each one has a special little place inside my heart and I will always remember them!

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Reasons why I like dogs more than human beings...

1. They don't talk.

2. They love you no matter what.

3. I'm pretty sure they don't have mental breaks.

4. Their personality is the one they'll always have.

5. Dogs aren't fake.

6. They love you always.

(Notice 2 & 6 are the same? Yeah, trying to emphasize that point)

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News.

Wow! So I haven't posted in a while. I got my blood results on the 18th. And I have indeed been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. So yay me... I have been forced into this "fad" everyone thinks is so "cool" as I have to change my food lifestyle gluten free. I don't think it is cool and I don't think it is fun. If I had choice to not have this disease I would. It has only been 3 pathetic days since I have started changing my diet and I am already over it. But this is my life and I have to keep my body healthy.

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Feeling Angsty.

Can I be 17 again please?

 

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So I was literally sitting on the toilet like "the thinker" doing my business thinking about my life and how different it is now from when it was two years ago. And I came to the conclusion that I would not have been become who I am and have become an educator without a few very special educators. Sadly there are only two teachers that have touched my life and really made impact. I wish that all educators would care and be as devoted as these two fabulous people. So here goes:

Mrs. Angela Reavis (1st, 4th and 5th grades)

To Mrs. Reavis whom I love very much. Mrs. Reavis was my first, fourth and fifth grade teacher in grade school. She has kept in touch with me to this day and has always believed in me and my doings. I really appreciate her and am so glad that I got and continue to experience her love and devotion to her students. Thank you.

 

Mr. Blake Livingston

To Mr. Livingston, he was my Honors English and Human Relations teacher my freshman year, English II teacher my sophomore year and my Human Relations teacher again for both Junior and Senior years. Mr. Livingston is an awesome teacher as well as an awesome person. He seriously cares and really tries to build a relationship with each of his students, which for me made me very comfortable as a student. I am pretty sure that I can honestly say, his classes were the only classes I did not skip in high school and attended every day. He, just like Mrs. Reavis, still enjoys getting updates on events in my life.

I hope that as an educator I can one day have a student blog about me and have me as a favorite teacher, thanking me for touching their life. I cannot express how much I appreciate these two people and I just wish that teachers everywhere can take the time to really get to know and understand their students. Understand that no two students are alike. That sometimes life happens and be understanding and just care beyond the classroom.

Just to any other teacher reading this, I can't emphasize how important caring is. Just care and trust me, it makes a world of difference to your students. It really does.

 

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A little update. Short and sweet.

So it has been about a week since I have posted. And I have been pretty busy, so I thought it would give a little update. Today, the 6th, I went in to get my blood drawn and tested.

I ABSOLUTELY hate needles and the lady was really really nice and was a good stick. Regardless, I fainted but I did not cry. My lab results will be back in a week.

I am on a Yeast Clearing Diet for two week to make sure there is no build up in my intestines and that hasn't been contributing to my problems. It's soooo hard and I just want to eat chips.

 

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