Working all the time doesn't make me a better teacher. It drains me. It doesn't make me a good wife, a good partner, a good (pet) mom, or a good friend.
There needs to be balance and this is something I've struggled with for most of my career.
I'm getting better at this balance.
I left work at 4:15 on Friday. I stayed after to quickly grade their math quizzes, prep Monday's smart notebook, and run copies for language. More importantly, I was having dinner with a friend and couldn't arrive too early, so I kept myself busy with some small tasks.
Friday night we went to the craft store to get stuff for her daughter's upcoming baby shower. I'm making a scrapbook and wanted her input on the album. We stopped by Target for some very exciting items (batteries, carpet cleaner, and command hanging strips) before stopping by Panera.
She just completed her second week of teaching and needed to process the events. She's subbed for me before, she completed her student teaching, but now she's in the classroom full time. It's an adjustment and there are lots of growing pains when starting at a new school with a new team.
We had a nice long dinner and it was nice to catch up. The rest of Friday night included going to bed early because teaching is hard. I did come home to these:
Saturday brought about sleeping in and then attending a friend's bridal shower.
We met up with friends for dinner and then played games at the house afterward. I clearly made great choices at dinner:
My hubby did very well at picking out a birthday cake:
Sunday meant more sleeping in, lunch with family to celebrate birthdays (his mom and I are two days apart), a Target run, a nap, a bubble bath, decorating for fall, and talking with my momma on the phone.
I did manage to squeeze in a little school work this weekend. I cut out photo booth props (shout out to Teach Create Motivate and her cute {freebies}), graded one of their beginning of the year math probes, and finished grading their diagnostic Words Their Way spelling inventory. In total, this all took maybe an hour out of my weekend.
I'm ending Sunday night with reading, touching up my pedicure, and heading to bed before 9 pm. I'm walking into Monday with lesson plans done (for Monday), materials prepped, and no meetings. I'll spend before school and prep getting ready for the rest of the week. I have happy hour plans with friends after work (because it's my birthday) and plans lined up for next weekend.
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