Mondays can be .... uh .... well .... interesting.

Manic Monday

Today was a challenge. First of all, I felt as though I hit the door already behind for the week. Then I realized a few things that I needed to get completed that I didn't do over the weekend that I had promised to some people. I quickly got them taken care of and then realized that, well, I was not going to be able to accomplish some things in class that I had really wanted to do.


Sometimes, you have to lean back, take a deep breath, and realize that the most important thing is the PEOPLE, not the work. So I smiled at a few students, asked them how they were doing, and the wonderful part is that they looked back at me and said "how are YOU doing today, Mrs. H?" Yep. It's that people part of life that makes it all so special.

So what if I get delayed on a few of my deadlines? I can reconfigure things and make those all work out. I don't get that many second chances with people though.

Instead of worrying that my website update wasn't perfect or that another computer had a blue screen or that I had not sent photographers out to get some photos that I needed today, I instead decided to try to smile and enjoy all the things that were going right. I had students working hard, engaged, and on task. They are enjoying the things that they are working on. They are working pretty well in teams - that's not the easiest thing to make happen. I have a great studio to enjoy working in with these kids, and these kids love coming here every day.

Not bad, all in all.

Deadlines? They will have to wait awhile, I'm too busy enjoying my job and my life and the PEOPLE that I am interacting with. This is a fun place.

(By the way, the last student just left my class, and it is after 5:30 PM. So yeah, I think we are doing something right!)

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